**Executive Summary**
This document is the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, published on December 21, 2016. It includes notifications and orders regarding appointments, powers, and other official matters. It also contains notices about extraordinary issues published during the week ending December 10, 2016.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Extraordinary Gazette Issues (Week Ending December 10, 2016):**
* Issue 281, Part II-Section 2 (December 5th): Notification regarding the demise of Selvi J Jayalalithaa, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
* Issue 282, Part I (December 6th): Notification regarding the appointment of Ministers for the State of Tamil Nadu.
* Issue 283, Part II-Section 1 (December 6th): Declaration of a public holiday on December 6th, 2016, to honor Selvi J Jayalalithaa.
* Issue 284, Part II-Section 2 (December 7th): Exemption from tax on the sale of goods made to the Consulate of Russian Federation in Chennai.
* Issue 285, (December 7th): Notification regarding acquisition of land.
* Issue 286, Part II-Section 1 (December 8th): Notification regarding market borrowing program of State Government by Auction.
* Issue 287: Change in the date of observance of the Festival Holiday for Milad-un-Nabi on Tuesday 13th December 2016.
* **Gazette Parts/Sections Not Published This Week:**
* Part II-Section 1
* Part III-Section 1(a)
* Part IV-Sections 1, 2 and 3
* Part V-Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4
* Part VI-Section 3(b)
**Impact Analysis**
**General Public:**
* **Impact:** Aware of governmental decisions, holidays, and other important announcements.
* **Action Required:** Stay informed of government actions and announcements.
**Government Departments:**
* **Impact:** Affected by notifications regarding appointments, policy changes, and holidays.
* **Action Required:** Implement the changes and adhere to the directives outlined in the notifications.
**Consulate of Russian Federation in Chennai:**
* **Impact:** Granted tax exemption on the sale of goods.
* **Action Required:** Ensure compliance with the terms of the tax exemption.
**Businesses / Tax Payers:**
* **Impact:** Informed of changes to tax regulation and holidays.
* **Action Required:** Ensure compliance with the changes to tax regulation.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: Official gazette publishing notifications and orders by the Government of Tamil Nadu.
Part I: Section of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette containing notifications or orders regarding first appointments, investiture of magisterial powers, etc., issued by Secretariat Departments.
Negotiable Instruments Act: Referenced in declaration of public holiday (283) and change of date for Milad-un-Nabi (287).
Chennai: Location of Russian Federation Consulate and publishing office of the gazette.
Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax Act, 2006: Referenced in commercial tax exemption notification (284).