Date: 2017-11-15Category: Not ApplicableState: Tamil NaduCountry: India
CO-OPERATION, FOOD AND CONSUMER PROTECTION DEPARTMENT Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs (Sixth Amendment) Order, 2017
**Executive Summary**
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, dated November 15, 2017, publishes a notification from the Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department regarding the "Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs (Sixth Amendment) Order, 2017." This order amends the 2016 order, with effect from October 29, 2017.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Order Title and Commencement:**
* The order is named "Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs (Sixth Amendment) Order, 2017".
* It came into force on October 29, 2017.
* **Amendment to the 2016 Order:**
* In the Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs Order, 2016, clause 3, sub-clause (2), item (ii), for "sugar," the period has been extended upto 28th April 2018.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department**
* **Impact:** Has issued a notification republishing the Central Government's order.
* **Action Required:** Enforce the provisions of the Sixth Amendment Order.
**Stakeholder: Dealers and Stockists of Specified Foodstuffs (including Sugar)**
* **Impact:** Licensing requirements, stock limits, and movement restrictions are further relaxed.
* **Action Required:** Adhere to the revised rules and regulations.
**Stakeholder: Consumers of Specified Foodstuffs (including Sugar)**
* **Impact:** Ensures continued supply of sugar, without the burden of licensing and stock limits.
* **Action Required:** No direct action is required.
Key Entities Referenced
Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs Order, 2016: Central Government order being amended.
Essential Commodities Act, 1955: Central Act under which the order is issued.
Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department: Department issuing the notification in Tamil Nadu.