**Executive Summary**
This document is the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, published on September 28, 2016. It contains notifications and orders regarding first appointments and investiture of magisterial powers issued by Secretariat Departments. The Gazette also includes a notice regarding extraordinary issues published during the week ending September 17, 2016, and a notice regarding the sections of the Gazette not published during the week.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Gazette Information:**
* Published by Authority in Chennai.
* Date of publication: Wednesday, September 28, 2016.
* Part I contains notifications or orders regarding first appointments, investiture of magisterial powers, etc., issued by Secretariat Departments.
* **Notice Regarding Gazette Extraordinary Issues Published During the Week (Ending 17th September 2016):**
* Lists extraordinary issues published, including issue number, part and section, date of issue, issuing authority, and subject matter.
* Subjects cover amendments, reservations, delegations and notifications related to:
* Tamil Nadu Local Bodies Elections
* Tamil Nadu Town Panchayats and Municipalities (delimitation, elections, reservations, etc.)
* Tamil Nadu District Municipalities (Amendment) Act, 2016
* Town Panchayats
* **Notice Regarding Parts and Sections of the Gazette Not Published During the Week:**
* Lists parts and sections not published.
* The following Parts and Sections of the Gazette are not published in this week:-
* Part II-Section 1
* Part III-Section 2
* Part IV-Sections 1, 2 and 3
* Part V-Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4
* Part VI-Section 3(b)
**Impact Analysis**
**Tamil Nadu State Election Commission, Chennai**
* **Impact:** Publication of notifications related to local body elections.
* **Action Required:** Dissemination and implementation of election-related orders.
**Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department**
* **Impact:** Issuance of amendments and notifications related to municipal administration and water supply.
* **Action Required:** Implementation of changes in delimitation, reservations, and enforcement of the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities (Amendment) Act, 2016.
**Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department**
* **Impact:** Issuance of amendments and notifications related to Panchayat Raj administration.
* **Action Required:** Implementation of changes in election rules and reservation of offices.
**Law Department**
* **Impact:** Issuance of Tamil Nadu District Municipalities (Amendment) Act, 2016, etc.
* **Action Required:** N/A
**பொதுப் பணி துறை (Public Works Department)**
* **Impact:** Issuance of notifications related to water release from the Mettur dam.
* **Action Required:** Release of water from the Mettur dam for irrigation.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: Official publication containing notifications and orders by the Government of Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu State Election Commission: State body responsible for conducting elections to local bodies in Tamil Nadu.
Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department: Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu dealing with municipal governance and water supply.
Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department: Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu responsible for rural development and local self-governance through Panchayats.
Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994: Act governing the Panchayati Raj system in Tamil Nadu.