Appointment of Special Officers to Town Panchayats, Municipalities and Corporations under the Act, Amendment to Notifications
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, issued G.O. Ms. No. 135, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Election), dated 29 December 2017, amending earlier notifications on the appointment of special officers to town panchayats, municipalities and municipal corporations. The amendments generally extend the stated appointment period from 31 December 2017 to 30 June 2018, with effect from 1 January 2018.
What the notifications change
G.O. Ms. No. 135, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Election), dated 29 December 2017, amends a series of Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department notifications originally published on 24 October 2016 and subsequently amended.
The repeated amendment replaces the words fixing the appointment period as ending on 31 December 2017 with wording that makes it continue until 30 June 2018. Each reproduced notification states that it comes into force on 1 January 2018.
Authorities covered
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department amendments concern special officers appointed to town panchayats, municipalities and municipal corporations. Separate notifications are issued under the laws governing:
- Town panchayats and municipalities under the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920.
- Chennai City Municipal Corporation.
- Madurai City Municipal Corporation.
- Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation.
- Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation.
- Tirunelveli City Municipal Corporation.
- Salem City Municipal Corporation.
- Tiruppur City Municipal Corporation.
- Erode City Municipal Corporation.
- Vellore City Municipal Corporation.
- Thoothukudi City Municipal Corporation.
- Thanjavur City Municipal Corporation.
- Dindigul City Municipal Corporation.
The supplied text reproduces the date substitution for the notifications through Thanjavur. It identifies the Dindigul amendment and its commencement date, but the supplied extract ends before reproducing the amendment wording for Dindigul.
Who may be affected
G.O. Ms. No. 135 primarily affects the administration of the listed urban local bodies by continuing the period stated for their special officers. Residents, property owners and professionals dealing with these local bodies may therefore continue to interact with an administration headed by special officers during the extended period.
The notifications do not state any change to land ownership, registration, planning permission, property tax rates, building rules or land use. Their stated purpose is limited to amending the appointment period for special officers.
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Common questions
Does this notification change my land ownership or property registration?
No change to land ownership or property registration is stated. The notifications concern the appointment period of special officers for town panchayats, municipalities and municipal corporations.
How long were the special officer appointments extended?
The reproduced amendments replace the end date of 31 December 2017 with 30 June 2018.
When did these amendments take effect?
Each notification states that it comes into force on 1 January 2018.
Which municipal corporations are named?
The source names Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Salem, Tiruppur, Erode, Vellore, Thoothukudi, Thanjavur and Dindigul City Municipal Corporations.
