Date of Commencement of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Second Amendment) Act, 2022 (Tamil Nadu Act 38 of 2022)
The Housing and Urban Development Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 168, Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)], dated 14 September 2022, appointing the commencement date for the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Second Amendment) Act, 2022 (Tamil Nadu Act 38 of 2022). The Governor of Tamil Nadu brought all remaining provisions into force on 14 September 2022, while section 6 had already come into force on 21 June 2022. The notification does not describe the substance of the amendments.
What the notification does
The Date of Commencement of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Second Amendment) Act, 2022 is a commencement notification published by the Housing and Urban Development Department. It records when the provisions of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Second Amendment) Act, 2022 became legally operative.
The notification was issued as G.O. Ms. No. 168, Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)], dated 14 September 2022. It was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary, No. 446, on the same date.
Commencement dates
The Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Second Amendment) Act, 2022 was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 21 June 2022. Its commencement occurred in two stages:
- Section 6 came into force on 21 June 2022, the date on which the Act was published.
- All remaining provisions came into force on 14 September 2022.
- The Governor of Tamil Nadu appointed 14 September 2022 as the commencement date for those remaining provisions.
- The appointment was made using the power in clause (ii) of sub-section (2) of section 1 of Tamil Nadu Act 38 of 2022.
Who may be affected
The Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Second Amendment) Act, 2022 concerns town and country planning. The Gazette text does not identify particular categories of landowners, buyers, developers, professionals or properties affected by its provisions.
Anyone dealing with a matter governed by the amendment Act may need to distinguish between section 6, which operated from 21 June 2022, and the remaining provisions, which operated from 14 September 2022.
What the document does not explain
The Gazette notification only fixes commencement dates. It does not reproduce or summarise the amendments made by Tamil Nadu Act 38 of 2022, and it does not state any land classification, approval procedure, rate, fee or property-specific requirement.
A property reader cannot determine the detailed effect of the amendment Act from this one-page notification alone. Its direct value is confirming when section 6 and the remaining provisions became effective.
This summary is generated from the source document to help you find what is relevant. The PDF above is authoritative. For advice on your own property, use LandLens One or speak to a qualified professional.
Common questions
When did the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Second Amendment) Act, 2022 come into force?
Section 6 came into force on 21 June 2022. All remaining provisions came into force on 14 September 2022.
Who fixed the commencement date for the remaining provisions?
The Governor of Tamil Nadu appointed 14 September 2022 as the commencement date for all remaining provisions of Tamil Nadu Act 38 of 2022.
Does the notification explain how the amendment affects my property?
No. The notification fixes commencement dates but does not describe the amendments or identify particular properties or categories of people affected.
Which government department issued the notification?
The Housing and Urban Development Department issued it as G.O. Ms. No. 168, Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)], dated 14 September 2022.
