G.O. (Ms.) No. 55, Amendment to the Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Plots and Layouts Rules, 2017
The Housing and Urban Development Department issued Government Order (Ms.) No. 55, dated 2 May 2018, amending the Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Plots and Layouts Rules, 2017. The amendment replaces the period of one year in rule 5(1) with eighteen months and directs publication of the notification in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 2 May 2018.
What the document does
Government Order (Ms.) No. 55 of the Housing and Urban Development Department, dated 2 May 2018, changes a time period in the Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Plots and Layouts Rules, 2017. In rule 5(1), the words "one year" are replaced with "eighteen months".
The source does not reproduce the rest of rule 5(1). It therefore does not identify, within this document, the event from which the eighteen month period is calculated or the particular action that must be completed during that period.
Legal and publication basis
The notification states that the Governor of Tamil Nadu made the amendment using powers under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971. The order directs that the appended notification be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 2 May 2018.
The order also refers to two earlier Housing and Urban Development Department orders:
- Government Order (Ms.) No. 78, dated 4 May 2017.
- Government Order (Ms.) No. 172, dated 13 October 2017.
The source does not set out the contents of those earlier orders.
Who may be affected
Government Order (Ms.) No. 55 may affect owners, buyers, applicants and professionals dealing with unapproved plots or layouts under the Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Plots and Layouts Rules, 2017. Its direct effect is limited to changing the period stated in rule 5(1).
Key points are:
- The earlier period in rule 5(1) was one year.
- The amended period is eighteen months.
- No rate, fee or other procedural change is stated in the notification.
- The document does not provide a specific calendar deadline for an individual property.
A reader assessing a particular plot or layout would need the full text of rule 5(1) to determine what the eighteen month period applies to and how it relates to the property.
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Common questions
Does Government Order (Ms.) No. 55 extend the regularisation period?
It replaces the words "one year" with "eighteen months" in rule 5(1) of the Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Plots and Layouts Rules, 2017. The source does not reproduce the rest of that rule.
Does the order give a final calendar date for applying?
No. Government Order (Ms.) No. 55 states only that one year is replaced with eighteen months, without stating a specific calendar deadline.
Does this amendment change regularisation fees?
No fee or rate change is stated in the notification. The only stated amendment is the change from one year to eighteen months in rule 5(1).
Where was the amendment to be published?
The Housing and Urban Development Department directed publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 2 May 2018.
