Tamil Nadu State Agricultural Council Bill, 2009
The Government of Tamil Nadu published the Tamil Nadu State Agricultural Council Bill, 2009 in Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 150 on June 23, 2009, after its introduction in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on the same date. The Bill proposes to regulate agricultural practice, establish the Tamil Nadu State Agricultural Council and maintain a register of people qualified in agriculture or horticulture. The supplied text does not state that the proposal had commenced as law, and provides that commencement would require a government notification.
What the Bill covers
The Tamil Nadu State Agricultural Council Bill, 2009 applies across Tamil Nadu. It proposes a regulatory framework for agricultural practice, agricultural projects and people holding recognised qualifications in agriculture or horticulture.
An agricultural project is described as a specific agriculture or horticulture work programme with defined objectives, actions, timing and financial implications. An agricultural practitioner is a person with an agricultural qualification who carries out such a project.
Proposed Agricultural Council
The Government may establish the Tamil Nadu State Agricultural Council by notification. The Council would be a corporate body able to enter contracts and acquire, hold and dispose of movable and immovable property.
Key provisions include:
- Twenty members would be elected by people entered in the practitioners register.
- Tamil Nadu Agricultural University would nominate five senior faculty members representing Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Agricultural Engineering and Home Science.
- The Government would nominate representatives from the Agriculture, Horticulture and Agricultural Engineering Departments, along with a leading agricultural entrepreneur.
- The President and Vice-President would be elected by Council members from among themselves.
- A person must be registered to qualify for nomination or election to the Council.
- The Council would meet every quarter, with nine members required for a quorum.
- The Council may appoint a qualified Secretary and other staff, with prior government sanction for the Secretary.
- An executive committee must be formed, and other committees may also be created.
Qualifications and registration
The Bill proposes a Tamil Nadu State Agricultural Practitioners Register. Agricultural qualifications listed in the Schedule and granted by agricultural institutions in Tamil Nadu would be recognised for the purposes of the proposed law. The definition also includes qualifications that may be declared by the Government under provisions identified in the Bill.
Who may be affected
The Tamil Nadu State Agricultural Council Bill, 2009 mainly concerns agricultural and horticultural graduates, agricultural practitioners, educational institutions, government agricultural departments and people carrying out agricultural projects.
The supplied text does not create any stated restriction on buying, selling or owning land. Although the proposed Council could own or dispose of property, no provision in the supplied text changes private land titles, registration requirements or property transactions.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette publication change ownership or sale of agricultural land?
The supplied text does not state any change to private land ownership, sale, title or registration. It concerns regulation of agricultural practice, professional qualifications, a practitioners register and the proposed Agricultural Council.
Was the Tamil Nadu State Agricultural Council Bill, 2009 already in force on publication?
The Gazette records that the Bill was introduced in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on June 23, 2009. The text provides that it would come into force on a date appointed by the Government through notification, but no commencement notification is included in the supplied text.
Who could be registered as an agricultural practitioner?
The Bill defines an agricultural practitioner as a person with an agricultural qualification who carries out an agricultural project. Recognised qualifications include those listed in the Schedule and granted by specified institutions, as well as qualifications declared by the Government under the Bill.
Can the proposed Agricultural Council own land or buildings?
Yes. The Tamil Nadu State Agricultural Council, once established by government notification, would have power to acquire, hold and dispose of movable and immovable property.
