Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 145, Part IV, Section 2

What the gazette contains

Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 145, published by the Government of Tamil Nadu, Law Department, on June 1, 2012, is a collection of Acts rather than a single land notification. Its contents list Acts numbered 15 to 27 of 2012, including the Tamil Nadu Infrastructure Development Act, 2012 and the Tamil Nadu Heritage Commission Act, 2012. The supplied text does not provide the detailed provisions of those two Acts.

Provisions relevant to buildings and property

The Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Second Amendment) Act, 2012 changes municipal laws applying to Madurai, Coimbatore and areas governed by the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920.

Key provisions are:

• Municipal law may provide for special facilities for differently abled persons in multi-storeyed and public buildings.
• The amendments cover the Madurai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1971, the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation Act, 1981 and the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920.
• The Act takes effect on a date appointed by the State Government through a notification. That date is not included in the supplied text.

The Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Third Amendment) Act, 2012 changes provisions in the Chennai, Madurai and Coimbatore corporation laws and the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920. It refers to persons with at least forty per cent disability, certified by a government Registered Medical Practitioner not below the rank of Civil Surgeon. Its definition of disability also includes dumbness.

Other changes in the supplied text

• The Tamil Nadu Panchayats (Amendment) Act, 2012 allows a panchayat president to receive a monthly honorarium fixed by the Government from time to time. It is treated as having come into force on October 25, 2011.
• The Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax (Third Amendment) Act, 2012 requires certain registered dealers with annual total turnover exceeding one crore rupees to obtain an audit by a Chartered Accountant or Cost Accountant and submit the report to the assessing authority. Failure may attract a penalty of ten thousand rupees after an opportunity to be heard.
• The Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax (Fourth Amendment) Act, 2012 changes the listed treatment of Aviation Turbine Fuel sold to qualifying aircraft operated by scheduled airlines.