Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 156
The Government of Tamil Nadu issued Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 156 on 11 August 2014 to publish Bills introduced in the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu on that date for general information. The published proposals concern prohibition and excise duty, preventive detention, town and country planning, panchayats, municipal laws and groundwater regulation, but the supplied text provides substantive provisions only for the prohibition and preventive detention Bills.
What the Gazette contains
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 156, issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu on 11 August 2014, publishes Bills introduced in the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu on 11 August 2014. The Gazette states that the Bills and their statements of objects and reasons were published for general information.
The contents list six proposed amendment laws:
- Tamil Nadu Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 2014.
- Two amendments to the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug-offenders, Forest-offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic offenders, Sand-offenders, Slum-grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982.
- Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act, 2014.
- Tamil Nadu Panchayats (Amendment) Act, 2014.
- Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws and the Chennai Metropolitan Area Groundwater (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2014.
Key proposals shown in the supplied text
The Tamil Nadu Prohibition (Amendment) Bill, 2014 proposes revised maximum excise duty rates for Indian-made foreign spirits. The proposed limits are:
- Rs. 250 per proof litre for ordinary brands.
- Rs. 300 per proof litre for medium brands.
- Rs. 500 per proof litre for premium brands.
The State Government would specify the applicable rates by notification. The proposal covers excisable articles imported, exported, transported, manufactured, issued or sold under the Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act, 1937.
The first preventive detention amendment proposes:
- Adding cyber law offenders whose activities affect, or are likely to affect, public order.
- Defining a cyber law offender by reference to offences under Chapter XI of the Information Technology Act, 2000.
- Removing the requirement that a goonda act habitually, allowing preventive detention to address a single act capable of disturbing public order.
The second preventive detention amendment proposes adding sexual offenders where their activities affect, or are likely to affect, public order.
Relevance to property readers
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 156 lists proposed amendments concerning town and country planning, panchayats, municipal laws and Chennai Metropolitan Area groundwater regulation. However, the supplied text does not include their operative provisions, so it does not establish what planning, local government, property or groundwater requirements those proposals would change.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette itself change my land title or ownership rights?
The supplied text contains no provision changing land title or ownership rights. It lists planning, panchayat, municipal and groundwater amendment proposals, but their detailed provisions are not included in the supplied text.
Are the documents in Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 156 enacted laws?
The Gazette describes them as Bills introduced in the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu on 11 August 2014 and published for general information. The supplied text presents their commencement clauses as proposed provisions.
What excise duty limits does the prohibition proposal contain?
The proposed maximum rates are Rs. 250 per proof litre for ordinary brands, Rs. 300 for medium brands and Rs. 500 for premium brands. The State Government would specify the applicable rates by notification.
Does the supplied text explain the proposed town planning or groundwater changes?
No. It lists the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning amendment and the Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws and the Chennai Metropolitan Area Groundwater amendment, but does not provide their substantive provisions.
