**Executive Summary**
This document is the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, published on December 21, 2016. It includes notifications and orders regarding first appointments and investiture of magisterial powers. It also includes notices regarding gazette extraordinary issues published during the week ending December 10th, 2016.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Gazette Extraordinary Issues:** Notifications published in extraordinary issues during the week ending December 10th, 2016 include:
* **Demise of High Dignitaries:** Notification 281 relates to the demise of Selvi J Jayalalithaa, the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (December 5th, 2016, Public Department (Special-B)).
* **Appointment of Ministers:** Notification 282 concerns the appointment of Ministers for the State of Tamil Nadu (December 6th, 2016, Public Department).
* **Public Holiday Declaration:** Notification 283 announces a public holiday on December 6th, 2016, to honor Selvi J Jayalalithaa under the Negotiable Instruments Act (December 6th, 2016, Public Department).
* **Tax Exemption:** Notification 284 grants an exemption from tax on the sale of goods to the Consulate of Russian Federation in Chennai under the Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax Act, 2006 (December 7th, 2016, Commercial Taxes and Registration Department).
* **Land Acquisition:** Notification 285 concerns the acquisition of lands (December 7th, 2016, Industries Department).
* **Market Borrowing:** Notification 286 concerns the Market Borrowing Programme of State Government by Auction (December 8th, 2016, Finance Department).
* **Holiday Date Change:** Notification 287 details a change in the date of observance of the Festival Holiday for Milad-un-Nabi to Tuesday, December 13th, 2016, under the Negotiable Instruments Act (December 8th, 2016, Public Department (Miscellaneous)).
* **Gazette Parts Not Published:** The following parts and sections of the Gazette were not published in the referenced 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**
**Businesses / Consulate of Russian Federation in Chennai**
* **Impact:** Tax exemptions on certain sales to the Consulate of Russian Federation.
* **Action Required:** Be aware of the exemption and relevant regulations.
**Government of Tamil Nadu**
* **Impact:** The notifications reflect government decisions and actions.
* **Action Required:** Implement the decisions, including minister appointments, public holiday declaration and market borrowing program.
**Public**
* **Impact:** Changes to public holidays and other government actions may affect their schedules and activities.
* **Action Required:** Observe the public holiday on December 6th, 2016 and the new date for Milad-un-Nabi on Tuesday, December 13th, 2016.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: Official gazette of the Tamil Nadu Government containing notifications and orders.
Chennai: Location where the gazette is printed and published.
Part I: Section of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette containing notifications and orders regarding first appointments, investiture of magisterial powers, etc., issued by Secretariat Departments.
Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax Act, 2006: Referenced act regarding exemption of tax payable on goods sold to the Consulate of Russian Federation in Chennai.
Negotiable Instruments Act: Referenced act regarding declaration of public holiday and change in observance of festival holiday.