**Executive Summary**
This document is the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part III-Section 1(a), published on February 28, 2018. It contains general statutory rules, notifications, orders, and regulations issued by Secretariat Departments. Key items include draft amendments to the Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Rules, Tamil Nadu Brewery Rules, Tamil Nadu Factories Rules, and the Tamil Nadu State Information Commission (Appeal Procedure) Rules, 2012. Objections or suggestions regarding the draft amendments to the Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Rules must be submitted in duplicate to the Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Chennai-600 009 within thirty days of the publication date.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Home Department: Draft Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Rules**
* Adds definitions for "Sleeper Coach" and "Sleeper Coach-cum-Seater".
* Modifies Form CCPA to include "Type of the contract carriage" and replaces "Seating Capacity" with "Seating Capacity or Berth Capacity or both".
* Modifies Form PC to include "Type of the Contract Carriage."
* **Home, Prohibition and Excise Department: Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Brewery Rules**
* Replaces the expression "for bottling and sealing of bottles and for storage of bottled beer" with "for bottling, sealing and for storage of beer".
* Requires cans to be printed with specific information, including manufacturer, brand, place of manufacture, batch number, alcoholic percentage, a health warning slogan, place of sale, and any other matters specified by the Commissioner.
* Requires the guaranteed fluid contents of bottles, cans, casks, or kegs to be clearly indicated in bold letters.
* Specifies that after filling, beer containers must be corked, sealed, capsuled, labelled, and removed to the finished store room.
* Modifies a rule regarding the removal of beer stocks from a brewery.
* **Labour and Employment Department: Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Factories Rules**
* Replaces "in Form No.1 in triplicate" with "in Form No.1 through online portal of Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health" for submission of reports.
* Allows online payment through the Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health portal for various fees and submissions.
* Extends the period for consecutive calendar years in certain rules from "five" to "ten".
* Requires the Manager of every factory to furnish returns to the Inspector through online portal of Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health.
* Modifies the salary threshold in Form No. 22 based on the Central Government's specifications under the Payment of Wages Act, 1936.
* Adds clauses related to Inter-state Migrant Workmen in Form No. 22.
* Adds clauses related to Conferment of Permanent Status to workmen in Form No. 22.
* **Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department: Amendment to the Tamil Nadu State Information Commission (Appeal Procedure) Rules, 2012**
* Revises rule 7 regarding the presence of the appellant or complainant during hearings under the Right to Information Act.
* The appellant shall be present in person at the time of hearing of the appeal under sub-section (3) of Section 19 of the Act.
* The complainant shall be present in person during the hearing of a complaint under Section 18 of the Act.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Motor Vehicle Operators and Manufacturers**
* **Impact**: New definitions and reporting requirements for sleeper coaches and related vehicles.
* **Action Required**: Comply with the new definitions and reporting requirements in Forms CCPA and PC.
**Stakeholder: Brewery Owners and Operators**
* **Impact**: Stricter labelling requirements for beer cans and changes in bottling and storage procedures.
* **Action Required**: Update can labelling and ensure compliance with the revised bottling and storage procedures.
**Stakeholder: Factory Managers**
* **Impact**: Shift to online submission of reports and payments, and new reporting requirements regarding migrant workers and permanent staff.
* **Action Required**: Transition to online submission through the Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health portal and comply with the new reporting requirements in Form No. 22.
**Stakeholder: Appellants and Complainants under the Right to Information Act**
* **Impact**: Requirement to be present in person at hearings unless otherwise permitted.
* **Action Required**: Attend hearings or inform the Commission if unable to attend.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989: Subject to draft amendments within the notification
Tamil Nadu Factories Rules, 1950: Subject to amendments within the notification
Tamil Nadu Brewery Rules, 1983: Subject to amendments within the notification
Tamil Nadu State Information Commission (Appeal Procedure) Rules, 2012: Subject to amendment within the notification
Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act, 1937: Act that provides the powers for the amendments to the Tamil Nadu Brewery Rules