Date: 2024-12-18Category: Not ApplicableState: Tamil NaduCountry: India
CO-OPERATION, FOOD AND CONSUMER PROTECTION DEPARTMENT--Amendment to the Tamil Nadu Consumer Protection (Salary, allowances and conditions of service of President and Members of the State Commission and District Commission) Rules, 2021.--HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT--Amendment to the Tamil Nadu Clinical Establishments (Regulation) Rules 2018--HOME DEPARTMENT--Amendment to the Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Rules.
**Executive Summary**
This document is the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part III-Section 1(a), dated December 18, 2024. It contains notifications from the Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department, the Health and Family Welfare Department, and the Home Department. The notifications include amendments to existing rules concerning consumer protection, clinical establishments, and motor vehicles.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department:**
* Amends the Tamil Nadu Consumer Protection (Salary, allowances and conditions of service of President and Members of the State Commission and District Commission) Rules, 2021.
* A president or member shall not practice before the State Commission or the District Commission after retirement.
* **Health and Family Welfare Department:**
* Amends the Tamil Nadu Clinical Establishments (Regulation) Rules 2018.
* Specifies requirements for clinical laboratories regarding space:
* Rural areas require a minimum of 300 square feet for sample collection, First Aid room, Processing, Report preparation, etc.
* Urban areas require 500-700 square feet for the same.
* Requirements for lavatories, Microscopy, Biochemical tests, and availability of a cot for patients.
* Laboratories must ensure adequate space for:
* Patient reception
* Sample collection
* Isolation for Bio-hazardous materials
* Radioisotope related work compliant with Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) requirements.
* Laboratories must ensure standards prescribed by the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration of Laboratories (NABL).
* **Home Department:**
* Amends the Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Rules.
* Revises the fees for the "Certificate of test to measure the standard of smoke or the levels of other pollutants or both" as follows:
* Motor Cycle or Light Motor Vehicles (three wheeler): Rs. 70/-
* Light Motor vehicles (four wheeler): Rs. 100/-
* Medium goods Vehicles, medium passenger motor Vehicles, heavy goods Vehicle or heavy passenger motor Vehicle: Rs. 150/-
**Impact Analysis**
**Consumer Protection Department**
* **Impact**
* Presidents and members of the State Commission or District Commission will be impacted by the change restricting their ability to practice after retirement.
* **Action Required**
* Awareness of this change in practice rules following retirement.
**Health and Family Welfare Department**
* **Impact**
* Clinical laboratories in Tamil Nadu are impacted by the new regulations on space requirements and standards.
* **Action Required**
* Laboratories must assess their current facilities and practices to ensure compliance with the updated rules, including space, standards, and necessary accommodations.
**Home Department**
* **Impact**
* Vehicle owners in Tamil Nadu are affected by the revised fees for pollution testing.
* **Action Required**
* Awareness of the new fee structure when obtaining pollution test certificates.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: Official gazette of the Government of Tamil Nadu, used for publishing statutory rules, notifications, and orders.
Consumer Protection Act 2019: Central Act under which the Tamil Nadu Consumer Protection Rules are amended.
Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989: State rules regarding motor vehicles that are being amended.
Tamil Nadu Consumer Protection (Salary, allowances and conditions of service of President and Members of the State Commission and District Commission) Rules, 2021: State rules regarding the salaries, allowances, and conditions of service of members of the State and District Consumer Commissions that are being amended.
Tamil Nadu Clinical Establishments (Regulation) Rules 2018: State rules for the regulation of clinical establishments that are being amended.