G.O.(Ms).No.89, Amendment to the Tamil Nadu Assessment and Collection of Amount for Exemption of Buildings Rules, 2017 (go89)
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(3)] Department issued G.O.(Ms).No.89, dated 21 June 2019, publishing a Governor of Tamil Nadu notification that amends the Tamil Nadu Assessment and Collection of Amount for Exemption of Buildings Rules, 2017. The amendment replaces the words "within twenty four months" with "within thirty months" in rule 3, clause (ix), sub-clause (a).
What the document does
G.O.(Ms).No.89 of the Housing and Urban Development [UD4(3)] Department, dated 21 June 2019, directs that an appended notification be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 21 June 2019. The notification amends one time period in the Tamil Nadu Assessment and Collection of Amount for Exemption of Buildings Rules, 2017.
The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the amendment using powers under clause (bb) of sub-section (2) of section 122, read with section 113-C, of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971.
What changes
The amendment makes a single textual substitution in the 2017 rules:
- In rule 3, clause (ix), sub-clause (a), the words "within twenty four months" are replaced by "within thirty months".
- The source does not reproduce the rest of rule 3 or explain the action that must be completed within that period.
- No other wording, amount, fee or procedure is changed in the supplied notification.
Who may be affected
The amended period may affect building owners, applicants and professionals dealing with assessment and collection of an amount for exemption of buildings under the 2017 rules. Whether it affects a particular property depends on whether rule 3, clause (ix), sub-clause (a) applies to that building or application.
The notification was circulated to authorities including the Director of Town and Country Planning, the Member Secretary of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority and all District Collectors. It was also sent to the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department and the Law Department.
Practical point for property checks
A buyer, owner or professional relying on an exemption under the Tamil Nadu Assessment and Collection of Amount for Exemption of Buildings Rules, 2017 should check the applicable version of rule 3. For matters covered by clause (ix), sub-clause (a), the notification changes the stated period from twenty four months to thirty months. The supplied text does not state how the period is calculated, when it begins, or what happens if it is not met.
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Common questions
What deadline did G.O.(Ms).No.89 change?
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(3)] Department order changes the words "within twenty four months" to "within thirty months" in rule 3, clause (ix), sub-clause (a) of the 2017 rules.
Does the amendment apply to every building in Tamil Nadu?
The source does not say that it applies to every building. It amends a provision within the rules governing assessment and collection of an amount for exemption of buildings.
Does the notification explain when the thirty month period starts?
No. The supplied notification only substitutes the period and does not state its starting point or method of calculation.
Which authorities received the government order?
Recipients included the Director of Town and Country Planning, the Member Secretary of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority and all District Collectors, along with other listed government departments and offices.
