COMMERCIAL TAXES SECRETARIAT: NOTIFICATION: Puducherry Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019 (Ordinance No. l of 2019), the Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, hereby appoints the 1st day of January, 2020, as the date on which the provisions of the Puducherry Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019.

PUDUCHERRY PLANNING AUTHORITY, PUDUCHERRY: NOTIFICATION: Pondicherry Town and Country Planning Act, 1969 (No. 13 of 1970) and all other powers enabling in this behalf, the Puducherry Planning Authority decided to revise the rates of development charges for land and building vide Minutes of Puducherry Planning Authority Meeting held on 16-12-2019.

SUBDIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE, KARAIKAL: ORDER FOR REMOVAL OF NUISANCE: All pig rearers in Karaikal District are to be brought registered by the Local Bodies (Municipality and Commune Panchayat concerned) and they are to be sensitized towards the sanitation aspects of pig rearing.

HEALTH SECRETARIAT: NOTIFICATION: Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, is pleased to notify the Deputy Director, Differently Abled Person Division, Directorate of Social Welfare as High Support Officer for the purpose of the Act. In exercise of the powers conferred under sub-section (2) of the section 38 of the Act, the Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, is pleased to constitute the Assessment Board.

SUBDIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE (NORTH): NOTIFICATION: M.C. No. 855/2019, I.R. No. 145/2019 Under Section 144 of Cr.P.C.

FINANCE DEPARTMENT (WAYS AND MEANS): NOTIFICATION: The Lieutenant-Governor as Administrator of the Union territory of Puducherry, hereby notifies the sale of Puducherry Government Stock (Securities) of 6 (six) year tenure for an aggregate amount of ` 100 crore (Rupees one hundred crore only) (Nominal).

CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER: ORDER: General Election to House of the People, 2019 from the Union territory of Puducherry Disqualification of candidates contested in General Elections to Lok Sabha, 2019.

LABOUR DEPARTMENT: ORDER: M/s. Anglo French Textiles Limited, Puducherry, has submitted an application in Form O-3, dated 16-12-2019 to the Secretary to Government, Labour Department, Puducherry, seeking permission for extension of Lay-off for a period of 6 months.

THE SUBDIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE (NORTH): ORDER: M.C. No. 510/2019, I.R.No. 83/2019 under section 144 of Cr.P.C./97.

HOME DEPARTMENT: NOTIFICATION: National Security Act, 1980 (Central Act 65 of 1980), the Government of Puducherry hereby extends the powers conferred in the said sub-section for a further period of 3 months from 28th January, 2020..

WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT SECRETARIAT: NOTIFICATION: Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, Puducherry Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2017.

COMMERCIAL TAXES SECRETARIAT: NOTIFICATION: Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Puducherry Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017.

THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE AT PUDUCHERRY: ORDER: Order Under Section 144 of Cr.P.C. 11-09-2019 Seven commuters sustained injuries due to falling of a banner erected at Maraimalai Adigal Salai, Puducherry but, no fatality was reported.

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT: NOTIFICATION: Construction of approach road for the newly constructed bridge across River Sankaraparani connecting Odiampet and Thirukanji Villages in Puducherry.

THE SUBDIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE (SOUTH): ORDER: M.C. No. 971/2019, I.R.No. 31/2019 under section 144 of Cr.P.C./204.

LABOUR DEPARTMENT: ORDER: Secretary to Government (Labour) hereby grant permission to Lay-off 135 workmen in M/s. Sri Bharathi Mill, Puducherry, as defined under section 2(s) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (Central Act 14 of 1947), for a period of 6 months.

CHIEF SECRETARIAT (HOUSING): ORDER: Government is pleased to accord approval for continuance of the Secretary to Government (Housing) as the Interim Real Estate Regulatory Authority for the Union territory of Puducherry.

CHIEF SECRETARIAT (AGRICULTURE): NOTIFICATION: Pondicherry Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1973 (No. 3 of 1974), the Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, hereby exempts the Karaikal Market Committee from the provisions of section 9 and 11 of the said Act for the period of one year.

SUBDIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE (NORTH): ORDER: under section 144 of Cr.P.C.

ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT: NOTIFICATION: Notification No. 56/2019(III)/PPS-III, dated 10-01-2020 of the Election Commission of India, New Delhi, regarding political parties and symbols, is published for information of the public.