Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 328, Part IV, Section 2
The Government of Tamil Nadu, through the Law Department, published Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary Number 328, Part IV, Section 2, on 8 November 2013, by order of the Governor. It publishes Acts 21 to 29 of 2013, including amendments concerning advocates’ clerks welfare and detailed police reforms, and lists legislation concerning groundwater repeal, municipal corporations, religious endowments, taxation and appropriation. The publication amends the Tamil Nadu Advocates’ Clerks Welfare Fund Act, 1999, and lists the Tamil Nadu Groundwater (Development and Management) Repeal Act, 2013, but the supplied text does not provide the operative provisions of the repeal Act.
What the Gazette contains
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary Number 328, Part IV, Section 2, was published by the Government of Tamil Nadu through the Law Department on 8 November 2013. It records nine Acts of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, numbered 21 to 29 of 2013.
The listed legislation covers:
- Advocates’ clerks welfare fund amendments.
- Police reforms.
- Repeal concerning groundwater development and management.
- Creation of Thanjavur and Dindigul City Municipal Corporations.
- Amendments concerning Hindu religious and charitable endowments.
- Luxury tax and value added tax amendments.
- Government appropriation.
The supplied text gives operative provisions for the advocates’ clerks welfare amendment and part of the police reforms legislation. It does not provide the detailed provisions of the other listed Acts.
Advocates’ clerks welfare changes
The Tamil Nadu Advocates’ Clerks Welfare Fund (Amendment) Act, 2013, received the Governor’s assent on 8 November 2013. It comes into force on a date appointed by the State Government through notification.
The Act amends the Tamil Nadu Advocates’ Clerks Welfare Fund Act, 1999, by:
- Replacing two amounts of rupees fifty with rupees one hundred in section 15.
- Replacing rupees one thousand with rupees two thousand in section 15.
- Replacing rupees fifty thousand with rupees two lakh in section 16.
Police reforms
The Tamil Nadu Police (Reforms) Act, 2013, is deemed to have come into force on 11 September 2013. Its provisions include:
- Selection of the Director General of Police from five senior officers empanelled by the Union Public Service Commission.
- A minimum two year tenure for the Director General of Police, subject to specified grounds for removal.
- Minimum tenure rules for officers heading police stations, districts and commissionerates, with listed exceptions.
- Establishment of a State Security Commission and a Police Establishment Board.
- Separate Law and Order and Investigation Wings in police stations, except designated Crime Police Stations.
- A Missing Person Liaison Officer in every police station.
- Inquiry by the State Police Complaints Authority into specified serious misconduct by supervisory rank police personnel.
Relevance to land and property
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary Number 328 lists the Tamil Nadu Groundwater (Development and Management) Repeal Act, 2013. The supplied text does not state what provisions were repealed, when the repeal took effect, or how it affects a landowner, buyer, well or groundwater use. No supplied provision changes land title, patta, registration or planning permission.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette change my land ownership or patta?
The supplied text contains no provision changing land ownership, patta, registration or planning permission.
What does the groundwater repeal mean for my property or borewell?
The Gazette lists the Tamil Nadu Groundwater (Development and Management) Repeal Act, 2013, but the supplied text does not include its operative provisions or explain its effect on property owners or groundwater use.
When did the Tamil Nadu Police (Reforms) Act, 2013, take effect?
The Act is deemed to have come into force on 11 September 2013.
Can a person complain to the State Police Complaints Authority about serious police misconduct?
A victim may submit a sworn affidavit, attested by a notary public, concerning serious misconduct by supervisory rank police personnel. The supplied text defines serious misconduct to include death in police custody, rape and grievous hurt in police custody, and sets restrictions on the complaints the Authority may entertain.
