Date: 2019-06-26Category: Not ApplicableState: Tamil NaduCountry: India
LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT DEPARTMENT-Draft Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Motor Transport Workers' Rules -Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Rules-Draft Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Factories Rules
**Executive Summary**
This document is an excerpt from the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, published on June 28, 2017. It contains amendments to existing rules under the Agriculture Department and the Home, Prohibition and Excise Department. These amendments pertain to the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Rules, the Tamil Nadu Liquor (Possession for Personal Consumption) Rules, and the Tamil Nadu Distillery Rules.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Agriculture Department: Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Rules**
* Rule 55 is substituted: The executive authority can pass payment bills without prior board sanction, subject to budget provisions.
* Expenditure scales are set for market committee and board approvals.
* Market Committee Executive Authority: Up to Rs. 5,000/-
* Market Committee with approval of the Market Committee: Up to Rs. 2,00,000/-
* Market Committee with approval of Director: Up to Rs. 10,00,000/-
* Market Committee with approval of Government: Above Rs. 10,00,000/-
* Board Executive Authority (CEO): Up to Rs. 10,000/-
* Board with approval of the Board: Up to Rs. 15,00,000/-
* Board with approval of Government: Above Rs. 15,00,000/-
* The budget of the market committee shall be approved by the Government.
* **Home, Prohibition and Excise Department: Amendment to the Tamil Nadu Liquor (Possession for Personal Consumption) Rules**
* Rule 2 amended: The following quantities are allowed:
* Indian Made Foreign Spirits: 4.5 units
* Imported Foreign Liquor: 4.5 units
* Beer: 7.8 units
* Wine: 9 units
* **Home, Prohibition and Excise Department: Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Distillery Rules**
* Rule 3(b) amended: The application fee, privilege fee and license fee have been changed to the following.
* An application fee of rupees two thousand
* A fee of rupees eight lakhs for the grant of privilege of manufacturing spirit
* A license fee of rupees twenty thousand
**Impact Analysis**
* **Agricultural Produce Marketing Committees and Boards**
* **Impact:** The amendment modifies the approval process for expenditures, potentially affecting their financial operations.
* **Action Required:** Adhere to the new expenditure approval limits based on the specified authorities.
* **Liquor Consumers**
* **Impact:** The amendment revises the permissible quantities of liquor that can be possessed for personal consumption.
* **Action Required:** Comply with the updated quantity limits for Indian Made Foreign Spirits, Imported Foreign Liquor, Beer, and Wine.
* **Distilleries**
* **Impact:** The amendment revises the application fee, privilege fee and license fee for manufacturing spirit.
* **Action Required:** Adhere to the revised application fee, privilege fee and license fee.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1987: A key piece of legislation in Tamil Nadu governing the marketing of agricultural produce.
Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act, 1937: Legislation concerning prohibition in Tamil Nadu, relevant to the amendments of liquor and distillery rules.
Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Rules: Rules enacted in 1991 under the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1987 that are being amended in this document.
Tamil Nadu Liquor (Possession for Personal Consumption) Rules: Rules concerning the possession of liquor for personal consumption within Tamil Nadu, being amended in the document.
Tamil Nadu Distillery Rules: Rules governing distilleries in Tamil Nadu, amended in the document.