L.A. Bill No. 23 of 2022, A Bill further to amend the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971
The Government of Tamil Nadu published Legislative Assembly Bill No. 23 of 2022 on 8 April 2022 after its introduction in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. The Bill proposes amendments to the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971, mainly to enable Urban Development Authorities to be established for notified Urban Planning Areas and to give them planning and development functions. The published document is a Bill, so the text alone does not show that all its proposals became law.
What the Bill proposes
Legislative Assembly Bill No. 23 of 2022 proposes the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Second Amendment) Act, 2022. It would add definitions for an Urban Development Authority, an Urban Planning Area and the word “prescribed”. An Urban Planning Area would be an urban area specified by the Government through a notification in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
The Bill states that one provision would come into force at once, while the remaining provisions would commence on dates appointed by Government notification. The supplied text does not show whether those commencement steps occurred.
Urban Development Authorities
The proposed framework would allow the Government to establish an Urban Development Authority for an Urban Planning Area by Gazette notification. Each authority would be a corporate body able to own or dispose of movable and immovable property, enter contracts, and sue or be sued in its own name.
Its membership would include Government appointees, Government officers, a State Legislature member, a trade and industry representative, planning officials, the relevant Municipal Corporation Commissioner and representatives of local authorities.
Main planning powers
An Urban Development Authority established under the proposed provisions could:
- survey its Urban Planning Area and prepare survey reports;
- prepare master plans, new town development plans and detailed development plans;
- prepare existing land use maps and other necessary maps;
- carry out works included in development plans;
- designate all or part of its area as a new town and plan its development;
- delegate plan execution or specified powers to a local authority or another authority;
- perform additional functions entrusted by the Government.
The Government could require an authority to prepare and submit a plan by a fixed date. Government consent would be required before publication of notice that a plan had been prepared, and the Government could approve, modify or return a plan for revision.
Who may be affected
Property buyers, owners, developers, businesses and local authorities within a notified Urban Planning Area could be affected by plans prepared under the proposed system. Approved master plans, new town development plans and detailed development plans could govern land use and development, and could later be varied, revoked or replaced through the statutory planning process.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette publication prove that the Bill is currently in force?
No. The source identifies it as a Bill introduced in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and published for general information. It does not state that the Bill received assent or that all its provisions commenced.
How would an area become an Urban Planning Area?
The Bill defines an Urban Planning Area as an urban area specified by the Government through a notification in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Could an Urban Development Authority prepare a plan affecting my land?
Under the proposed provisions, an Urban Development Authority could prepare master plans, new town development plans, detailed development plans and existing land use maps for its Urban Planning Area.
Who would approve plans prepared by an Urban Development Authority?
The Government could approve a plan, approve it with modifications, or return it to the Urban Development Authority for modification or preparation of a fresh plan.
