**Executive Summary**
This document is an excerpt from the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, published on June 7, 2017. It provides notifications and orders from Secretariat Departments regarding appointments, powers, and other relevant information. It also lists extraordinary issues of the Gazette published the week ending May 27, 2017, along with subjects and issuers.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Extraordinary Gazette Issues (Week Ending May 27, 2017):**
* **Disqualification of Candidates:** Candidates contesting specified Assembly Constituencies in the 2016 General Elections were disqualified for failing to lodge election expense accounts (Notification No. 144, Part V-Section 4, May 22, 2017, issued by the Election Commission of India).
* **VAT Notification:** Notification related to the Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax Act, 2006 (Notification No. 145, Part II-Section 2, Issued by Commercial Taxes and Registration Department).
* **Panmasala and Gutkha Ban:** Extension of the ban on manufacture, storage, sale, or distribution of panmasala and gutkha containing tobacco and nicotine for another year from May 23, 2017 (Notification No. 146, Part VI-Section 1, issued by The Commissioner of Food Safety and Drug Administration).
* **Transparency in Tenders:** Notification under the Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders Act (Notification No. 147, Part II-Section 2, Issued by Finance Department).
* **Fishing Ban:** Imposition of a uniform fishing ban in the East and West Coast of Tamil Nadu from the year 2017 under the Tamil Nadu Marine Fishing Regulation Act (Notification No. 148, Part II-Section 2, Issued by Animal Husbandry Dairying and Fisheries Department).
* **Eruthu Vidum Vizha:** Amendment to notification on the places and dates for conducting Eruthu vidum Vizha under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 (Notification No. 149, Part II-Section 2, Issued by Animal Husbandry Dairying and Fisheries Department).
* **Amendment Act:** Tamil Nadu Marine Fishing Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2016, Act No. 18 of 2017 (Notification No. 150, Part IV-Section 2, Issued by Law Department).
* **Amendment Ordinance:** Tamil Nadu Universities Laws (Amendment) Ordinance 2017, Tamil Nadu Ordinance No. 2 of 2017 (Notification No. 151, Do., Issued by Law Department).
* **Gazette Sections Not Published This Week:** The following parts and sections of the Gazette are not published in this week.
* Part II-Section 1
* Part III-Sections 1(a) and 1(b)
* Part IV-Sections 1, 2, and 3
* Part V-Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4
* Part VI-Section 3(b)
**Impact Analysis**
**Election Candidates**
* **Impact:** Disqualification from contesting elections due to failure to submit election expense accounts.
* **Action Required:** Candidates must comply with election expense reporting requirements to avoid disqualification in future elections.
**Businesses involved in Panmasala and Gutkha**
* **Impact:** Prohibition on the manufacture, storage, sale, or distribution of Panmasala and Gutkha containing tobacco and nicotine.
* **Action Required:** Cease all activities related to the manufacture, storage, sale, or distribution of the prohibited products.
**Fishermen in Tamil Nadu**
* **Impact:** Uniform fishing ban imposed on both the East and West coasts of Tamil Nadu.
* **Action Required:** Comply with the imposed fishing ban during the specified period.
**Organizers of Eruthu Vidum Vizha**
* **Impact:** Changes to the notification regarding the locations and dates for conducting Eruthu Vidum Vizha.
* **Action Required:** Organizers of the event need to follow the updated notification.
**Tamil Nadu Universities**
* **Impact:** Changes to University Laws.
* **Action Required:** Comply with ordinance No. 2 of 2017.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: Official publication of the Government of Tamil Nadu containing notifications, orders, and regulations.
Tamil Nadu Marine Fishing Regulation Act: Law governing fishing activities and conservation of marine resources in Tamil Nadu.
The Representation of the People Act, 1951: Indian parliamentary act concerning the conduct of elections to the Parliament of India and the State Legislative Assemblies and Legislative Councils.
Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax Act, 2006: State-level law related to value-added tax in Tamil Nadu.
Chennai: Location where the gazette is published.