Commencement of Constitutional Amendment: government appoints a specific date for the Eighty-sixth Amendment to take effect.
The Central Government, exercising the power conferred by sub section (2) of section 1, appoints a specific date on which the provisions of the Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2002 shall come into force.

Application of Companies Act provisions to LLPs alters winding-up regime, substituting Tribunal and LLP liquidator.
Notification G.S.R. 6(E) applies specified Companies Act, 1956 provisions to limited liability partnerships with modifications: substituting "limited liability partnership" for "company", "designated partners" for "directors", and "Tribunal" for "Court"; adapting winding-up procedures to LLPs by empowering the Tribunal to hear petitions, appoint provisional and final LLP liquidators from a prescribed panel, require filing of statements of affairs and audited winding-up accounts, permit sale of the undertaking as a going concern, and to apply insolvency, avoidance and penalty provisions to LLPs with tailored procedural rules.

Amendment to Newsprint Control adds an indigenous newsprint manufacturer to the Schedule, effective on Gazette publication.
The Newsprint Control (Amendment) Order, 2009, made under Section 18G of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, adds a Schedule entry to item 4 naming M/s. Aaditiya Aswin Paper Mills Pvt. Limited at Kotha Mangalam, Sathya Mangalam, Erode District, Tamil Nadu as an indigenous newsprint manufacturer and comes into force on publication in the Official Gazette.

Newsprint control amendment adds a domestic manufacturer to the regulated Schedule, updating the list of approved mills.
An amendment to the Newsprint Control Order, 2004, authorises the Central Government to add M/s. Aruna Paper Board Mills Private Limited, Suryaraopalem, Undrajavaram, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, to the Schedule of indigenous newsprint manufacturers. The Newsprint Control (Amendment) Order, 2009, takes effect on publication in the Official Gazette and modifies the Schedule of approved domestic manufacturers under the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act.

Commencement of amended information technology provisions took effect under the statutory appointment mechanism from the designated date.
The Central Government exercised its statutory commencement power to appoint 27 October 2009 as the date on which the provisions of the Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 took effect. The appointment applies to the amendment's provisions as a whole and establishes their effective date for legal operation.

Livestock products allowed for import against Sanitary Import Permits under the Livestock Importation Act notification.
The Central Government amends the notification under the Livestock Importation Act, 1898 by inserting a new item permitting import of livestock products when accompanied by a Sanitary Import Permit, making importation subject to the permit's terms and the Act's provisions.

Newsprint Control amendment adds an indigenous manufacturer to the Schedule, effective upon Gazette publication under statutory authority.
The Newsprint Control (Amendment) Order, 2009 amends the Schedule to the Newsprint Control Order, 2004 by inserting a new Schedule entry naming M/s. Sree Godavari Kraft Papers Limited at R.S. No. 244, Eragavaram Mandal, West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh; the Order is to come into force on publication in the Official Gazette under statutory authority.

Newsprint control amendment adds an indigenous manufacturer to the Schedule, updating the regulatory list upon Gazette publication.
The Newsprint Control (Amendment) Order, 2009, made under Section 18G of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951, amends the Schedule to the Newsprint Control Order, 2004 by inserting S.No. 98 adding "M/s. K.V.R. Industries Limited, Sarasanpalli, Regidi Amadalavalsa, Srikakulam, in the State of Andhra Pradesh" as an indigenous newsprint manufacturer; the Order takes effect on publication in the Official Gazette.

Designation of Bangalore airport as the sole entry point for specified live stock and live stock products to centralise sanitary control.
The amendment designates Bangalore International Airport as the required port of entry for specified imports: pet dogs and cats with accompanied baggage, laboratory animals (rats, mice, guinea pigs) for R&D, grand parent stock of poultry, and live stock products imported against a sanitary import permit, thereby centralising inspection and regulatory control under the Live stock Importation Act.

Empowerment of officers: authorised to exercise entry, search and seizure under tobacco control law for enforcement purposes.
The Central Government authorises designated officers across Customs and Central Excise, Sales Tax, Health, Transport, Labour, Industry, Food and Drugs, Home Affairs and Police to exercise enforcement powers under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003, and specifically confers the power of Entry, Search and Seizure on officers meeting specified rank criteria.

Commencement of tobacco control provisions: specified advertising and trade restrictions under the Act are brought into force.
The Central Government, under sub-section (3) of section 1 of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003, appoints a commencement date for specified provisions. Clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 12, clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 13, and sections 15, 17, 18, 32 and 33 are declared to come into force on that date, thereby activating provisions on prohibition of advertising and regulation of trade, production, supply and distribution of tobacco products.

Certification requirement for ductile iron pressure pipes: manufacture, sale and distribution barred unless Standard Mark licence obtained and compliance ensured.
The Order requires Ductile Iron Pressure Pipes and Fittings to conform to the specified Indian Standards and to bear the Bureau of Indian Standards Standard Mark; manufacture, storage for sale, sale or distribution of non conforming or unmarked items is prohibited. Manufacturers must obtain a licence from the Bureau to use the Standard Mark before commencing regular production and must apply within the prescribed timeframe. Enforcement measures include information and sample requisition, inspection of records and premises, search and seizure under criminal procedure provisions, laboratory testing of samples, directions to manufacturers and dealers, and mandated disposal of substandard goods.

Appeal forum provision permits interim appeals to an existing adjudicatory body until the statutory tribunal is constituted.
The notification inserts identical provisos into specified sub paragraphs of the Second, Third and Fourth Schedules of the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008, permitting appeals to be made before an existing adjudicatory body until the statutory tribunal under the Companies Act, 1956 is constituted; the amendment takes effect on publication in the Official Gazette.

Transitional jurisdiction provision: LLP rule applications may use the existing company law forum until the tribunal is constituted.
A transitional proviso was inserted after sub rule (2) of rule 32 specifying that until the Tribunal is constituted under the Companies Act, applications under that sub rule may be made to the Company Law Board, providing an interim procedural route for parties under the LLP Rules.

Newsprint Control Order amendment adds a domestic manufacturer to the Schedule, updating authorized producers under the regulatory regime.
The Central Government, exercising statutory powers, amends the Newsprint Control Order, 2004 by adding item 97 to the Schedule: M/s. Vamshadhara Paper Mills Limited, Madapam Village, Narasannapeta, Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, thereby recognising that mill as an indigenous newsprint manufacturer; the Order is titled the Newsprint Control (Amendment) Order, 2009 and comes into force on publication in the Official Gazette.

Rule Commencement: specified provisions of the Limited Liability Partnership Rules take effect on the appointed date.
The Central Government designates 31 May 2009 as the date on which Rules 32 and 33 and Rules 38 to 40 of the Limited Liability Partnership Rules, 2009 shall come into force, invoking the Rule 1(2)(b) commencement mechanism under the Rules made pursuant to the enabling Act.

Commencement of LLP Act provisions: central government appoints effective date for specified sections and schedules.
The Central Government, under the power conferred by sub section (3) of section 1 of the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008, appoints the 31st day of May, 2009 as the date on which sections 55 to 58 and the Second, Third and Fourth Schedules of the Act shall come into force by formal notification of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

Government securities reissue auction: uniform price auction with reserved non-competitive allotment for retail investors and standard settlement terms.
Re-issue of '8.20 per cent Government Stock, 2022' will be auctioned by the Reserve Bank of India using a uniform price auction with up to five percent of the notified amount reserved for a non-competitive bidding facility. The stock has a fifteen-year tenure with semiannual interest; payment includes accrued interest to date of re-issue. Non-competitive participation is limited by account status, single-bid per investor limits, submission via banks/PDs (with exceptions), allotment at weighted average auction price, pro rata treatment if oversubscribed, and specified SGL/CSGL settlement and reporting procedures.

Non competitive bidding facility enables retail investor participation in government securities auctions at the weighted average auction yield.
The notification implements a yield based uniform price auction for five year Government stock with a reserved five percent allocation for Non competitive Bidding Facility. Eligible investors without current or SGL accounts may submit a single non competitive bid via a bank or PD subject to a per auction ceiling and minimum denomination. Allotment under the non competitive segment is at the weighted average yield/price from competitive bidding, securities are issued in SGL form to designated accounts, and banks/PDs must allocate securities, collect payments (including accrued interest), and report operations to the Reserve Bank.

Health warning placement required on tobacco packaging for prominent front-panel display and standardised top-edge orientation.
Amendment to the packaging and labelling rules revises the definition of package to mean packs intended for consumer sale and excludes wholesale, semi wholesale and poora packages not for consumer use. It also prescribes that specified health warnings must occupy a mandated portion of the principal display area on the front panel, be positioned parallel to the top edge and in the same direction as other principal display information, and treats the widest end of conical packs as the top edge.