Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 251, 13 July 2018
The Government of Tamil Nadu, through the Law Department, published Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 251 on 13 July 2018, recording Tamil Nadu Act Nos. 26 to 34 of 2018 after the Governor gave assent on the same date. The Gazette includes employment law changes, repeal legislation, two town and country planning amendment Acts, a municipal amendment Act, the Tamil Nadu Lokayukta Act, 2018, and a law school amendment Act. The supplied text does not contain the provisions of the listed town and country planning amendments, so their effect on land or development cannot be determined from this extract.
What the Gazette covers
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 251, published by the Government of Tamil Nadu through the Law Department on 13 July 2018, contains nine Acts passed by the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. No government order number is printed in the supplied text.
The listed legislation includes:
- Tamil Nadu Act No. 26 of 2018, concerning national, festival and special holidays in industrial establishments.
- Tamil Nadu Act No. 27 of 2018, concerning shops and establishments.
- Tamil Nadu Act Nos. 28 and 29 of 2018, repealing and amending earlier laws.
- Tamil Nadu Act Nos. 30 and 31 of 2018, amending town and country planning law.
- Tamil Nadu Act No. 32 of 2018, amending district municipalities law.
- Tamil Nadu Act No. 33 of 2018, establishing the Tamil Nadu Lokayukta law.
- Tamil Nadu Act No. 34 of 2018, amending the Tamil Nadu National Law School law.
Employment related changes
The Tamil Nadu Industrial Establishments (National, Festival and Special Holidays) Amendment Act, 2018 increases several monetary penalties under the 1958 law. It comes into force on a date appointed by State Government notification.
The Tamil Nadu Shops and Establishments (Amendment) Act, 2018 makes several operational changes:
- Establishments employing ten or more workers must register, display the certificate and renew it once every five years.
- Registration or renewal is treated as granted if it is not issued within thirty days after the inspector receives the application.
- Employers must report changes in registered particulars and closure within thirty days.
- Establishments with fewer than ten workers must give business details to the inspector rather than obtain registration, unless their workforce later reaches ten or more.
- Every employer must submit an annual return in the prescribed form and manner.
- Women employees must not face discrimination in recruitment, training, transfers, promotions or wages.
Repeal of older laws
The Tamil Nadu Repealing Act, 2018 repeals enactments identified as spent, obsolete or no longer in force. The listed repeals mainly concern cooperative societies and appointment of special officers. The repeal does not disturb completed actions, existing rights, liabilities, remedies, proceedings, customs, procedures or other matters already created under those enactments.
Relevance to land and property
Tamil Nadu Act Nos. 30 and 31 of 2018 are identified as amendments to the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act. However, the supplied text provides only their names and page references, not their provisions. A buyer, owner or developer cannot use this extract alone to determine whether planning permission, land use, development rights or a particular property is affected.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette change land use or planning permission rules?
The Gazette lists the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Second Amendment) Act, 2018 and the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Third Amendment) Act, 2018. The supplied text does not include their provisions, so the specific planning or land use changes cannot be identified from this extract.
Must every shop or establishment obtain registration?
An establishment employing ten or more workers must obtain registration. An establishment employing fewer than ten workers must give its business details to the inspector and must register if its workforce later reaches ten or more.
How long is a shop or establishment registration certificate valid?
The registration certificate is valid for five years and is renewable once every five years. The employer must apply for renewal at least thirty days before it expires.
Does the repeal of older cooperative society laws cancel rights already acquired?
No. The Tamil Nadu Repealing Act, 2018 preserves existing rights, titles, obligations, liabilities, remedies, proceedings and the consequences of things already done under the repealed enactments.
