Rules under section 113-C of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971 for Assessment and Collection of Amount for Exemption of Buildings, 2017, Amendment to the Rule, Notification
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Housing and Urban Development Department, issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 35 dated 20 March 2018, containing a notification by the Governor of Tamil Nadu that amends the Tamil Nadu Assessment and Collection of Amount for Exemption of Buildings Rules, 2017. The amendment changes the period in rule 3, clause (ix), sub-clause (a), from nine months to twelve months.
What the notification does
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Housing and Urban Development Department, issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 35 dated 20 March 2018. The appended notification amends the Tamil Nadu Assessment and Collection of Amount for Exemption of Buildings Rules, 2017, which were made in connection with section 113-C of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971.
The notification was made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu using the powers under clause (bb) of sub-section (2) of section 122, read with section 113-C of the Act.
The specific change
The amendment makes one stated change to the 2017 rules:
- In rule 3, clause (ix), sub-clause (a), the words "within nine months" are replaced by "within twelve months".
- The amendment therefore extends the period specified in that provision by three months.
- The supplied notification does not reproduce the rest of rule 3 or explain the particular action that must be completed within that period.
- No other change to the assessment or collection rules is stated in the supplied text.
Who may be affected
The Tamil Nadu Assessment and Collection of Amount for Exemption of Buildings Rules, 2017 concern the assessment and collection of an amount for exemption of buildings. The amendment may therefore matter to building owners, applicants and professionals dealing with a building exemption under section 113-C where rule 3, clause (ix), sub-clause (a) applies.
A reader should check the full 2017 rules and the facts of the relevant building to identify what must be done within twelve months. The notification alone does not describe eligibility for exemption, the assessment method, any amount payable or the documents required.
Publication and administration
G.O. (Ms.) No. 35 directed that the appended notification be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 20 March 2018. Copies were addressed to authorities including all District Collectors, the Commissioner of Town and Country Planning and the Member Secretary of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority.
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Common questions
What deadline was changed by G.O. (Ms.) No. 35?
The period in rule 3, clause (ix), sub-clause (a) was changed from within nine months to within twelve months. The supplied notification does not reproduce the underlying requirement to which that period applies.
Does the notification change the amount payable for a building exemption?
No change to any amount or rate is stated. The only stated amendment replaces a nine-month period with a twelve-month period.
Does this amendment apply to every building owner in Tamil Nadu?
The notification concerns the rules for assessment and collection of an amount for exemption of buildings. It may affect a person only where rule 3, clause (ix), sub-clause (a) applies to the relevant building or exemption process.
When was the amendment ordered to be published?
G.O. (Ms.) No. 35 directed publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 20 March 2018. The supplied notification does not state a separate commencement date.
