G.O. Ms. No. 37, Amendment to Notification on Nomination of Members to the Committee of Society, 2013
The Commercial Taxes and Registration Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 37, Commercial Taxes and Registration (M1), dated 1 April 2013, through which the Governor of Tamil Nadu amended an earlier notification under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975. The amendment expands the relevant class from societies that receive government financial assistance to societies that receive or had received financial aid, grants, funds or assistance from the Government, and it is deemed effective from the date the Act came into force.
What the notification does
G.O. Ms. No. 37, Commercial Taxes and Registration (M1), dated 1 April 2013, was issued by the Commercial Taxes and Registration Department. Acting under Section 54 of the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975, the Governor of Tamil Nadu amended Commercial Taxes and Registration Department Notification No. II(2)/CTR/730(b)/2012, dated 6 November 2012.
The notification concerns the nomination of members to the committee of a society and the exemption of certain classes of societies under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975. It changes one category of societies identified in the earlier notification.
The wording that changed
The earlier category referred to:
- Societies which receive financial aid or assistance from the Government.
G.O. Ms. No. 37 replaces that category with:
- Societies which receive or had received financial aid, grant, funds or assistance from the Government.
The replacement broadens the wording in two ways. It includes societies that had received government support in the past, not only societies currently receiving it. It also expressly covers grants and funds, in addition to financial aid or assistance.
Who may be affected
The amendment may affect societies registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975, where the society currently receives or previously received financial support from the Government. The notification does not name any individual society or committee member.
A society assessing whether the earlier notification applies should check both present and past receipt of government financial aid, grants, funds or assistance. The wording is not limited to support being received on the notification date.
Effective date and scope
The amendment is deemed to have come into force from the date on which the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975 came into force. The Gazette text does not provide that commencement date.
G.O. Ms. No. 37 changes only the quoted category in the earlier notification. It does not set out provisions concerning ownership, transfer or registration of land.
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Common questions
Does the notification cover a society that received government funding only in the past?
Yes. The amended wording expressly includes societies that receive or had received financial aid, grants, funds or assistance from the Government.
What earlier notification was amended?
The amendment applies to Commercial Taxes and Registration Department Notification No. II(2)/CTR/730(b)/2012, dated 6 November 2012.
When did the amendment take effect?
It is deemed to have taken effect from the date the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975 came into force. The Gazette text does not state that commencement date.
Does G.O. Ms. No. 37 change any land ownership or property registration rule?
No land ownership, transfer or property registration rule is stated. The amendment changes the description of societies receiving, or having previously received, government financial support.
