Amendment to the Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Layouts and Plots in Hill Areas Rules, 2020 (2024)
The Housing and Urban Development Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, issued G.O. Ms. No. 132, Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)], dated 18 July 2024, to amend the Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Layouts and Plots in Hill Areas Rules, 2020. The amendment replaces the period of eighteen months in rule 7, sub-rule (1), with fifty six months.
What the notification does
The Housing and Urban Development Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, issued G.O. Ms. No. 132, Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)], dated 18 July 2024. It amends the Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Layouts and Plots in Hill Areas Rules, 2020, by changing one time period in rule 7, sub-rule (1), from eighteen months to fifty six months.
The amendment was published as No. SRO A-14(b)/2024 in Part III, Section 1(a) of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary, No. 231, dated 18 July 2024.
Legal basis
The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the amendment using the powers conferred by Section 113, read with Section 122, of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971, identified in the notification as Tamil Nadu Act 35 of 1972.
Who may be affected
The amendment concerns the regularisation framework for unapproved layouts and plots in hill areas under the Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Layouts and Plots in Hill Areas Rules, 2020. It may therefore be relevant to:
- Owners or buyers of plots in unapproved layouts in hill areas.
- Layout promoters and property professionals dealing with such land.
- Authorities handling applications or procedures under the 2020 Rules.
The notification does not describe which places qualify as hill areas, the eligibility conditions for regularisation, or the documents and payments required.
Key change
The amendment makes only the following substitution:
- In rule 7, sub-rule (1), the words “eighteen months” are replaced with “fifty six months”.
The Gazette extract does not reproduce the rest of rule 7. It therefore does not explain, within this document, what action or process must be completed during the fifty six month period. Readers should refer to rule 7 of the Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Layouts and Plots in Hill Areas Rules, 2020, to understand how the revised period applies to a particular property or application.
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Common questions
What period has been changed by this amendment?
The period stated in rule 7, sub-rule (1), has been changed from eighteen months to fifty six months.
Does the notification explain what must be done within fifty six months?
No. The Gazette extract only substitutes the time period and does not reproduce or explain the rest of rule 7.
Does this amendment apply to all unapproved layouts in Tamil Nadu?
The amendment is specifically to the Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Layouts and Plots in Hill Areas Rules, 2020. The notification does not define the hill areas covered.
When was the amendment published?
It was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 18 July 2024 as No. SRO A-14(b)/2024.
