Amendment to the Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Layouts and Plots in Hill Areas Rules, 2020 (386 Ex III 1a)
The Housing and Urban Development Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu issued G.O.Ms.No.136, Housing and Urban Development [UD4(3)], dated 22nd September 2020, to amend the Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Layouts and Plots in Hill Areas Rules, 2020. The amendment replaces the words "six months" with "eighteen months" in rule 7, sub-rule (1).
What the notification changes
The Amendment to the Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Layouts and Plots in Hill Areas Rules, 2020 was issued by the Housing and Urban Development Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu through G.O.Ms.No.136, Housing and Urban Development [UD4(3)], dated 22nd September 2020. It changes one period stated in the rules from six months to eighteen months.
The notification was published as No. 386 in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 22nd September 2020. It appears in Part III, Section 1(a), which contains general statutory rules, notifications, orders and regulations issued by Secretariat Departments.
Legal basis and scope
The amendment was made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu using the powers conferred by section 113, read with section 122, of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971. It applies to the Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Layouts and Plots in Hill Areas Rules, 2020.
The notification concerns unapproved layouts and plots in hill areas that come within those rules. It does not reproduce the full rules or explain the complete regularisation process.
Key provision
The amendment makes the following specific textual change:
- In rule 7, sub-rule (1), the words "six months" are replaced with "eighteen months".
- No other wording change is recorded in the notification.
- The notification does not reproduce rule 7, so it does not identify in this document what application, compliance step or other action must occur within that period.
- The notification does not state any fee, approval standard or additional eligibility condition for regularisation.
Who should check the change
The amendment may be relevant to owners, buyers, applicants and professionals dealing with an unapproved layout or plot in a hill area under the Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Layouts and Plots in Hill Areas Rules, 2020. To determine the practical effect on a particular property or application, the full text of rule 7, sub-rule (1), is needed because this Gazette notification provides only the substituted time period.
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Common questions
What time period was changed by this notification?
The period in rule 7, sub-rule (1), was changed from six months to eighteen months.
Does the notification explain what must be done within eighteen months?
No. The notification does not reproduce rule 7 or describe the action covered by the period. It only substitutes the words "eighteen months" for "six months".
Does this amendment automatically regularise an unapproved hill area plot?
The notification does not provide automatic regularisation. It records only a change to the time period in rule 7, sub-rule (1).
Who issued the amendment and when?
The Housing and Urban Development Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu issued G.O.Ms.No.136, Housing and Urban Development [UD4(3)], dated 22nd September 2020. The amendment was made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu under the powers stated in the notification.
