G.O.(Ms).No.108, Amendment to Building Exemption Assessment Rules, 2017
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)] Department issued Government Order (Ms.) Number 108, dated 21 September 2021, notifying an amendment made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu to the Tamil Nadu Assessment and Collection of Amount for Exemption of Buildings Rules, 2017. The amendment replaces the period of "within fifty one months" with "within sixty three months" in rule 3, clause (ix), subclause (a).
What the notification changes
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)] Department issued Government Order (Ms.) Number 108, dated 21 September 2021, to amend the Tamil Nadu Assessment and Collection of Amount for Exemption of Buildings Rules, 2017. Those rules were made under section 113-C of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971.
The change is limited to the wording of one provision:
- In rule 3, clause (ix), subclause (a), the words "within fifty one months" are replaced with "within sixty three months".
- No other change to the rules is stated in the notification.
- The notification does not state a new rate, fee or assessment amount.
Who may be affected
Government Order (Ms.) Number 108 is relevant to people and authorities dealing with the assessment and collection of an amount for exemption of buildings under the Tamil Nadu Assessment and Collection of Amount for Exemption of Buildings Rules, 2017.
Property owners, buyers and professionals should check whether a building or exemption matter falls under rule 3, clause (ix), subclause (a). If it does, the applicable wording now allows the action covered by that provision to be completed "within sixty three months" rather than "within fifty one months".
The notification itself does not explain what event begins the sixty three month period. It also does not reproduce the rest of rule 3 or describe the eligibility conditions for obtaining an exemption. Those questions cannot be answered from this notification alone.
Issue and publication
Government Order (Ms.) Number 108 directs the appended notification to be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Extraordinary, dated 21 September 2021. The amendment was made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu and the government order was signed by Hitesh Kumar S. Makwana, Principal Secretary to Government.
The circulation list includes the Director of Town and Country Planning, the Member-Secretary of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority and all District Collectors.
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Common questions
What period was changed by Government Order (Ms.) Number 108?
The wording "within fifty one months" was replaced with "within sixty three months" in rule 3, clause (ix), subclause (a).
Does the notification change the amount payable for a building exemption?
No change to an amount, rate or fee is stated. The notification changes only the specified period from fifty one months to sixty three months.
Does the notification say when the sixty three month period begins?
No. The notification does not identify the event or date from which the sixty three months must be counted.
Where was the amendment directed to be published?
Government Order (Ms.) Number 108 directed publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Extraordinary, dated 21 September 2021.
