G.O.(Ms.)No.172, Competent Authorities under the Tamil Nadu Apartment Ownership Act, 2022 (2022)
The Housing and Urban Development (HB3(1)) Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu issued Government Order (Ms.) No. 172 on 24 September 2024 to notify the respective District Registrars of the Registration Department as competent authorities under the Tamil Nadu Apartment Ownership Act, 2022. Their authority covers the Act and its rules, except section 13 of the Act.
What the government order does
Government Order (Ms.) No. 172, dated 24 September 2024, was issued by the Housing and Urban Development (HB3(1)) Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu. It designates the respective District Registrars of the Registration Department as the competent authorities for carrying out provisions of the Tamil Nadu Apartment Ownership Act, 2022 and the rules made under that Act, except section 13.
The notification was made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu using the power conferred under clause (I) of section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Apartment Ownership Act, 2022. The order directs publication of the notification in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 24 September 2024.
Who it affects
The designation under Government Order (Ms.) No. 172 is relevant to apartment owners, apartment associations, professionals and others whose matters under the Tamil Nadu Apartment Ownership Act, 2022 require action by a competent authority.
The notification does not describe individual procedures, applications or documents that must be submitted. It identifies the government officials who will act as competent authorities for the covered provisions.
Key provisions
Government Order (Ms.) No. 172 provides that:
- The respective District Registrars of the Registration Department are the competent authorities.
- Their role is to carry out provisions of the Tamil Nadu Apartment Ownership Act, 2022 and the rules made under it.
- Section 13 of the Tamil Nadu Apartment Ownership Act, 2022 is expressly excluded from their notified authority.
- The notification is to be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 24 September 2024.
Related government orders
Government Order (Ms.) No. 172 records that the government had also considered Government Order (Ms.) No. 62 of the Housing and Urban Development (HB3(1)) Department, dated 6 March 2024, and Government Order (Ms.) No. 171 of the same department, dated 24 September 2024. The supplied text does not reproduce the contents of those two government orders.
Practical point
For a matter governed by a covered provision of the Tamil Nadu Apartment Ownership Act, 2022 or its rules, the relevant District Registrar is the notified competent authority. The notification itself does not explain which authority handles section 13.
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Common questions
Who is the competent authority under the Tamil Nadu Apartment Ownership Act, 2022?
The respective District Registrar of the Registration Department is the notified competent authority for provisions covered by Government Order (Ms.) No. 172.
Does the District Registrar have authority over every provision of the Act?
No. The notification expressly excludes section 13 of the Tamil Nadu Apartment Ownership Act, 2022.
Does the notification also cover the Tamil Nadu Apartment Ownership Rules?
Yes. The District Registrars are notified as competent authorities for the covered provisions of the Act and the rules made under it.
When was the notification directed to be published?
Government Order (Ms.) No. 172 directs publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 24 September 2024.
