G.O.(Ms.) No. 10, Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority Act, 2010, Coming into Force, 2019
The Housing and Urban Development Department, through G.O.(Ms.) No. 10 dated 16 January 2019, issued the Governor of Tamil Nadu's notification bringing the Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority Act, 2010 into force on 16 January 2019. The document starts the Act but does not itself change land ownership, land use, property records or charges.
What the document does
The Housing and Urban Development Department issued G.O.(Ms.) No. 10 dated 16 January 2019 to notify the commencement of the Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority Act, 2010 (Tamil Nadu Act 44 of 2010). Acting under the power stated in the Act, the Governor of Tamil Nadu appointed 16 January 2019 as the date on which the Act came into force.
The notification was directed to be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 16 January 2019.
Who is affected
G.O.(Ms.) No. 10 dated 16 January 2019 concerns the legal commencement of the Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority Act, 2010. The circulation list shows that the commencement was communicated to government departments and public bodies involved in metropolitan administration, transport, highways, policing, railways and urban development.
Recipients listed in the document include:
- The Finance, Highways, Home, Transport, Law, and Municipal Administration and Water Supply Departments.
- The Housing and Urban Development Department.
- The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority.
- The Metropolitan Transport Corporation.
- The Greater Chennai Corporation and the Chennai City Municipal Corporation.
- The Greater Chennai Police.
- Southern Railway.
- Chennai Metro Rail Limited.
- The Transport Department and the Chief Planner (Transport) of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority.
Key provisions
G.O.(Ms.) No. 10 dated 16 January 2019 contains one operative notification:
- The Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority Act, 2010 came into force on 16 January 2019.
- The notification was issued by the Governor of Tamil Nadu.
- S. Krishnan, Principal Secretary to Government, signed the government order and notification.
- Publication was ordered in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on the same date.
Relevance to property owners and buyers
G.O.(Ms.) No. 10 dated 16 January 2019 is a commencement notification for a metropolitan transport authority law. The document does not identify individual properties, alter ownership records, announce land acquisition, change land use, prescribe development controls, or state any rate or fee. A buyer or owner would therefore need other documents to determine whether a particular property is affected by any action taken under the Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority Act, 2010.
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Common questions
When did the Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority Act, 2010 come into force?
The Governor of Tamil Nadu appointed 16 January 2019 as the date on which the Act came into force.
Does G.O.(Ms.) No. 10 change the ownership or land use of my property?
No property-specific ownership or land use change is stated in G.O.(Ms.) No. 10 dated 16 January 2019. It only notifies the date on which the Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority Act, 2010 came into force.
Does the notification announce any land acquisition?
No. G.O.(Ms.) No. 10 dated 16 January 2019 does not identify land or announce any acquisition.
Was the notification intended for official publication?
Yes. The Housing and Urban Development Department directed that it be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 16 January 2019.
