**Executive Summary**
This document is the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, published on December 7, 2016. It contains notifications regarding amendments to the Tamil Nadu Registration of Births and Deaths Rules and the Tamil Nadu Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Rules. The Gazette includes specific changes to existing rules with immediate effect.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Health and Family Welfare Department Notifications**
* **Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Registration of Births and Deaths Rules**
* A new proviso is added to rule 10, sub-rule (1): If registration occurred before the Tamil Nadu Registration of Births and Deaths Rules, 2000, and the child's name was not provided within the original timeframe, parents/guardians have an additional five years to provide the name to the Registrar.
* In rule 10, sub-rule (2), "the proviso" is replaced with "the first proviso."
* **Labour and Employment Department Notifications**
* **Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Rules**
* Rule 18, sub-rule (1) is replaced: The registering officer must grant a certificate of registration under sub-section (2) of Section 7 in Form II within 30 days of receiving the application from rule 17, sub-rule (1).
* Rule 23, sub-rule (2): "Sixty days" is replaced with "thirty days".
**Impact Analysis**
**Health and Family Welfare Department**
* **Impact:** Parents and guardians who registered births before the year 2000 without providing the child's name are given an extended period to do so.
* **Action Required:** Parents and guardians in this category need to submit the child's name to the Registrar within five years to comply with the amended rules.
**Labour and Employment Department**
* **Impact:** Registration officers must issue certificates within 30 days, and specific deadlines are reduced from sixty to thirty days.
* **Action Required:** Registration officers must comply with the revised 30-day deadline. Relevant parties who have applications related to these rules need to be aware of the reduced timeframes.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Government: The government of the state of Tamil Nadu, responsible for enacting and implementing the policies and regulations detailed in the gazette.
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: Official publication containing notifications, rules, orders, and regulations issued by the Tamil Nadu government.
Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969: A central act empowering the Tamil Nadu government to make rules and amendments regarding birth and death registration.
Tamil Nadu Registration of Births and Deaths Rules: The rules established by the Tamil Nadu government concerning the registration of births and deaths, subject to amendments as notified in the gazette.
Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970: A central act empowering the Tamil Nadu government to make rules and amendments regarding contract labour regulation and abolition.