(1) The Government shall make the inquiry under sub-section (2) of section 7 in the manner specified in sub-rules (2) to (4).
(2) Before passing an order under sub-section (1) of section 7, the Government shall give notice of their intention to pass such order. The notice shall be in Form A and shall, unless a copy of the order proposed to be passed is annexed to it, specify the area and the shop or shops or class or classes of shops to which the order shall apply, the hours of opening or the hours of closing or both which are proposed to be fixed and the days in respect of which such hours are so proposed to be fixed. The notice shall also state that objections and suggestions with respect to such orders, if any, may be sent to the officer mentioned in the notice within one month from the date of publication of such notice in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
(3) The notice shall be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
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(4) The Government shall consider all objections and suggestions received under sub-rule (2) before passing any order under sub-section (1) of section 7.