**Executive Summary**
This document is a republication of an order from the Government of India, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, amending the Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs Order, 2016. The amendment, effective from October 1, 2017, extends the validity of a provision. The order is called the Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs (Fourth Amendment) Order, 2017.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Order Title and Amendment:**
* The order is titled the "Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs (Fourth Amendment) Order, 2017."
* It further amends the "Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs Order, 2016."
* **Effective Date:**
* The order came into force on the 1st day of October 2017.
* **Amendment Detail:**
* In the 2016 Order, clause 3, sub-clause (2), item (iii), the date "30th September, 2017" is substituted with "30th September, 2018".
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Central Government**
* **Impact:** The Central Government, through the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, issued the original order that is being republished and amended.
* **Action Required:** The Central Government has the power to amend the Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs Order.
**Stakeholder: Government of Tamil Nadu**
* **Impact:** Republishes the order by the Government of India in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
* **Action Required:** No specific action is outlined beyond republishing the central government's order.
**Stakeholder: Businesses/Individuals Dealing with Specified Foodstuffs**
* **Impact:** The amendment affects the validity of certain provisions related to licensing requirements, stock limits, and movement restrictions.
* **Action Required:** Review and comply with the extended validity of the provision, now extended to "30th September, 2018".
Key Entities Referenced
Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs Order, 2016: The principal order being amended.
Essential Commodities Act, 1955: Act conferring powers exercised to amend the Order.
Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs (Fourth Amendment) Order, 2017: Order amending the Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs Order, 2016.
Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department: Department of the Tamil Nadu Government publishing the notification.