G.O.(Ms).No.168, Commencement of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Second Amendment) Act, 2022
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)] Department issued G.O.(Ms).No.168 dated 14 September 2022, appointing 14 September 2022 as the commencement date for all remaining provisions of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Second Amendment) Act, 2022. Section 6 of the Act had already come into force when the Act was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 21 June 2022.
What the government order does
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)] Department issued G.O.(Ms).No.168 dated 14 September 2022 to bring the remaining provisions of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Second Amendment) Act, 2022 into force. The Governor of Tamil Nadu appointed 14 September 2022 as their commencement date.
The notification was ordered to be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Extraordinary, dated 14 September 2022.
Commencement dates
The Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Second Amendment) Act, 2022, identified as Tamil Nadu Act 38 of 2022, was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 21 June 2022.
The notification records two stages of commencement:
- Section 6 came into force on 21 June 2022, the date when the Act was published.
- All remaining provisions came into force on 14 September 2022.
- The Governor fixed the later commencement date using the power stated in clause (ii) of sub-section (2) of section 1 of Tamil Nadu Act 38 of 2022.
Who may need to note it
G.O.(Ms).No.168 was circulated to authorities involved in planning, local administration, registration and land administration. Recipients included all District Collectors, the Director of Town and Country Planning, the Member-Secretary of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, and government departments responsible for municipal administration, rural development, revenue, registration, agriculture, finance and law.
Property buyers, owners and professionals should note that the full set of provisions in the 2022 amendment was operational from 14 September 2022, apart from section 6, which was already operational from 21 June 2022.
Limits of the document
G.O.(Ms).No.168 only fixes the commencement date for the remaining provisions of the amendment Act. The supplied notification does not describe what those provisions change, what land or developments they cover, or what applications, permissions, fees or procedures may be affected. Those substantive details cannot be determined from this government order alone.
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Common questions
When did the remaining provisions of the 2022 amendment come into force?
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)] Department's G.O.(Ms).No.168 states that all remaining provisions came into force on 14 September 2022.
Did every provision begin on 14 September 2022?
No. Section 6 of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Second Amendment) Act, 2022 had already come into force on 21 June 2022.
Does G.O.(Ms).No.168 explain how the amendment affects my property?
No. G.O.(Ms).No.168 fixes commencement dates but does not describe the amendment's substantive land, planning or development requirements.
Which planning authorities received the government order?
The distribution list includes all District Collectors, the Director of Town and Country Planning and the Member-Secretary of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority.
