Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 47, Part III, Section 1(a)
The Government of Tamil Nadu, through the Environment and Forests Department and the Labour and Employment Department, published three rule amendments in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 21 November 2018. Government Order Ms. No. 134 and Government Order Ms. No. 135, both dated 24 October 2018, change fee provisions under the Tamil Nadu water and air pollution rules, while Government Order Ms. No. 148, dated 29 October 2018, removes a separate annual return requirement for certain employers who submit specified combined returns.
What the Gazette changes
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette contains three separate amendments. Two were issued by the Environment and Forests Department after consultation with the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board. The third was issued by the Labour and Employment Department under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948.
The notification does not change land ownership, title, registration or land use. It may affect an owner or business operating an establishment that is subject to pollution control requirements or the listed employment rules.
Water pollution rules
Government Order Ms. No. 134, Environment and Forests (EC.1), dated 24 October 2018, amends the Tamil Nadu Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1983.
Key provision:
- The substituted provision requires a fee of rupees five hundred.
- The fee must be paid by demand draft drawn in favour of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board.
The amendment was made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu after consultation with the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board.
Air pollution rules
Government Order Ms. No. 135, Environment and Forests (EC.1), dated 24 October 2018, amends the Tamil Nadu Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1983.
Key provision:
- The substituted provision requires a fee of rupees five hundred.
- Payment must be by demand draft drawn in favour of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board.
The Gazette extract does not describe the underlying filing or process to which this substituted fee clause applies.
Minimum wage annual returns
Government Order Ms. No. 148, Labour and Employment (J1), dated 29 October 2018, amends the Minimum Wages (Tamil Nadu) Rules, 1953.
An employer need not send the annual return in Form No. III if the employer furnishes one of these combined annual returns:
- Form No. XIII under the Tamil Nadu Catering Establishments Rules, 1959.
- Form No. XII under the Tamil Nadu Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Rules, 1968.
- Form No. 28 under the Tamil Nadu Plantations Labour Rules, 1955.
- Form No. XIX under the Tamil Nadu Motor Transport Workers' Rules, 1965.
This amendment avoids requiring Form No. III where one of the listed combined annual returns has been furnished.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette notification change my land title or property registration?
No change to land title, ownership, registration or land use is stated. The notifications concern pollution control rule fees and annual returns under employment rules.
How must the pollution control fee be paid?
The water and air rule amendments each require rupees five hundred by demand draft drawn in favour of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board.
Must every employer file the annual return in Form No. III?
No. An employer need not send Form No. III if the employer furnishes one of the specified combined annual returns under the catering establishments, beedi and cigar workers, plantations labour, or motor transport workers rules.
Were the pollution rule amendments made in consultation with the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board?
Yes. The Gazette states that the Governor of Tamil Nadu made both pollution rule amendments after consultation with the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board.
