The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, published on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, in Chennai, includes amendments to the Tamil Nadu Plantations Labour Rules under the Labour and Employment Department. These amendments, issued under G.O. Ms. No. 20, Labour and Employment (K2), dated 14th February 2018, are made in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 43 of the Plantations Labour Act, 1951. The amendments involve substituting "Form No. 28" for "Form No. 27" in rule 83, sub-rule (1) and substituting the expression beginning with "Form No. 27" for the expression beginning with "Form No. 28." These amendments are issued by Mangat Ram Sharma, Principal Secretary to Government. The Gazette registration number is TN/CCN/467/2012-14, R. Dis. No. 197/2009, and the price is Re. 0.80 Paise. The gazette is printed and published by the Director of Stationery and Printing, Chennai, on behalf of the Government of Tamil Nadu.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Plantations Labour Rules: Rules governing labour in plantations within Tamil Nadu, originally enacted in 1955 and subject to amendments.
Plantations Labour Act, 1951: Central Act (LXIX of 1951) that empowers the Tamil Nadu government to create and amend labour rules for plantations.
Section 43: Section of the Plantations Labour Act, 1951, granting the power to make rules.
Labour and Employment Department: The department of the Tamil Nadu government responsible for issuing the amendment to the Tamil Nadu Plantations Labour Rules.
Tamil Nadu: The Indian state to which the gazette and amendments apply.