**Executive Summary**
This document is an excerpt from the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, published on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. It contains Notifications and Orders regarding first appointments, investiture of magisterial powers, etc., issued by Secretariat Departments. The document also provides a notice regarding Extraordinary Issues published during the week ending May 6th, 2017, and a notice regarding parts and sections of the Gazette not published during the week.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Extraordinary Issues Published (Week Ending May 6th, 2017)**
* **Issue 120 (May 1, 2017):** Appointment of Commission of Inquiry (Public Department (Law and Order)). The Commission will investigate the causes and circumstances leading to law and order disturbances on January 23, 2017, in Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore, and other parts of the State, following the Jallikattu agitation.
* **Issue 121 (May 2, 2017):** Amendment to Notification (Revenue Department) relating to the appointment of certain officials as National Population Register Functionaries under the Citizenship Act.
* **Issue 122 (May 3, 2017):** Notification under the Indian Tolls Act (Highways and Minor Ports Department) specifies No Tolls for the Passage of the Vehicles of the Local Residents of the Nilgiris District.
* **Issue 123 (May 3, 2017):** Appointment of Chairperson and Six Members to Tamil Nadu Commission for Protection of Child Rights under the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005 (Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme Department).
* **Issue 124 (May 4, 2017):** Acquisition of Lands (Transport Department).
* **Issue 125 (May 4, 2017):** The Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Layouts and Plots Rules, 2017 (Housing and Urban Development Department).
* **Issue 126 (May 4, 2017):** The Tamil Nadu Change of Land Use (From Agriculture to Non-Agriculture Purposes in Non-Planning Areas) Rules, 2017 (Do).
* **Issue 127 (May 5, 2017):** Market Borrowing Programme of State Government by Auction (Finance Department).
**Gazette Parts Not Published 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
**Impact Analysis**
**Tamil Nadu State Government/Public**
* **Impact:** Awareness of new rules, regulations, appointments, and inquiries initiated by the government, as well as changes affecting land use, toll policies, child protection, and state finances.
* **Action Required:** Understand and comply with the new regulations and rules, particularly concerning land use, unapproved layouts, and toll policies.
**Officials appointed to the Commission of Inquiry (Issue 120)**
* **Impact:** Tasked with performing inquiries regarding the causes and circumstances leading to the law and order disturbances.
* **Action Required:** Conduct thorough investigations and prepare reports based on their findings.
**National Population Register Functionaries (Issue 121)**
* **Impact:** Specific officials are assigned roles under the Citizenship Act related to the National Population Register.
* **Action Required:** Perform the duties assigned to them in accordance with the Citizenship Act.
**Residents of the Nilgiris District (Issue 122)**
* **Impact:** No tolls specified for the passage of their vehicles.
* **Action Required:** Be aware of the toll exemption.
**Members of the Tamil Nadu Commission for Protection of Child Rights (Issue 123)**
* **Impact:** Assume their roles as appointed by the Government.
* **Action Required:** Act in accordance with the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005.
**Landowners/Developers (Issues 124, 125, 126)**
* **Impact:** Affected by land acquisition and regulations regarding unapproved layouts and changes in land use.
* **Action Required:** Adhere to the new rules and procedures regarding land acquisition, layout approvals, and land use changes.
**Financial Institutions/Investors (Issue 127)**
* **Impact:** Awareness of the state government's market borrowing program.
* **Action Required:** Evaluate the state government's borrowing plans and potential investment opportunities.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: Official publication containing notifications and orders issued by the Tamil Nadu Government.
Commissions of Inquiry Act: Referenced in the appointment of a Commission of Inquiry related to Jallikattu agitations.
The Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Layouts and Plots Rules, 2017: Rules concerning the regularization of unapproved layouts and plots in Tamil Nadu.
The Tamil Nadu Change of Land Use (From Agriculture to Non-Agriculture Purposes in Non-Planning Areas) Rules, 2017: Rules regulating the change of land use from agriculture to non-agriculture in non-planning areas within Tamil Nadu.
Chennai: Location where disturbances related to Jallikattu took place, prompting a Commission of Inquiry.