G.O.(Ms).No.62, Commencement of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Third Amendment) Act, 2018 (2023)
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)] Department issued G.O.(Ms).No.62 on 22 June 2023, appointing 22 June 2023 as the date on which the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Third Amendment) Act, 2018 came into force. The notification also records that the 2018 Act was amended by the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Third Amendment) Amendment Act, 2023.
What the document does
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)] Department issued G.O.(Ms).No.62 on 22 June 2023 to notify the commencement date of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Third Amendment) Act, 2018. The Governor of Tamil Nadu appointed 22 June 2023 as the date on which that Act came into force.
The notification was ordered to be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Extraordinary, dated 22 June 2023.
Legislative background
G.O.(Ms).No.62 records the following publication history:
- The Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Third Amendment) Act, 2018, identified as Tamil Nadu Act 31 of 2018, was published in an Extraordinary issue of Part IV, Section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 13 July 2018.
- The Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Third Amendment) Amendment Act, 2023, identified as Tamil Nadu Act 18 of 2023, was published in an Extraordinary issue of Part IV, Section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 5 May 2023.
- The Governor used the commencement power contained in the 2018 Act to appoint 22 June 2023 as its commencement date.
The document does not reproduce or explain the substantive planning changes made by either Act. It only establishes when the 2018 Act came into force and records the publication of the 2023 amending Act.
Who may need this information
G.O.(Ms).No.62 is relevant to property buyers, owners, planning professionals and public authorities who need to establish the legal commencement date of the 2018 planning amendment. Any assessment of rights, permissions or procedures under that amendment would require consulting the Acts themselves, because their detailed provisions are not included here.
Copies were directed to public authorities including all District Collectors, the Director of Town and Country Planning and the Member-Secretary of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority. Copies were also sent to several Tamil Nadu Government departments, including Municipal Administration and Water Supply, Finance, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Commercial Taxes and Registration, Revenue and Disaster Management, Agriculture and Farmer's Welfare, and Law.
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Common questions
When did the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Third Amendment) Act, 2018 come into force?
The Governor of Tamil Nadu appointed 22 June 2023 as the date on which the Act came into force.
Does G.O.(Ms).No.62 explain the planning law changes that affect my property?
No. G.O.(Ms).No.62 only fixes the commencement date of the 2018 Act and does not reproduce or explain its substantive provisions.
Was the 2018 Act later amended?
Yes. The notification records that the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Third Amendment) Amendment Act, 2023 was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 5 May 2023.
Was the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority notified?
Yes. The distribution list includes the Member-Secretary of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority.
