Primary law, Tamil Nadu land law
The Chennai City Police (Extension to the Chennai City Suburban Area) Repeal Act, 2011
The Chennai City Police (Extension to the Chennai City Suburban Area) Repeal Act, 2011 was enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu and is deemed to have come into force on 24 August 2011. It repeals the Chennai City Police (Extension to the Chennai City Suburban Area) Act, 2008, transfers the police station areas covered by that law into the City of Chennai police jurisdiction, and preserves pending police proceedings and transferred powers.
What the Act does
The Chennai City Police (Extension to the Chennai City Suburban Area) Repeal Act, 2011 repeals the Chennai City Police (Extension to the Chennai City Suburban Area) Act, 2008. The repeal and related jurisdictional changes are deemed to have taken effect on 24 August 2011.
The law reorganises police jurisdiction rather than setting out rules about ownership, registration, development or transfer of land. A property buyer, owner or professional may still need to know which Chennai police authority has jurisdiction over a location or an existing proceeding.
Areas covered
The Chennai City Police (Extension to the Chennai City Suburban Area) Repeal Act, 2011 deals with the local areas comprising the limits of the police stations listed in the Schedule to the repealed 2008 Act.
From 24 August 2011:
- Those local areas were transferred to, and became part of, the City of Chennai as notified under the Chennai City Police Act, 1888.
- The source text does not reproduce the Schedule or list the individual police stations.
Police force transition
The Chennai City Police (Extension to the Chennai City Suburban Area) Repeal Act, 2011 provides continuity for the police force that was functioning under the repealed law immediately before 24 August 2011.
- That police force is deemed to be the police force constituted under the Chennai City Police Act, 1888.
- Every person who was a member of the existing force immediately before that date is deemed to have been appointed on 24 August 2011 as a member of the police force for the City of Chennai.
Pending matters and official powers
The Chennai City Police (Extension to the Chennai City Suburban Area) Repeal Act, 2011 preserves proceedings, including investigations, that were pending before police officers immediately before 24 August 2011. Those proceedings continue to be dealt with by the relevant officers in their official capacity.
The law also transfers powers and functions previously exercised for the Chennai City Suburban Area by the Commissioner of Police or another police officer acting as an Executive Magistrate. Those powers move to the Commissioner of Police for Chennai or the relevant police officer. A transferred proceeding may be restarted or continued from the stage at which it was transferred.
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Common questions
Does this law change my ownership or title to property?
The source text does not change property ownership or title. It addresses police jurisdiction, police personnel, pending proceedings and official powers in the transferred areas.
When did the repeal and transfer take effect?
The Act is deemed to have come into force on 24 August 2011. The transfer of the covered police station areas also took effect from that date.
Which suburban police station areas were transferred into Chennai?
The transfer covers the police station limits specified in the Schedule to the repealed 2008 Act. The supplied source text does not reproduce that Schedule or name the police stations.
What happened to police investigations already pending on 24 August 2011?
Pending proceedings, including investigations, were preserved and continued before the relevant police officers in their official capacity. Transferred Executive Magistrate proceedings could be restarted or continued from the stage of transfer.
