Notifications under the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, issued G.O. Ms. No. 365, Home (Police XIX), dated 2 September 2021, and G.O. Ms. No. 366, Home (Police XIX), dated 2 September 2021, to appoint authorities under the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019. The first appoints the Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Chennai-9, as the Competent Authority, while the second appoints the District Revenue Officers of the districts concerned to assist that authority.
What the notifications do
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, made two appointments for administering the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019.
- G.O. Ms. No. 365, Home (Police XIX), dated 2 September 2021, appoints the Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Chennai-9, as the Competent Authority for the purposes of the Act.
- G.O. Ms. No. 366, Home (Police XIX), dated 2 September 2021, appoints the District Revenue Officers of the districts concerned as officers to assist the Competent Authority in discharging its functions under the Act.
The appointments were made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu. The notifications were published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 3 September 2021.
Who is affected
The notifications directly concern the Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, and the District Revenue Officers who are assigned responsibilities under the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019.
People or professionals dealing with matters under that Act may also need to identify the appointed Competent Authority and the district officers who assist it. The source does not describe any application process, complaint procedure or powers exercised in individual cases.
Relevance to land and property
The notifications do not change land ownership, land classification, planning permission, registration requirements or property records. They only identify the state-level Competent Authority and the district-level officers who will assist that authority under the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019.
A property buyer or owner is therefore not given any new land-related duty by these notifications. Their relevance would arise only where a matter involving the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019 requires contact with or action by the appointed authorities.
Key administrative structure
- The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Chennai-9, is the Competent Authority.
- The District Revenue Officer for each district is appointed to assist the Competent Authority.
- The District Revenue Officers act in relation to their districts concerned.
- The notifications establish appointments only and do not set out further procedures, fees or property-related requirements.
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Common questions
Do these notifications change my land title or property records?
No. The notifications only appoint a Competent Authority and assisting District Revenue Officers under the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019.
Who is the Competent Authority appointed by the Tamil Nadu Government?
G.O. Ms. No. 365, Home (Police XIX), dated 2 September 2021, appoints the Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Chennai-9, as the Competent Authority.
What role is given to the District Revenue Officer?
G.O. Ms. No. 366, Home (Police XIX), dated 2 September 2021, appoints the District Revenue Officer of each district concerned to assist the Competent Authority in carrying out its functions under the Act.
When were these appointments published?
The appointments were published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 3 September 2021.
