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TAMIL NADU

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

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CHENNAI, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2019

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GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

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2019

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Part III—Section 1(a)

General Statutory Rules, Notifi cations, Orders, Regulations, etc.,

issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

CONTENTS

DTP—III-1(a)-(1)

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CO-OPERATION, FOOD AND CONSUMER PROTECTION DEPARTMENT

Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Consumer Protection Rules ..

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TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

[Part III-Sec.1(a)

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

CO-OPERATION, FOOD AND CONSUMER PROTECTION DEPARTMENT

Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Consumer Protection Rules

[G.O. Ms. No. 173, Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection (H1), 27th December 2018,

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No. SRO A-1/2019.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of Section 30 of the Consumer Protection

Act, 1986 (Central Act 68 of 1986), the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following amendments to the Tamil Nadu

Consumer Protection Rules, 1988, namely:-

Aඕඍඖඌඕඍඖගඛ.

In the said Rules,-

(1) in rule 3, in sub-rule (1), for item (i), the following item shall be substituted, namely:-

"(i) The President and the members of the District Forum shall hold office for a term of five years or upto the age

of sixty five years whichever is earlier:

Provided that member shall be eligible for re-appointment as provided in sub-section (2) of Section 10 of the Act.";

(2) in rule 7, in sub-rule (1), for item (i), the following item shall be substituted, namely:-

"(i) The President and the members of the State Commission shall hold office for a term of five years or up to the

age of sixty seven years whichever is earlier and shall also be eligible for re-appointment as provided in sub-section (3) of

Section 16 of the Act.";.

DAYANAND KATARIA,

Principal Secretary to Government.

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