G.O.(Ms).No.55, Amendment to the Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Layouts and Plots Rules, 2017 (2018)
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(3)] Department issued G.O.(Ms).No.55 dated 2 May 2018 to amend the Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Layouts and Plots Rules, 2017. The amendment replaces the period of "one year" with "eighteen months" in rule 5, sub-rule (1), and was directed to be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 2 May 2018.
What the government order does
G.O.(Ms).No.55 dated 2 May 2018, issued by the Housing and Urban Development [UD4(3)] Department, changes one time period in the Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Layouts and Plots Rules, 2017. It was made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu using powers under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971.
The notification makes a specific textual amendment:
- In rule 5, sub-rule (1), the words "one year" are replaced with "eighteen months".
- No other amendment to the Rules is stated in the supplied notification.
- The source does not explain in detail what event starts this period or how the extended period must be calculated in an individual case.
Who may be affected
The Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Layouts and Plots Rules, 2017 concern unapproved plots and layouts. The amendment may therefore matter to owners, buyers and professionals dealing with regularisation under those Rules, particularly where the time period in rule 5, sub-rule (1), is relevant.
A person relying on the amendment should note that the notification only records the substitution of eighteen months for one year. It does not provide property-specific eligibility findings, approve any particular plot or layout, or describe the documents required for regularisation.
Government publication and administration
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(3)] Department directed that the notification appended to G.O.(Ms).No.55 be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 2 May 2018.
Copies were addressed to authorities including:
- All District Collectors.
- The Commissioner of Town and Country Planning.
- The Member Secretary of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority.
- The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department.
- The Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department.
- The Commercial Tax and Registration Department.
- The Revenue and Disaster Management Department.
These recipients show that the amendment was circulated across planning, local administration, registration and revenue authorities. The source does not state how any authority must decide an individual regularisation request.
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Common questions
What period was changed by G.O.(Ms).No.55?
In rule 5, sub-rule (1), of the Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Layouts and Plots Rules, 2017, the period was changed from one year to eighteen months.
Does G.O.(Ms).No.55 regularise my unapproved plot automatically?
No automatic or property-specific regularisation is stated. The notification only amends a time period in the Rules.
Which department issued the amendment and when?
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(3)] Department issued G.O.(Ms).No.55 dated 2 May 2018.
Was the amendment sent to the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority?
Yes. The Member Secretary of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority was among the authorities listed to receive the government order.
