TAMIL NADU

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

[Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14.

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

[R. Dis. No. 197/2009.

2023

[Price: Rs. 2.40 Paise.

No. 120]

CHENNAI, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 2023

Panguni 29, Subakiruthu, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2054

DTP—Ex-IV-1 (120)

Part IV—Section 1

Tamil Nadu Bills

CONTENTS

Pages.

BILLS:

No. 7 of 2023—The Chennai City Police (Amendment) Act, 2023

16-18

No. 8 of 2023—The Factories (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 2023. ..

19-20

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TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

BILLS INTRODUCED IN THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

OF THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU

Under Rule 130 of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Rules, the following

Bill which was introduced in the Legislative Assembly of the Tamil Nadu on

12th April, 2023 is published together with Statement of Objects and Reasons

for general information:—

L.A Bill No. 7 of 2023

A Bill further to amend the Chennai City Police Act, 1888.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in

the Seventy-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—

Short title and

commencement.

(1) This Act may be called the Chennai City Police (Amendment)

Act, 2023.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

Amendment of

section 35.

2. In section 35 of the Chennai City Police Act, 1888,—

Tamil Nadu Act

III of 1888.

(1) in the marginal heading, the expression, “and gymnasium” shall

be omitted;

(2) in sub-section (1), the expression “or gymnasium” occurring in two

places, shall be omitted.

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STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS.

Gymnasiums have come to be recognised as an important facility for the maintenance of physical ﬁtness.

Keeping in view the health and welfare of the people, to facilitate ease of commencing gymnasiums, the Honourable

Chief Minister on the 5th May 2022 at the 39th Trader’s Day Conference held at Tiruchirappalli, announced that the

requirement of obtaining licence for gymnasiums would be dispensed with. To give effect to the above announcement,

the Government have decided to amend the Chennai City Police Act, 1888 (Tamil Nadu Act III of 1888) suitably.

2. The Bill seeks to give effect to the above decision.

M.K. STALIN,

Chief Minister.

Secretariat,

K. SRINIVASAN,

Chennai-600 009,

Secretary.

12th April 2023.

TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

Under Rule 130 of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Rules, the following

Bill which was introduced in the Legislative Assembly of the Tamil Nadu on

12th April, 2023 is published together with Statement of Objects and Reasons

for general information:—

L.A Bill No. 8 of 2023

A Bill to amend the Factories

Act, 1948, in its Application to the State of Tamil Nadu.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in

the Seventy-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

1. (1) This Act may be called the Factories (Tamil Nadu Amendment)

Act, 2023

Short title,

extent and

Commence

ment.

(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Tamil Nadu.

(3) It shall come into force at once.

Central Act

LXIII of

1948.

2. After section 65 of the Factories Act, 1948, the following section shall be

inserted, namely:-

Insertion of

new section

65-A.

“65-A. Power to exempt in special cases.- Notwithstanding anything

contained in section 64 or section 65, the State Government may, by notification

in the Official Gazette exempt, subject to such conditions and restrictions, if any,

and for such period or periods as may be specified in the notification, any factory

or group or class or description of factories, from any or all of the provisions of

sections 51, 52, 54, 55, 56 or 59 of this Act or the rules made thereunder.”.

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STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS.

The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (Central Act 37 of 2020) has been enacted

by the Government of India in September 2020. It is yet to be brought into force by notification, by the Government

of India. The said Code subsumes 13 Central labour enactments including the Factories Act, 1948 (Central Act 63 of

1948) relating to occupation, safety, health and working conditions of workers.

2. Tamil Nadu is the hub of major manufacturing companies and it has the highest number of factories and

industrial workers in the country. Representations are being received from many industries and industry associations

by the State Government, to bring out working hour reforms, by making statutory provision for flexible working hours,

citing the number of benefits it could bring for workers especially to women employees, the industry and the economy

as a whole. Section 127 of the said Central Code enables the State Government, by notification, to provide, among

others, for flexible working hours including overtime and spread over hours inclusive of rest intervals, subject to such

conditions and restrictions and for such period as deemed fit, in relation to any factory or class of factories. The said

Central Code having not yet been brought into force by the Government of India, in the interest of workers and the

industries, with a view to provide flexible working hours in factories, the State Government have decided to amend

the Factories Act, 1948 (Central Act 63 of 1948), in its application to this State.

3. The Bill seeks to give effect to the above decision.

C. V. GANESAN,

Minister for Labour Welfare and

Skill Development.

Secretariat, K. SRINIVASAN,

Chennai-600 009,

Secretary.

12th April 2023.

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