**Executive Summary**
This document is the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, published on December 7, 2016. It contains notifications from the Health and Family Welfare Department and the Labour and Employment Department regarding amendments to existing rules. The amendments cover the registration of births and deaths and the regulation and abolition of contract labour.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Health and Family Welfare Department: Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Registration of Births and Deaths Rules**
* In Rule 10 (1), if the registration of the birth has been made prior to the commencement of the Tamil Nadu Registration of Births and Deaths Rules, 2000 and the information regarding the name of the child has not been given within the specified time limit, the parent or guardian of the child shall give the information regarding the name of the child to the Registrar within a further period of five years.
* In Rule 10 (2), the expression "the proviso" shall be substituted with "the first proviso".
* **Labour and Employment Department: Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Rules**
* In Rule 18, the registering officer shall grant the certificate of registration under sub-section (2) of the Section 7 in Form II within thirty days from the date of receipt of such application referred to in sub-rule (1) of rule 17.
* In Rule 23 (2), the words "sixty days" shall be substituted with "thirty days".
**Impact Analysis**
**Health and Family Welfare Department**
* **Impact**
* Parents or guardians who registered a birth before the year 2000 and did not provide the child's name within the original time limit are granted an additional five-year period to do so.
* **Action Required**
* Parents or guardians who have not yet provided a child's name under the above circumstances should contact the Registrar and provide this information within the five-year extension.
**Labour and Employment Department**
* **Impact**
* The time period for the registering officer to grant the certificate of registration has been amended from 60 days to 30 days.
* **Action Required**
* The registering officers of Tamil Nadu Labour and Employment Department should grant the certificate of registration within 30 days.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Registration of Births and Deaths Rules: The rules governing the registration of births and deaths in Tamil Nadu, subject to amendments in this notification.
Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970: Central Act which empowers the Governor of Tamil Nadu to amend the Tamil Nadu Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Rules, 1975.
Tamil Nadu Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Rules, 1975: The rules governing contract labor in Tamil Nadu, subject to amendments in this notification.
Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969: Central Act empowering the Governor of Tamil Nadu to amend the Tamil Nadu Registration of Births and Deaths Rules, 2000.
Health and Family Welfare Department: Department responsible for amendments related to registration of births and deaths.