L.A. Bill No. 35 of 2017, A Bill further to amend the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975
The Government of Tamil Nadu published Legislative Assembly Bill Number 35 of 2017 in Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary Number 225 on 12 July 2017. The Bill proposes amendments to the fee schedule under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975, including revised document filing fees based on a society's annual receipts or expenditure, because the Government considered the existing fees insufficient for Registration Department services.
What the Bill does
Legislative Assembly Bill Number 35 of 2017 proposes to amend the Schedule to the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975. It revises several fees payable to the Registrar and introduces graduated document filing fees for societies from their second financial year.
The Statement of Objects and Reasons says the fee table was previously revised in October 2011. The Government decided to revise it again because more than five years had passed and the fees collected were not commensurate with services provided by the Registration Department.
Who is affected
Legislative Assembly Bill Number 35 of 2017 affects societies that file documents or obtain services under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975. The publication concerns society registration administration and does not state that it changes land ownership, property registration or land use requirements.
Proposed document filing fees
Legislative Assembly Bill Number 35 of 2017 proposes the following filing fees:
- Any document filed during a society's first financial year: Rs. 200.
- From the second financial year, where the preceding year's annual receipt or expenditure does not exceed Rs. 1 lakh: Rs. 100.
- More than Rs. 1 lakh but not more than Rs. 5 lakh: Rs. 200.
- More than Rs. 5 lakh but not more than Rs. 10 lakh: Rs. 300.
- More than Rs. 10 lakh but not more than Rs. 15 lakh: Rs. 400.
- More than Rs. 15 lakh but not more than Rs. 20 lakh: Rs. 500.
- More than Rs. 20 lakh: Rs. 600.
Other proposed fee changes
Legislative Assembly Bill Number 35 of 2017 also proposes these substitutions in the existing Schedule:
- Item 1: Rs. 2,000 becomes Rs. 4,000.
- Item 3: Rs. 250 becomes Rs. 400.
- Item 4: Rs. 250 becomes Rs. 500.
- Item 5: Rs. 10 per page becomes Rs. 20 per page.
- Item 6: Rs. 100 becomes Rs. 200.
- Item 7: Rs. 1,000 becomes Rs. 2,000.
The source does not identify the particular service covered by each of these item numbers.
Commencement
The proposed Tamil Nadu Societies Registration (Amendment) Act, 2017 would come into force on a date appointed by the State Government through a notification. The Gazette publication records the Bill introduced in the Legislative Assembly and does not provide that commencement notification.
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Common questions
Did these revised society registration fees take effect on 12 July 2017?
The publication does not establish that. It publishes a Bill and states that the proposed Act would come into force on a date appointed by the State Government through a notification.
How is the filing fee calculated after a society's first financial year?
The proposed fee depends on the society's annual receipt or expenditure during the preceding financial year. It ranges from Rs. 100 where the amount does not exceed Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 600 where it exceeds Rs. 20 lakh.
Does this Bill change land or property registration fees?
The source only proposes amendments to fees under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975. It does not state that land or property registration fees are changed.
Why did the Government propose these fee revisions?
The Government said more than five years had passed since the previous revision in October 2011 and that the fees collected were not commensurate with services provided by the Registration Department.
