Date of Commencement of the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (Amendment) Act, 2013 (Tamil Nadu Act 26 of 2013)
The Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu issued G.O. Ms. No. 314, Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments (RE 4.2), dated 5th December 2013, appointing 9th December 2013 as the date on which the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (Amendment) Act, 2013 came into force. The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the appointment under the commencement power in that Act.
Purpose
G.O. Ms. No. 314, Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments (RE 4.2), dated 5th December 2013, is a commencement notification issued by the Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu. It fixes the date from which the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (Amendment) Act, 2013 became operative.
What it governs
The notification concerns only the commencement of the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (Amendment) Act, 2013, identified as Tamil Nadu Act 26 of 2013. The Governor of Tamil Nadu appointed 9th December 2013 as the date on which that Act came into force.
The notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary, No. 362, on 9th December 2013. It appears in Part II, Section 2, under notification number No. II(2)/TCRE/913(f)/2013.
Who should note it
Anyone determining when Tamil Nadu Act 26 of 2013 became legally effective should use 9th December 2013 as its commencement date. This may be relevant to people or professionals dealing with matters covered by the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments legislation.
The notification does not identify particular owners, buyers, properties, institutions or transactions affected by the amendment. Whether the amendment affects a specific person or property cannot be determined from this commencement notification alone.
Key provisions
- The issuing department is the Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu.
- The government order is G.O. Ms. No. 314, Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments (RE 4.2), dated 5th December 2013.
- The legislation is the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (Amendment) Act, 2013, Tamil Nadu Act 26 of 2013.
- The Governor of Tamil Nadu exercised the power given by sub-section (2) of Section 1 of that Act.
- The appointed commencement date is 9th December 2013.
What the notification does not contain
G.O. Ms. No. 314 does not reproduce or explain the amendments made by Tamil Nadu Act 26 of 2013. It does not state any land classification, ownership rule, fee, rate, procedure or property restriction. Its stated function is limited to fixing the date on which the amending Act came into force.
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Common questions
When did the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (Amendment) Act, 2013 come into force?
The Act came into force on 9th December 2013.
Which government department issued the commencement notification?
The Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu issued it as G.O. Ms. No. 314, Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments (RE 4.2), dated 5th December 2013.
Does this Gazette notification explain what the 2013 amendment changed?
No. The notification only appoints the commencement date for Tamil Nadu Act 26 of 2013 and does not reproduce or explain its substantive amendments.
Does the notification itself impose any rule on my land or property?
The notification does not state any land classification, ownership rule, property restriction, fee or procedure. It only fixes 9th December 2013 as the date when the amending Act came into force.
