Short title, extent and commencement.

(1) This Act, may be called the Tamil Nadu Catering Establishments Act, 1958. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Tamil Nadu. (3) (a) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification, appoint-- (i) in the City of Madras; (i-a) in the City of Madurai as defined in clause (9) of section 2 of the Madurai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1971 (Tamil Nadu Act 15 of 1971); (ii) in all the municipalities constituted under the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920 (Tamil Nadu Act V of 1920), and under the Travancore District Municipalities Act, 1116 (Travancore Act XXIII of 1116); and (iii) in all areas within the jurisdiction of— (a) panchayats which are classified or deemed to have been classified as town panchayats under the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1958 (Tamil Nadu Act XXXV of 1958) including town panchayats re-constituted under that Act; and (b) townships constituted under section 4-A of the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920 (Tamil Nadu Act V of 1920), section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1958 (Tamil Nadu Act XXXV of 1958), the Mettur Township Act, 1940 (Tamil Nadu Act XI of 1940), the Courtallam Township Act, 1954 (Tamil Nadu Act XVI of 1954) and the Bhavanisagar Township Act, 1954 (Tamil Nadu Act XXV of 1954). (b) The State Government may, by notification, direct that this Act shall come into force in any other area on such date as may be specified in such notification. [Note: By G.O. Ms. No. 113, Labour and Employment (H1), dated 1st June 2017, the Act extends to the whole State of Tamil Nadu.]