**Executive Summary**
This document is the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette published on February 15, 2017. It includes notifications and orders related to appointments and investiture of magisterial powers issued by Secretariat Departments. The Gazette also provides a notice regarding extraordinary issues published during the week ending February 4, 2017, and lists the parts and sections not published in this issue.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Extraordinary Issues Published:**
* A notice lists extraordinary issues of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette published during the week ending February 4, 2017.
* The list includes the issue number, part and section, date of issue, issuing authority, and subject.
* **List of Extraordinary Issues and Subjects:**
* **Issue 18:** Part IV-Section 1, January 30, 2017, Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu, The Tamil Nadu Panchayats (Amendment) Act, 2017.
* **Issue 19:** Part II-Section 2, January 30, 2017, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department, Places and Dates for Conducting Jallikattu under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.
* **Issue 20:** Part IV-Section 2, January 31, 2017, Law Department, The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 2017.
* **Issue 21:** Part IV-Section 1, January 31, 2017, Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu Admission to M.B.B.S. and B.D.S. Courses Act, 2017.
* **Issue 22:** Part II-Section 2, January 31, 2017, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department, Places and Dates for Conducting Jallikattu under clause (dd) of Section 2 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.
* **Issue 23:** January 31, 2017, Public Department (Law and Order), Appointment of Commission of Inquiry to Inquire into Causes and circumstances Leading to the Law and Order Disturbances which took Place on 23rd January 2017 at Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore and other Parts of the State following the Agitation for Holding of Jallikattu.
* **Issue 24:** Part IV-Section 1, February 1, 2017, Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu, Annamalai University (Amendment) Repeal Act, 2017.
* **Gazette 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**
**Stakeholders:**
Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department, Law Department, Public Department (Law and Order).
**Impact:**
These stakeholders are affected as the gazette contains information that has been published to these governmental departments.
**Action Required:**
No direct actions are indicated for stakeholders to take.
Key Entities Referenced
The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960: Referenced in notices related to conducting Jallikattu.
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Ordinance, 2017: Amends the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act to permit Jallikattu.
The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 2017: A subsequent act that replaces the ordinance to permit Jallikattu.
Tamil Nadu: State where the laws and events in the gazette apply.
Jallikattu: The event that is the primary focus of amendments to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.