**Executive Summary**
This document is a notice from the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, dated December 21, 2016. It provides details of extraordinary issues published during the week ending December 10, 2016, and lists the parts and sections of the Gazette not published that week. There are notifications regarding the demise of the Chief Minister and associated Public Holiday.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Gazette Extraordinary Issues Published (Week ending December 10, 2016):**
* **Issue 281 (Part II-Section 2, December 5, 2016):** Notification regarding the demise of Selvi J Jayalalithaa, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (Public Department (Special-B)).
* **Issue 282 (Part I, December 6, 2016):** Notification regarding the appointment of Ministers for the State of Tamil Nadu (Public Department).
* **Issue 283 (Part II-Section 1, December 6, 2016):** Declaration of a public holiday on December 6, 2016, as a mark of respect to Selvi J Jayalalithaa, under the Negotiable Instruments Act (Public Department).
* **Issue 284 (Part II-Section 2, December 7, 2016):** Exemption in respect of tax payable on the sale of goods to the Consulate of Russian Federation in Chennai under the Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax Act, 2006 (Commercial Taxes and Registration Department).
* **Issue 285 (December 7, 2016):** Acquisition of Lands (Industries Department).
* **Issue 286 (Part II-Section 1, December 8, 2016):** Market Borrowing Programme of State Government by Auction (Finance Department).
* **Issue 287 (December 8, 2016):** Change in the date of observance of the festival holiday for Milad-un-Nabi on Tuesday, December 13th, 2016 under Negotiable Instruments Act (Public Department (Miscellaneous)).
* **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**
**Public / Citizens of Tamil Nadu**
**Impact:**
* Awareness of the appointment of Ministers.
* Awareness of the declaration of public holiday due to the demise of the Chief Minister.
* Awareness of a change in the date of a festival holiday.
**Action Required:**
* Note the public holiday and the change in the date of the festival.
**Businesses / Entities Dealing with Russian Federation Consulate in Chennai**
**Impact:**
* Exemption from paying taxes on goods sold to the Russian Consulate under specific conditions.
**Action Required:**
* Understand the provisions of the tax exemption.
**Landowners**
**Impact:**
* Potential acquisition of land by the government.
**Action Required:**
* Be aware of potential land acquisition activities and related legal processes.
**Government of Tamil Nadu (Finance Department)**
**Impact:**
* Required to implement the market borrowing program by auction.
**Action Required:**
* Implement the market borrowing program.
**Government of Tamil Nadu (Commercial Taxes and Registration Department)**
**Impact:**
* Required to implement exemption with tax payable on sale of goods to the consulate.
**Action Required:**
* Implement the tax exemption.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: Official gazette of the Tamil Nadu government, used for publishing notifications and orders.
Part I: Section of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette containing notifications or orders regarding first appointments and investiture of magisterial powers issued by Secretariat Departments.
Chennai: Location where the Gazette is published.
Negotiable Instruments Act: Referenced in the notification regarding public holiday declaration.