The Warehousing Corporations (Supplementary) Act, 1965
Parliament enacted the Warehousing Corporations (Supplementary) Act, 1965, Act Number 20 of 1965, dated 22 September 1965, to extend how the Warehousing Corporations Act, 1962 applies to storage of additional commodities in listed States, including Tamil Nadu. The Schedule has since been updated through additions, substitutions and adaptations, including substitution of the name Tamil Nadu under the Madras State (Alteration of Name) Adaptation of Laws on Union Subjects Order, 1970.
What the law does
The Warehousing Corporations (Supplementary) Act, 1965 supplements the Warehousing Corporations Act, 1962 in States whose Legislatures passed resolutions allowing Parliament to regulate storage of commodities beyond those already covered by the 1962 Act. It applies the 1962 Act without specified limiting words in its definition of a commodity.
The Warehousing Corporations (Supplementary) Act, 1965 therefore expands the commodities that may come within the warehousing corporation framework in participating States. It does not itself set land prices, property registration requirements or warehouse fees.
Application in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is included in the Schedule of States to which the Warehousing Corporations (Supplementary) Act, 1965 applies. The Tamil Nadu entry reflects a substitution made by the Madras State (Alteration of Name) Adaptation of Laws on Union Subjects Order, 1970.
For Tamil Nadu, the practical provisions are:
- The Warehousing Corporations Act, 1962 applies with specified words omitted from its definition of a commodity.
- The omitted words had limited the definition by reference to commodities on which Parliament could legislate under a particular constitutional entry.
- The supplementary law concerns storage in warehouses run by corporations established under the Warehousing Corporations Act, 1962.
Who may be affected
The Warehousing Corporations (Supplementary) Act, 1965 is relevant to warehousing corporations and people or businesses dealing with commodities stored in their warehouses in Tamil Nadu. Property buyers or owners may find it relevant when assessing land or premises used for corporation-run commodity warehousing, but the text does not create a separate land approval or conveyancing process.
Scheduled States and later changes
The Schedule lists Andhra Pradesh, Assam as it existed immediately before 21 January 1972, Gujarat, Haryana, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Karnataka, Orissa, Punjab as it existed immediately before 1 November 1966, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
The Central Government may add another State by notification in the Official Gazette where that State Legislature has adopted the law through the constitutional resolution process described in the Act. The Schedule records several later insertions, substitutions and renumberings affecting State entries.
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Common questions
Does the Warehousing Corporations (Supplementary) Act, 1965 apply in Tamil Nadu?
Yes. Tamil Nadu is listed in the Schedule, with its name substituted under the Madras State (Alteration of Name) Adaptation of Laws on Union Subjects Order, 1970.
Does this law regulate every private warehouse in Tamil Nadu?
The text concerns storage of commodities in warehouses run by corporations established under the Warehousing Corporations Act, 1962. It does not state that every private warehouse is covered.
Does the law impose any land fee or property registration charge?
No land fee, rate or property registration charge is stated in the supplied text. The law changes how the Warehousing Corporations Act, 1962 applies to commodities in scheduled States.
Can more States be brought under the law?
Yes. The Central Government may add a State to the Schedule by notification in the Official Gazette where the State Legislature has passed the required resolution adopting the law.
