Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 32, Part III, Section 1(a), 9 August 2017
The Government of Tamil Nadu published this Gazette issue on 9 August 2017. The Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department, under G.O. Ms. No. 107 dated 28 July 2017, makes a final amendment to expenditure limits under the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies Rules, 1988, while the Labour and Employment Department, under G.O. Ms. No. 123 dated 19 July 2017, publishes draft amendments to legal metrology fees for public comment, and the issue also identifies draft amendments to the Tamil Nadu Factories Rules.
What the Gazette issue covers
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 32, Part III, Section 1(a), dated 9 August 2017 contains notifications from two Secretariat departments. It covers co-operative society expenditure, proposed legal metrology fees and proposed factory fees.
The supplied text contains no provision changing land ownership, registration, planning permission or land use. A property buyer or owner is therefore unlikely to be directly affected unless connected with a co-operative society, a weights and measures business, measuring equipment or a factory.
Co-operative society expenditure limits
The Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 107 dated 28 July 2017 as a final amendment to the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies Rules, 1988.
The amendment replaces the first proviso under rule 85(2). It limits expenditure under the listed clauses as follows:
- A primary society cannot exceed Rs. 60,000.
- A central society cannot exceed Rs. 1,50,000.
- An apex society cannot exceed Rs. 3,00,000.
The notification was issued by Pradeep Yadav, Principal Secretary to Government.
Proposed legal metrology changes
The Labour and Employment Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 123 dated 19 July 2017 as draft amendments to the Tamil Nadu Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2011. These were proposals published for public feedback, not stated as final amendments in the supplied text.
Key proposals include:
- Annual licence or renewal fees of Rs. 5,000 for manufacturers, Rs. 2,000 for repairers and Rs. 1,000 for dealers of weights and measures.
- A fee of Rs. 100 for alteration of a licence and Rs. 50 for a duplicate licence.
- A security deposit of Rs. 2,000 for a licensed repairer.
- Replacement fee schedules for verification and stamping of weights, measures, weighing instruments and measuring instruments.
- Fees covering equipment such as bullion weights, capacity measures, tapes, surveying chains, weighing machines, dispensing pumps and totalizing counters.
Objections or suggestions could be submitted within fifteen days from Gazette publication. They had to be sent in duplicate to the Secretary to Government, Labour and Employment Department, Chennai 600 009, through the Commissioner of Labour, Chennai 600 006.
Proposed factory fee schedule
The Gazette contents identify draft amendments to the Tamil Nadu Factories Rules. The visible portion of the supplied text proposes replacing the schedule under rule 4 with a fee table based on installed horsepower, including mobile equipment, and the maximum number of persons employed on any day during the year.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette change my land title or planning permission?
The supplied text contains no amendment concerning land ownership, registration, planning permission or change of land use.
What expenditure limit applies to a primary co-operative society?
The final amendment under G.O. Ms. No. 107 dated 28 July 2017 sets a maximum of Rs. 60,000 for expenditure under the specified clauses.
Were the legal metrology fees final when published?
No. G.O. Ms. No. 123 dated 19 July 2017 published them as draft amendments for public comment.
Who would be affected by the proposed legal metrology fees?
The proposals concern manufacturers, repairers and dealers of weights and measures, licensed repairers, and users requiring verification and stamping of listed weighing or measuring equipment.
