Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 403, Part IV, Section 1
The Government of Tamil Nadu published Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary Number 403 on 8 September 2021, containing four Bills introduced in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. The Bills propose amendments concerning agricultural market committees, industrial land acquisition and government servants, but the Gazette records introduced Bills rather than confirming that they had become law.
What the Gazette publishes
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary Number 403, published by the Government of Tamil Nadu on 8 September 2021, lists four Bills introduced in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on that date. They are the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2021, the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Amendment Bill, 2021, and two Bills amending the Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016.
The supplied text gives detailed provisions for Legislative Assembly Bill Numbers 33, 34 and part of 35. It lists Legislative Assembly Bill Number 36 but does not provide its provisions.
Industrial land acquisition proposal
The Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes (Amendment) Bill, 2021 is the provision most directly relevant to landowners and property professionals. Its key points are:
- It proposes amending the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997.
- It would omit clause (1) of Section 23-A.
- The stated purpose is to allow the Government to delegate to the Collector the power to issue notice for acquisition of land under sub-section (1) of Section 3.
- The Government states that this change is intended to speed up land acquisition for industrial purposes.
- The Bill states that the amendment would come into force at once.
A landowner dealing with proposed acquisition for an industrial purpose may therefore need to check whether an acquisition notice has been issued by the Collector. The Gazette itself only publishes the Bill as introduced and does not state that it was enacted.
Agricultural market committees
The Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2021 proposes extending the permitted aggregate tenure of Special Officers managing market committees from nine years and six months to ten years and six months. It would be treated as having taken effect from 30 November 2020.
The proposal also validates the appointment, powers, functions and actions of Special Officers from 30 November 2020 until publication of the resulting Act in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Government servant provisions
The Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2021 proposes changes concerning alteration of statutory schedules and the Second Class Language Test in Tamil. It includes a revised syllabus, examination duration, pass marks and validation of actions taken by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission during the period specified in the Bill.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette mean the industrial land acquisition amendment was already law?
No. Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary Number 403 states that the amendment was a Bill introduced in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and published for general information. The supplied text does not confirm enactment.
Could the Collector issue an industrial land acquisition notice under the proposed change?
The Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was intended to allow the Government to delegate to the Collector the power to issue an acquisition notice under sub-section (1) of Section 3.
Does the agricultural marketing Bill change ownership or title to private land?
The supplied text does not state that it changes private land ownership or title. It concerns the tenure, appointment and actions of Special Officers managing agricultural market committees.
Why was the industrial land acquisition amendment proposed?
The stated reason was to speed up the process of acquiring land for industrial purposes by enabling delegation of the notice-issuing power to the Collector.
