Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 48, Part III, Section 1(a), 7 December 2016
The Government of Tamil Nadu published two rule amendments issued by the Health and Family Welfare Department and the Labour and Employment Department in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 7 December 2016. Government Order (Ms.) No. 252, Health and Family Welfare (AB2), dated 18 October 2016, allows an additional five years for certain parents or guardians to provide a child's name, while Government Order (Ms.) No. 206, Labour and Employment (H1), dated 2 November 2016, sets thirty day periods for specified contract labour registration procedures. The amendments concern birth and death registration and contract labour, not land ownership or property registration.
What the Gazette issue contains
The Government of Tamil Nadu published two separate statutory notifications in Part III, Section 1(a) of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. They amend rules concerning registration of births and deaths and regulation of contract labour.
A property buyer, owner or land professional is not directly addressed by these amendments. Their stated subjects are civil registration and contract labour administration rather than land records, title, planning or property registration.
Birth and death registration amendment
The Health and Family Welfare Department issued Government Order (Ms.) No. 252, Health and Family Welfare (AB2), dated 18 October 2016. The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the amendment with the approval of the Central Government under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969.
The amendment changes rule 10 of the Tamil Nadu Registration of Births and Deaths Rules, 2000. Its key provisions are:
- It applies where a registration was made before the Tamil Nadu Registration of Births and Deaths Rules, 2000 commenced.
- It covers cases where the child's name was not provided within the time limit specified in the first proviso.
- The parent or guardian may provide the child's name to the Registrar within a further period of five years.
- A reference to “the proviso” in sub-rule (2) is replaced with “the first proviso”.
Contract labour registration amendment
The Labour and Employment Department issued Government Order (Ms.) No. 206, Labour and Employment (H1), dated 2 November 2016. The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the amendment under the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970.
The amendment changes the Tamil Nadu Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Rules, 1975. Its key provisions are:
- The registering officer must grant the certificate of registration in Form II within thirty days from receiving the application referred to in rule 17.
- In rule 23, the period stated in sub-rule (2) is reduced from sixty days to thirty days.
These contract labour changes may matter to establishments or applicants using the registration process described in the rules.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette issue change any Tamil Nadu land or property rule?
No land or property rule is included in the supplied text. The two amendments concern registration of a child's name and contract labour registration procedures.
Who can use the additional five year period to provide a child's name?
The parent or guardian may use it where the registration was made before the Tamil Nadu Registration of Births and Deaths Rules, 2000 commenced and the child's name was not provided within the time specified in the first proviso.
How long does the registering officer have to grant a contract labour registration certificate?
Under Government Order (Ms.) No. 206, Labour and Employment (H1), dated 2 November 2016, the registering officer must grant the Form II certificate within thirty days from receiving the relevant application.
Did the contract labour amendment reduce an existing time period?
Yes. In rule 23, sub-rule (2), the amendment replaces sixty days with thirty days.
