S.O. 4648(E), Amendment to S.O. 83(E), 2022
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change issued Notification S.O. 4648(E) on 30 September 2022. It further amends Government of India Notification S.O. 83(E), dated 16 February 1987, by adding the Chairmen and Member Secretaries of all State and Union Territory Coastal Zone Management Authorities to its table of officers or agencies appointed under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
What the notification changes
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Notification S.O. 4648(E), dated 30 September 2022, inserts a new entry after serial number 64 in the table contained in Notification S.O. 83(E), dated 16 February 1987.
The inserted entry is serial number 65. It covers:
- The Chairman of every State Coastal Zone Management Authority.
- The Member Secretary of every State Coastal Zone Management Authority.
- The Chairman of every Union Territory Coastal Zone Management Authority.
- The Member Secretary of every Union Territory Coastal Zone Management Authority.
- These officers are identified as appointed under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
Who is affected
Notification S.O. 4648(E) directly concerns the Chairmen and Member Secretaries of State Coastal Zone Management Authorities and Union Territory Coastal Zone Management Authorities. In Tamil Nadu, the relevant office holders are the Chairman and Member Secretary of the State Coastal Zone Management Authority.
Property buyers, owners and professionals dealing with coastal land may encounter these authorities in coastal regulation matters. However, the notification itself is an administrative amendment identifying particular authority office holders in an existing table.
Scope for land and property matters
Notification S.O. 4648(E) does not contain property-specific requirements. In particular, its text does not:
- Change any coastal regulation zone boundary or land classification.
- Grant or refuse permission for construction or development.
- Prescribe an application procedure, fee or approval period.
- Identify any individual property or coastal location.
A reader cannot use this notification alone to determine whether a property is within a coastal regulation zone or whether a proposed activity is permitted. The only stated change is the addition of the specified Coastal Zone Management Authority office holders to the earlier notification's table.
Earlier notification
Government of India Notification S.O. 83(E) was published on 16 February 1987. The note to Notification S.O. 4648(E) states that the principal notification had last been amended by G.S.R. 585(E), dated 1 September 2006, before this further amendment.
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Common questions
Does Notification S.O. 4648(E) change the coastal regulation status of my land in Tamil Nadu?
No change to coastal boundaries or land classifications is stated. The notification only adds specified Coastal Zone Management Authority office holders to an existing table.
Which Tamil Nadu Coastal Zone Management Authority officers are covered?
The Chairman and Member Secretary of the State Coastal Zone Management Authority are covered. The same positions in all State and Union Territory Coastal Zone Management Authorities are included.
Does Notification S.O. 4648(E) provide a new construction approval process?
No. The notification does not prescribe an application process, fee, approval period or construction standard.
Which earlier government notification is amended?
Notification S.O. 4648(E) further amends Government of India Notification S.O. 83(E), dated 16 February 1987.
