Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 131, Part IV, Section 1
The Government of Tamil Nadu published Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 131 on 19 April 2023, recording four Bills introduced in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, including L.A. Bill No. 13 of 2023, the Tamil Nadu Repealing (Second) Act, 2023. L.A. Bill No. 13 of 2023 proposes to repeal listed enactments considered spent, obsolete or no longer in force, while preserving existing rights, titles, liabilities, proceedings and past actions. The Gazette describes introduced Bills and does not state that they had become law.
What the Gazette publishes
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 131 was published by the Government of Tamil Nadu on 19 April 2023. It records four Bills introduced in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on that date:
- L.A. Bill No. 13 of 2023, the Tamil Nadu Repealing (Second) Act, 2023.
- L.A. Bill No. 14 of 2023, the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Third Amendment) Amendment Act, 2023.
- L.A. Bill No. 15 of 2023, the Tamil Nadu Fisheries University (Amendment) Act, 2023.
- L.A. Bill No. 16 of 2023, the Tamil Nadu Shops and Establishments (Amendment) Amendment Act, 2023.
The supplied text provides the provisions and part of the schedule for L.A. Bill No. 13 of 2023. It does not provide the detailed provisions of the other three Bills.
What the repealing Bill would do
L.A. Bill No. 13 of 2023 proposes an express repeal of enactments listed in its schedule. The stated reason is that those enactments are spent, have become obsolete, or have already ceased to operate without an express repeal.
The supplied part of the schedule includes enactments dealing with:
- Land reforms and ceilings on land.
- Cultivating tenants, fair rent and rent relief.
- Urban land tax.
- The Tamil Nadu State Housing Board.
- Town and country planning.
- Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage.
- Revenue recovery.
- Forests and private electricity supply undertakings.
Protection for existing matters
L.A. Bill No. 13 of 2023 contains broad savings provisions. If enacted, repeal would not affect:
- Anything already done or experienced under a repealed enactment.
- Any right, title, obligation or liability already acquired or incurred.
- Existing remedies or proceedings.
- Releases, discharges, indemnities or proof of past acts.
- Existing legal principles, jurisdiction, procedures, customs, privileges, restrictions, exemptions, offices or appointments.
- References to a repealed enactment contained in another enactment.
The proposed repeal would also not revive a right, liability, office, custom, procedure or other matter that was no longer in existence or force.
Relevance to property owners and buyers
Property records involving older land reform, tenancy, urban land tax, housing, planning, water supply, forest or revenue recovery laws may refer to enactments listed in the schedule. The savings provisions indicate that repeal would not, by itself, cancel an existing title, liability, proceeding or completed action.
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Common questions
Did the Gazette make the Tamil Nadu Repealing (Second) Act, 2023 law?
The Gazette states that L.A. Bill No. 13 of 2023 was introduced in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on 19 April 2023 and published for general information. The supplied text does not state that it had become law.
Would the proposed repeal cancel an existing property title?
No. L.A. Bill No. 13 of 2023 states that repeal would not affect any title or right already acquired or accrued.
Would an existing court case or other proceeding be affected?
The savings provisions state that repeal would not affect an existing remedy or proceeding relating to a right, obligation or liability.
Does the Gazette include a town and country planning Bill?
Yes. The contents list L.A. Bill No. 14 of 2023, the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Third Amendment) Amendment Act, 2023, but the supplied text does not include its detailed provisions.
