Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary, No. 207
The Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, through G.O. Ms. No. 26, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XVI), dated 13th October 2014, and G.O. Ms. No. 27, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XVI), dated 13th October 2014, notified the commencement dates appointed by the Governor of Tamil Nadu for two amendment Acts. Both the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities Amendment Act, 2014 and the Second Amendment Act, 2014 came into force on 13th October 2014.
What the Gazette notifications do
The Home, Prohibition and Excise Department published two commencement notifications in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 13th October 2014. The Governor of Tamil Nadu appointed that date as the date on which each of the following laws came into force:
- The Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug-offenders, Forest-offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand-offenders, Slum-grabbers and Video Pirates (Amendment) Act, 2014, identified as Tamil Nadu Act 19 of 2014.
- The Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug-offenders, Forest-offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand-offenders, Slum-grabbers and Video Pirates (Second Amendment) Act, 2014, identified as Tamil Nadu Act 20 of 2014.
The notifications do not reproduce or explain the changes made by either amendment Act. They only establish when the two Acts became legally operative.
Orders and notification details
G.O. Ms. No. 26, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XVI), dated 13th October 2014, concerns Tamil Nadu Act 19 of 2014. Its Gazette notification number is No. II(2)/HOPE/593(f-1)/2014.
G.O. Ms. No. 27, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XVI), dated 13th October 2014, concerns Tamil Nadu Act 20 of 2014. Its Gazette notification number is No. II(2)/HOPE/593(f-2)/2014.
Both notifications appoint 13th October 2014 as the commencement date.
Who may need to know
The two amendment Acts named in the Home, Prohibition and Excise Department notifications concern legislation covering bootleggers, drug-offenders, forest-offenders, goondas, immoral traffic offenders, sand-offenders, slum-grabbers and video pirates. The inclusion of sand-offenders and slum-grabbers may make the commencement date relevant to professionals reviewing legal issues involving those categories.
The Gazette text does not create a land registration process, prescribe a property fee, describe ownership rights or provide procedures for buyers and owners. A reader seeking the actual legal changes would need the text of Tamil Nadu Act 19 of 2014 and Tamil Nadu Act 20 of 2014, which is not included in this one-page notification.
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Common questions
When did Tamil Nadu Act 19 of 2014 come into force?
The Governor of Tamil Nadu appointed 13th October 2014 as its commencement date through G.O. Ms. No. 26, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XVI), dated 13th October 2014.
When did Tamil Nadu Act 20 of 2014 come into force?
The Governor of Tamil Nadu appointed 13th October 2014 as its commencement date through G.O. Ms. No. 27, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XVI), dated 13th October 2014.
Does the Gazette explain what the two amendment Acts changed?
No. The Gazette notifications only appoint the date on which each amendment Act came into force.
Does the notification set any property fee or land registration requirement?
No property fee or land registration requirement is stated in the notification. The text deals only with the commencement dates of the two amendment Acts.
