Date of Coming into Force of the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (Amendment) Act, 2009
The Tamil Development, Religious, Endowments and Information Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 299, dated 1 October 2009, appointing 1 October 2009 as the date on which the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (Amendment) Act, 2009 came into force. The notification was issued by the Governor of Tamil Nadu under the authority given by that Amendment Act.
What the notification does
G.O. (Ms.) No. 299 of the Tamil Development, Religious, Endowments and Information Department brings the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (Amendment) Act, 2009 into force from 1 October 2009.
The Governor of Tamil Nadu appointed the commencement date using the power conferred by sub-section (2) of Section 1 of the Amendment Act. The notification identifies the legislation as Tamil Nadu Act 31 of 2009.
Who may be affected
The commencement notification is relevant to people and organisations whose rights, duties or activities are governed by the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (Amendment) Act, 2009. It establishes when the provisions of that Act became operative.
For a property buyer, owner or professional, the notification does not itself identify any land, temple property, charitable endowment, transaction or individual. It also does not explain the contents of the amendments. Whether the Act affects a particular property or transaction cannot be determined from this one page notification alone.
Key provisions
- The notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 1 October 2009.
- It appears in Part II, Section 2, which contains notifications or orders issued by Secretariat Departments that are of interest to a section of the public.
- The issuing department is the Tamil Development, Religious, Endowments and Information Department.
- The government order is G.O. (Ms.) No. 299, dated 1 October 2009.
- The related Gazette notification number is No. II(2)/TDREI/510(b)/2009.
- The legislation brought into force is the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (Amendment) Act, 2009, identified as Tamil Nadu Act 31 of 2009.
- All provisions of that Amendment Act came into force on 1 October 2009.
Limits of the document
G.O. (Ms.) No. 299 only fixes the commencement date. It does not reproduce or summarise the amendments, describe their practical effect, or state how they apply to any particular property.
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Common questions
When did the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (Amendment) Act, 2009 come into force?
Its provisions came into force on 1 October 2009.
Which department issued the commencement notification?
The Tamil Development, Religious, Endowments and Information Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 299, dated 1 October 2009.
Does the notification explain what the 2009 amendments changed?
No. The notification only appoints the commencement date and does not reproduce or explain the amendments.
Does the notification identify any particular property or land?
No. It does not identify any land, property, transaction or individual.
