G.O.Ms.No. 56, Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019, 1st April 2025
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department issued Government Order G.O.Ms.No. 56, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MA.1), dated 1st April 2025, to amend the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019. The amendments allow swimming pools owned or maintained by approved maritime training institutes in Tamil Nadu to follow requirements prescribed by the Directorate General of Shipping instead of specified pool dimensions and educational institution water depth requirements in Annexure XX.
What the amendments govern
Government Order G.O.Ms.No. 56, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MA.1), dated 1st April 2025, changes two swimming pool provisions in Annexure XX of the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019. The Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department published the amendments in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 1st April 2025.
The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the amendments using powers under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971, the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994, and the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Act, 1998.
Who is affected
The amendments specifically apply to swimming pools that meet both of these conditions:
- The pool is owned or maintained by a maritime training institute in Tamil Nadu.
- The maritime training institute is approved by the Directorate General of Shipping, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Government of India.
Property buyers, owners and professionals dealing with an approved maritime training institute should check the Directorate General of Shipping requirements that apply to its swimming pool. The notification does not extend the special treatment to every educational institution, commercial pool or private pool.
Key changes
The amendments insert provisos into rules 7 and 13 of Annexure XX:
- The dimensions specified in rule 7, sub-rule (1), clause (b), do not apply to swimming pools owned or maintained by qualifying maritime training institutes.
- The water depth specified in rule 13 for educational institutions does not apply to swimming pools owned or maintained by qualifying maritime training institutes.
- Qualifying maritime training institutes must instead follow the requirements prescribed by the Directorate General of Shipping from time to time.
Practical significance
Government Order G.O.Ms.No. 56 does not state replacement pool dimensions or water depths for maritime training institutes. It directs approved institutes to the current requirements of the Directorate General of Shipping.
A person reviewing development or building compliance for such an institute should therefore confirm its Directorate General of Shipping approval and identify the requirements currently prescribed by that authority. The Gazette text does not provide an approval procedure, compliance certificate process or separate fee.
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Common questions
Does the exemption apply to every educational institution swimming pool in Tamil Nadu?
No. It applies only to swimming pools owned or maintained by maritime training institutes in Tamil Nadu that are approved by the Directorate General of Shipping.
What standards must an approved maritime training institute follow for its swimming pool?
The institute must follow the requirements prescribed by the Directorate General of Shipping from time to time.
Which swimming pool requirements are relaxed for approved maritime training institutes?
The specified dimensions under rule 7, sub-rule (1), clause (b), and the educational institution water depth under rule 13 do not apply to qualifying institute pools.
Does the Gazette notification give the replacement pool dimensions or water depth?
No. It does not state replacement measurements and instead directs qualifying maritime training institutes to follow Directorate General of Shipping requirements.
