Section 2 in Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders (Amendment) Act, 2022
2. Amendment of section 2.
In section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders Act, 1998 (hereinafter referred to as the principle Act),(1)for clause (aa), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-(aa)“domestic enterprise” means any enterprise located in the State, which manufactures or produces goods or provides or renders services within the State and which fulfills the criteria to qualify as a micro or small enterprise as may be notified by the Central Government under clause (1) of section 7 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (Central Act 27 of 2006).(2)after clause (aa) as so substituted, the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-(aaa)“domestic enterprise owned by Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes” means—(i)any domestic enterprise located in the State, which is owned by any person belonging to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe; or(ii)any domestic enterprise, which is a firm or limited liability partnership, having its registered office and place of business in the State, where notless than three-fourths of the partners belong to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes; or(iii)any domestic enterprise, which is a company having its registered office and place of business in the State where,--(1)more than fifty per cent. of the ordinary shareholdings pertain to persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes; and(2)the control of the company, as defined in section 2 (27) of the Companies Act,2013 (Central Act 18 of 2013) vests with persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes.(3)clause (ee) shall be relettered as clause (eee) and before clause (eee) as so relettered, the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-(ee)“Scheduled Castes” and “Scheduled Tribes” shall have the meanings assigned to them respectively under clauses (24) and (25) of Article 366 of the Constitution.(4)after clause (eee), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:-(eeee)“State” means the State of Tamil Nadu.”.
