**Executive Summary**
This document is a republication of an order from the Government of India's Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, amending the Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs Order, 2016. This "Fourth Amendment" to the order extends the exemption date to September 30, 2018. The order came into effect on October 1, 2017.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Order Title and Purpose:**
* The order is titled "Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs (Fourth Amendment) Order, 2017".
* It further amends the "Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs Order, 2016".
* **Effective Date:**
* The order came into force on the 1st day of October 2017.
* **Amendment Detail:**
* In the Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs Order, 2016, clause 3, sub-clause (2), item (iii), the date "30th September, 2017" is replaced with "30th September, 2018".
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Businesses dealing with specified foodstuffs**
* **Impact:** Businesses are allowed to continue operating under the removal of licensing requirements, stock limits, and movement restrictions on specified foodstuffs until September 30, 2018.
* **Action Required:** Be aware that the licensing requirements, stock limits, and movement restrictions might be re-established after September 30, 2018, unless the order is further amended.
Key Entities Referenced
Essential Commodities Act, 1955: The central law under which the order regarding removal of licensing requirements is issued.
Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs Order, 2016: The principal order being amended.
Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs (Fourth Amendment) Order, 2017: The fourth amendment to the order regarding the removal of licensing requirements for foodstuffs.
Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department: Tamil Nadu state government department issuing the notification.