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, containing a notification made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu under section 113-C of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971. It amends guideline number 4 of the Guidelines for the Exemption of Buildings, 2017, by replacing the period of thirty months with thirty six months.
What the document does
G.O.(Ms).No.196 dated 20 December 2019 amends the Guidelines for the Exemption of Buildings, 2017. Those guidelines concern the exemption of buildings and the assessment and collection of an amount for exemption under section 113-C of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971.
The amendment is limited to the time period stated in guideline number 4. It does not reproduce or explain the rest of guideline number 4.
Key change
The notification made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu makes one substitution in guideline number 4:
- The words “within thirty months” are replaced with “within thirty six months”.
- The allowed period in that provision is therefore extended by six months.
- No other wording in the Guidelines for the Exemption of Buildings, 2017, is amended in the supplied text.
Who may be affected
G.O.(Ms).No.196 is relevant to any building owner, applicant or authority dealing with a building exemption for which the period in guideline number 4 applies. Such cases should be considered using the substituted period of thirty six months rather than thirty months.
The document does not identify particular buildings, owners, districts or local planning areas. It also does not set out the eligibility conditions for exemption, the method of assessment or the amount payable. Those details cannot be determined from this three-page order alone.
Publication and administration
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(3)] Department directed that the appended notification be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 20 December 2019. The order was issued by order of the Governor and signed by Rajesh Lakhoni, Principal Secretary to Government.
Copies were addressed to authorities including the Commissioner of Town and Country Planning, the Member Secretary of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority and all District Collectors. The Finance Department, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, and Law Department were also included among the recipients.
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Common questions
What deadline did G.O.(Ms).No.196 change?
It changed the period in guideline number 4 from “within thirty months” to “within thirty six months”.
Does the document explain which buildings qualify for exemption?
No. The supplied text only changes the time period in guideline number 4 and does not provide the eligibility conditions.
Does G.O.(Ms).No.196 change the exemption amount?
No change to an amount or rate is stated. The only amendment shown is the replacement of thirty months with thirty six months.
Which law authorises the amendment?
The notification was made under section 113-C of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971.
