G.O. (Ms.) No. 196, Amendment to the Guidelines for the Exemption of Buildings, 2017
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(3)] Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 196, dated 20 December 2019, to amend the Guidelines for the Exemption of Buildings, 2017, under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971. The amendment replaces the period stated in guideline number 4, changing it from thirty months to thirty six months.
What the government order does
G.O. (Ms.) No. 196 of the Housing and Urban Development [UD4(3)] Department changes one time period in the Guidelines for the Exemption of Buildings, 2017. In guideline number 4, the words "within thirty months" are replaced with "within thirty six months".
The source does not reproduce the rest of guideline number 4. It therefore does not identify the particular application, payment, assessment or other action that must be completed within this period. A property owner or professional relying on the revised period should read guideline number 4 together with this amendment.
Legal and publication details
The amendment was made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu using the powers conferred by section 113-C of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971. The government directed that the notification be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 20 December 2019.
The Guidelines for the Exemption of Buildings, 2017 concern the exemption of buildings and the assessment and collection of the amount for exemption. G.O. (Ms.) No. 196 makes only the stated substitution in guideline number 4. The supplied notification does not describe any other change to the guidelines.
Who may be affected
The amendment may matter to:
- Owners dealing with exemption of a building under the Guidelines for the Exemption of Buildings, 2017.
- Buyers examining whether a building has been processed under those guidelines.
- Architects, planners and other professionals handling an exemption matter.
- The Commissioner of Town and Country Planning, the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, District Collectors and other authorities involved in administration.
Key points for property checks
- The previous wording allowed thirty months.
- The amended wording allows thirty six months.
- The change applies specifically to guideline number 4.
- The notification itself does not explain what event starts the period or what must be done before it ends.
- The notification refers to earlier government orders issued between 2017 and 2019, but does not set out their contents.
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Common questions
What deadline did G.O. (Ms.) No. 196 change?
It replaced "within thirty months" with "within thirty six months" in guideline number 4 of the Guidelines for the Exemption of Buildings, 2017.
Does the notification explain what must be completed within thirty six months?
No. The supplied notification does not reproduce the rest of guideline number 4 or identify the action covered by the period.
Does the amendment change the entire building exemption scheme?
The notification states only one amendment, the substitution of thirty six months for thirty months in guideline number 4. It does not describe any other change.
Where was the amendment required to be published?
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(3)] Department directed publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 20 December 2019.
