Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 47, Part III, Section 1(a), 3 December 2008
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette published three amendments issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu through G.O. Ms. No. 106, Commercial Taxes and Registration (J1), dated 6 November 2008, G.O. Ms. No. 1217, Home (Cinema), dated 23 September 2008, and G.O. (D) No. 433, Labour and Employment (H1), dated 21 October 2008. The amendments recognise electronically generated stamps, revise cinema operator competency and staffing requirements, and change the monetary range stated in the Tamil Nadu Payment of Wages Rules, 1937.
What the Gazette covers
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 47, Part III, Section 1(a), contains separate notifications from the Commercial Taxes and Registration Department, Home Department, and Labour and Employment Department. Of these, the stamp rules amendment may be relevant to people using stamps for property or other documents. The other amendments concern cinema operators and the payment of wages rules.
Electronically generated stamps
G.O. Ms. No. 106, Commercial Taxes and Registration (J1), dated 6 November 2008, amends the Indian Stamp Rules, 1925. The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the amendment using powers under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899.
Key provision:
- Rule 3, sub-rule (i), is amended by inserting the words “or through electronically generated stamps” after “franking machines”.
The notification therefore expressly recognises electronically generated stamps within that rule. It does not provide further details in the supplied text about the procedure for obtaining or using them.
Cinema operator requirements
G.O. Ms. No. 1217, Home (Cinema), dated 23 September 2008, amends the Tamil Nadu Cinemas (Regulation) Rules, 1957.
Key provisions include:
- A cinema enclosure must be under a cinema operator holding a competency certificate in Form H issued by the Board of Examiners of the Cinema Operators, Chennai.
- The operator must remain in the enclosure throughout operation of the machine.
- Permanent and semi-permanent theatres exhibiting at least three shows a day must have two certified cinema operators. Those exhibiting more than four shows a day must have three.
- References to licensed operators and operator licences in specified forms are replaced with references to cinema operators holding competency certificates.
- Form G and Appendix II are omitted, and Form H is replaced.
- A competency certificate authorises operation of cinematograph apparatus throughout Tamil Nadu, subject to its conditions.
- Certificates may be renewed for five years at a time. The renewal application must be submitted three months before expiry with a fee of Rs. 50. Applications received after expiry require an additional Rs. 10 for each month.
Payment of wages amendment
G.O. (D) No. 433, Labour and Employment (H1), dated 21 October 2008, amends the Tamil Nadu Payment of Wages Rules, 1937 after prior publication of the draft.
- In rule 23, the earlier upper limit of two hundred rupees is replaced by an amount of not less than seven hundred and fifty rupees and not more than one thousand and five hundred rupees.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette affect the use of stamps for property documents?
The Indian Stamp Rules, 1925 are amended to recognise electronically generated stamps alongside franking machines. The supplied notification does not explain the procedure or specify particular types of property documents.
How many certified cinema operators must a theatre have?
A permanent or semi-permanent theatre exhibiting at least three shows a day must have two cinema operators holding competency certificates. If it exhibits more than four shows a day, it must have three.
How is a cinema operator competency certificate renewed?
The certificate may be renewed for five years at a time. An application must be submitted three months before expiry with a Rs. 50 fee, while a late application requires an additional Rs. 10 for each month after expiry.
What amount was introduced in the Tamil Nadu Payment of Wages Rules, 1937?
The amendment replaces the earlier upper limit of two hundred rupees in rule 23 with an amount of not less than seven hundred and fifty rupees and not more than one thousand and five hundred rupees.
