**Executive Summary**
This document is an excerpt from the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, dated April 12, 2017. It lists Notifications published in Extraordinary issues of the Gazette during the week ending April 1, 2017. It includes updates on road tolls, shop regulations, election procedures, tax laws, and animal welfare (Jallikattu).
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Roads and Tolls**
* Notification regarding levy of tolls on the widening of Madurai Ring Road, effective 27th March 2017.
* **Labor Regulations**
* Notification on the date of coming into force of the Tamil Nadu Shops and Establishments (Amendment) Act, 2017, effective 28th March 2017.
* **Elections**
* Election Commission orders regarding identification of electors for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Bye-Election from 11-Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar Constituency, scheduled for April 12, 2017, effective 28th March 2017.
* Notification of Election Commission on Exit Poll at the Bye-Election to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 11-Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar Assembly Constituency, effective 30th March 2017.
* Direction by the Election Commission specifying that votes at the Bye-Election to Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 11-Dr.Radhakrishnan Nagar Assembly Constituency shall be given and Recorded by means of Electronic Voting Machines, effective 31st March 2017.
* List of Contesting Candidates, effective 28th March 2017.
* **Taxation**
* Notification of The Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2017, etc., effective 30th March 2017.
* Levy of additional tax on the sale of alcoholic liquors for human consumption, effective 30th March 2017.
* **Animal Welfare**
* Notification on places and dates for conducting Jallikattu under The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, effective 28th March 2017 and 31st March 2017.
* **Sections Not Published**
* Part III - Section 2.
* Part IV - Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4.
* Part V - Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4.
* Part VI - Sections 3(a) and 3(b).
**Impact Analysis**
**Highways and Minor Ports Department**
* **Impact:** Responsible for implementing and overseeing the revised toll collections.
* **Action Required:** Implement the toll collection changes and communicate them to the public.
**Labour and Employment Department**
* **Impact:** Oversees the implementation and enforcement of the updated Shops and Establishments Act.
* **Action Required:** Implement and enforce the amended act.
**Election Commission of India**
* **Impact:** Responsible for ensuring free and fair elections in the specified constituency.
* **Action Required:** Implement measures for elector identification, exit poll regulations, and electronic voting machine deployment.
**Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department**
* **Impact:** Responsible for regulating and overseeing Jallikattu events.
* **Action Required:** Ensure Jallikattu events adhere to regulations under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.
**Commercial Taxes and Registration Department**
* **Impact:** Manages and enforces the state's tax laws, including VAT and additional taxes on alcohol.
* **Action Required:** Implement changes to VAT and alcohol taxes, communicate changes to relevant businesses.
**Law Department**
* **Impact:** In charge of reviewing and implementing the amendment of tax laws.
* **Action Required:** Implement changes to tax laws.
**Businesses and Citizens**
* **Impact:** Subject to changes in toll rates, labor regulations, tax laws, and regulations regarding Jallikattu.
* **Action Required:** Comply with updated regulations and policies.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: Official publication containing notifications and orders issued by the Secretariat Departments of the Tamil Nadu government.
Election Commission of India: The issuer of orders and directions related to bye-elections in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.
Tamil Nadu Shops and Establishments (Amendment) Act, 2017: Amendment to the Tamil Nadu Shops and Establishments Act.
Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax Act, 2006: Act related to the levy of Additional Tax on Taxable Turnover of sale of Alcoholic Liquors.
The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960: Referenced in the context of conducting Jallikattu events.