Draft Amendment to the Tamil Nadu Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2011, Amendment to Notification
The Government of Tamil Nadu Labour and Employment Department issued G.O.Ms.No. 138, Labour and Employment (M1), dated 8th August 2017, through which the Governor of Tamil Nadu amended an earlier notification concerning the Tamil Nadu Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2011. The amendment replaces serial number 16 in Schedule XI with an entry referring to Rule 23, section 53(3) and an amount of ₹500.
What the notification changes
G.O.Ms.No. 138, Labour and Employment (M1), dated 8th August 2017, amends Labour and Employment Department Notification No. SRO A-20/2016. The earlier notification was published on pages 65 and 66 of Part III, Section 1(a) of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 26th October 2016.
The amendment was published as Notification No. SRO A-39/2017 in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 23rd August 2017. The Gazette describes it as a draft amendment to the Tamil Nadu Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2011 and as an amendment to a notification.
Legal basis and scope
The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the amendment using the powers conferred by section 53(1) and section 53(2) of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 (Central Act 1 of 2010).
The notification concerns enforcement under the Tamil Nadu Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2011. It does not amend land records, planning controls, registration requirements, ownership documents or property taxes.
Key provision
The Labour and Employment Department notification makes one stated substitution in Schedule XI:
- Serial number 16 is replaced.
- The replacement entry refers to Rule 23.
- It describes the matter as contravention of any provisions of the rules.
- It includes a reference to section 53(3).
- It specifies an amount of ₹500.
No other amendment to Schedule XI or to another part of the Tamil Nadu Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2011 is set out in the supplied notification.
Who may be affected
The amendment may affect persons or organisations whose conduct is governed by Rule 23 of the Tamil Nadu Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2011, as well as officials responsible for enforcing those rules. The notification does not explain the full content of Rule 23 or reproduce the remaining entries in Schedule XI.
Property buyers and owners are not identified as a separate affected group. The notification has no stated effect on land title, property transfer, building approval or land use.
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Common questions
Does this notification change any Tamil Nadu land or property rule?
No land or property rule is changed in the supplied text. The notification concerns the Tamil Nadu Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2011.
What specific change does the notification make?
It substitutes serial number 16 in Schedule XI with an entry referring to Rule 23, contravention of provisions of the rules, section 53(3) and ₹500.
Which earlier notification is amended?
The amendment applies to Labour and Employment Department Notification No. SRO A-20/2016, published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 26th October 2016.
Who issued the amendment and when?
The Government of Tamil Nadu Labour and Employment Department issued G.O.Ms.No. 138, Labour and Employment (M1), dated 8th August 2017. The amendment was made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu.
