G.O.(Ms).No.195, Amendment to the Tamil Nadu Assessment and Collection of Amount for Exemption of Buildings Rules, 2017
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(3)] Department issued G.O.(Ms).No.195 dated 20 December 2019 to amend the Tamil Nadu Assessment and Collection of Amount for Exemption of Buildings Rules, 2017. The amendment replaces the period of "within thirty months" with "within thirty six months" in rule 3, clause (ix), sub-clause (a).
What the document does
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(3)] Department issued G.O.(Ms).No.195 dated 20 December 2019 under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971. It amends one time period in the Tamil Nadu Assessment and Collection of Amount for Exemption of Buildings Rules, 2017.
The notification was made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu using the powers conferred by clause (bb) of sub-section (2) of section 122, read with section 113-C of the Act. The Government directed that the notification be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 20 December 2019.
The change
The amendment applies to rule 3, clause (ix), sub-clause (a) of the Tamil Nadu Assessment and Collection of Amount for Exemption of Buildings Rules, 2017.
The only stated textual change is:
- The words "within thirty months" are replaced by the words "within thirty six months".
- This increases the period specified in that provision by six months.
- No other wording, assessment method, amount, rate or fee is changed in the supplied notification.
Who may be affected
G.O.(Ms).No.195 may affect building owners, applicants and professionals whose cases fall under rule 3, clause (ix), sub-clause (a) of the Tamil Nadu Assessment and Collection of Amount for Exemption of Buildings Rules, 2017. The rules concern the assessment and collection of an amount for exemption of buildings under section 113-C of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971.
A reader should check whether a particular building or application is governed by that exact provision. The notification does not reproduce the rest of rule 3 or explain which applications qualify for exemption.
Administrative circulation
G.O.(Ms).No.195 was circulated to authorities including the Commissioner of Town and Country Planning, the Member Secretary of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority and all District Collectors. It was also sent to the Finance Department, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, and Law Department.
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Common questions
What deadline was changed by G.O.(Ms).No.195?
In rule 3, clause (ix), sub-clause (a), the period "within thirty months" was changed to "within thirty six months".
Does the notification change the exemption amount or any fee?
No change to an amount, rate or fee is stated. The notification only substitutes a thirty six month period for the earlier thirty month period.
Does the amendment apply to every building exemption application?
The notification specifically amends rule 3, clause (ix), sub-clause (a). It does not reproduce that provision or state that every building exemption application is covered.
When was the amendment published?
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(3)] Department directed publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 20 December 2019. The supplied notification does not state a separate commencement date.
