G.O. (Ms.) No. 196, Amendment to the Guidelines for the Exemption of Buildings, 2019
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(3)] Department issued Government Order (Ms.) Number 196, dated 20 December 2019, amending the Guidelines for the Exemption of Buildings, 2017, under section 113-C of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971. The amendment replaces the period of thirty months in guideline number 4 with thirty six months.
What the document does
Government Order (Ms.) Number 196, dated 20 December 2019, issued by the Housing and Urban Development [UD4(3)] Department, changes one time period in the Guidelines for the Exemption of Buildings, 2017. Those guidelines concern exemption of buildings and the assessment and collection of the amount payable for exemption under section 113-C of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971.
The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the amendment using the powers provided by section 113-C. The Government Order directs publication of the appended notification in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 20 December 2019.
The amendment
The notification makes a single change to guideline number 4 of the Guidelines for the Exemption of Buildings, 2017:
- The words "within thirty months" are replaced with "within thirty six months".
- The amendment therefore extends the period stated in guideline number 4 by six months.
- The notification does not reproduce the rest of guideline number 4 or explain the event from which the period is calculated.
- No other guideline, eligibility condition, assessment method or collection requirement is changed in the supplied notification.
Who may be affected
Government Order (Ms.) Number 196 may affect building owners, applicants and professionals dealing with exemption under the Guidelines for the Exemption of Buildings, 2017. Anyone relying on the period in guideline number 4 should use thirty six months instead of thirty months.
The source does not explain which buildings qualify for exemption or how an exemption amount is assessed. Those questions cannot be answered from this amendment alone and would require the full Guidelines for the Exemption of Buildings, 2017, together with any other applicable amendments.
Administrative circulation
The Government Order 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 signed by Rajesh Lakhoni, Principal Secretary to Government, by order of the Governor.
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Common questions
What deadline or period did Government Order (Ms.) Number 196 change?
It changed the wording in guideline number 4 from "within thirty months" to "within thirty six months". The notification does not state in this extract what event starts that period.
Does the amendment create a new building exemption scheme?
No. It amends the existing Guidelines for the Exemption of Buildings, 2017, by changing one period in guideline number 4.
Does the document explain whether my building qualifies for exemption?
No. The notification only changes thirty months to thirty six months and does not set out the qualification conditions.
Was the amendment intended for publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette?
Yes. Government Order (Ms.) Number 196 directs publication of the appended notification in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 20 December 2019.
