Date of Commencement of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Third Amendment) Act, 2018 (Tamil Nadu Act 31 of 2018)
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Housing and Urban Development Department, through G.O. Ms. No. 62, Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)], dated 22 June 2023, notified the Governor of Tamil Nadu's appointment of 22 June 2023 as the date on which the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Third Amendment) Act, 2018 came into force. The notification fixes the commencement date but does not set out the substantive changes made by that Act.
What the notification does
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Housing and Urban Development Department, issued G.O. Ms. No. 62, Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)], dated 22 June 2023. Acting under the power given by the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Third Amendment) Act, 2018, the Governor of Tamil Nadu appointed 22 June 2023 as the date on which that Act came into force.
The notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary, Part II, Section 2, as No. II(2)/HOU/610(b)/2023.
Background recorded in the Gazette
The Gazette notification records the publication history relevant to commencement:
- The Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Third Amendment) Act, 2018 is Tamil Nadu Act 31 of 2018.
- Tamil Nadu Act 31 of 2018 was published in an Extraordinary issue of Part IV, Section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 13 July 2018.
- The Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Third Amendment) Amendment Act, 2023 is Tamil Nadu Act 18 of 2023.
- Tamil Nadu Act 18 of 2023 was published in an Extraordinary issue of Part IV, Section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 5 May 2023.
- The Governor appointed 22 June 2023 as the commencement date for Tamil Nadu Act 31 of 2018.
Who should take note
The commencement notification is relevant to property owners, buyers and professionals who need to determine when the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Third Amendment) Act, 2018 became legally operative. Any review of planning law for a transaction or matter on or after 22 June 2023 should account for the Act having commenced on that date.
The Gazette extract does not describe the individual amendments, identify particular types of land or development, or state any fee, application process or owner obligation. Those details cannot be determined from this one-page commencement notification alone.
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Common questions
When did the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Third Amendment) Act, 2018 come into force?
The Governor of Tamil Nadu appointed 22 June 2023 as the date on which the Act came into force.
Which department issued the commencement notification?
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Housing and Urban Development Department, issued G.O. Ms. No. 62, Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)], dated 22 June 2023.
Does the notification explain how the amendment affects my property?
No. The notification fixes the commencement date but does not describe the substantive amendments or their application to particular land or property.
Does the notification prescribe any fee or application procedure?
No fee or application procedure is stated in the supplied Gazette notification.
