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CHENNAI, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Aippasi 26, Vikari, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2050

TAMIL NADU

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

[Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14.

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

[R. Dis. No. 197/2009.

2019

[Price: Rs. 1.60 Paise.

Part IV—Section 2

Tamil Nadu Acts and Ordinances

420-Ex-IV-2

The following Ordinance which was promulgated by the Governor on the

11th November 2019 is hereby published for general information:—

TAMIL NADU ORDINANCE No. 6 OF 2019.

An Ordinance further to amend the Tamil Nadu District

Municipalities Act, 1920.

WHEREAS the Legislative Assembly of the State is not in session and the

Governor of Tamil Nadu is satisﬁ ed that circumstances exist which render it necessary

for him to take immediate action for the purposes hereinafter appearing;

NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article

213 of the Constitution, the Governor hereby promulgates the following Ordinance:—

1. (1) This Ordinance may be called the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities

(Amendment) Ordinance, 2019.

Short title and

commence-

ment.

(2) Clause (b) of section 10 shall come into force at once and all the

remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed to have come into force

on the 6th day of January 2011.

Tamil Nadu Act

V of 1920.

2. In section 3 of the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920 (hereinafter

referred to as the principal Act),—

Amendment of

section 3.

(a) in clauses (7-A) and (12-C), the expression “Third Grade Municipality”

shall be omitted;

(b) in clause (29-A), the expression “Third Grade Municipality or” shall be

omitted;

3. Chapter I-A of the principal Act shall be omitted.

Omission of

Chapter I-A.

4. In section 24-A of the principal Act, for the expression “Third Grade

Municipality”, the expression “Town Panchayat” shall be substituted.

Amendment of

section 24-A.

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Amendment of

section 28.

5. In section 28 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for clause (a), the

following clause shall be substituted, namely:—

“(a) in the case of town panchayats, the persons referred to in sub-section

(2) of section 3-Q;”.

Amendment of

section 30.

6. In section 30 of the principal Act, in Explanation-II, for clause (a), the

following clause shall be substituted, namely:—

“(a) in the case of town panchayats, the persons referred to in sub-section

(2) of section 3-Q;”.

Amendment of

section 43-B.

7. In section 43-B of the principal Act,—

(a) in the marginal heading, for the expression “Third Grade Municipalities

and Town Panchayats”, the expression “Town Panchayats” shall be substituted;

(b) in sub-section (1), for the expression “Third Grade Municipalities and

Town Panchayats”, the expression “Town Panchayats” shall be substituted.

Amendment of

section 43-BB.

8. In section 43-BB of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the expression

“Third Grade Municipality and Town Panchayat”, the expression “Town Panchayat”

shall be substituted.

Amendment of

section 49-A.

9. In section 49-A of the principal Act, for the expression “Third Grade Municipality”,

the expression “town panchayat” shall be substituted.

Amendment of

section 50.

10. In section 50 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1),—

(a) the expression “clauses (b) and (c) of sub-section (2) of section 3-C

or” shall be omitted;

(b) for the expression “ (a) becomes of unsound mind”, the following

expression shall be substituted, namely:—

“(b) becomes of unsound mind;”.

Amendment of

section 68.

11. In section 68 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), in THE TABLE, for

the expression “III Grade Municipalities and town panchayats”, the expression “Town

panchayats” shall be substituted.

Amendment of

section 124-B.

12. In section 124-B of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the expression

“Third Grade Municipalities”, wherever it occurs, the expression “town panchayats”

shall be substituted.

Amendment of

section 223-A.

13. In section 223-A of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the expression

“third grade municipality, town panchayat or municipality”, the expression “town

panchayat or municipality” shall be substituted.

Amendment of

section 223-B.

14. In section 223-B of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the expression

“third grade municipality, town panchayat or municipality”, the expression “town

panchayat or municipality” shall be substituted.

Amendment of

section 285-C.

15. In section 285-C of the principal Act, in sub-section (5), for the expression

“municipality, town panchayat or Third Grade Municipality”, the expression “municipality

or town panchayat” shall be substituted.

Amendment of

section 285-CC.

16. In section 285-CC of the principal Act,—

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(a) in sub-section (1), in THE TABLE, for the expression “Third Grade

Municipalities”, the expression “Town Panchayats” shall be substituted.

(b) in sub-section (2), for the expression “municipality, town panchayat or

Third Grade Municipality”, the expression “municipality or town panchayat” shall be

substituted.

17. In section 357-A of the principal Act, including marginal heading, for the

expression “including Third Grade Municipality and Town Panchayat”, the expression

“including Town Panchayat” shall be substituted.

Amendment of

section 357-A.

18. In section 370 of the principal Act, in sub-section (3), for the expression

“Third Grade Municipality”, occurring in two places, the expression “Town Panchayat”

shall be substituted.

Amendment of

section 370.

19. In section 373 of the principal Act,—

Amendment of

section 373.

(a) in the marginal heading, for the expression “Third Grade Municipality”,

the expression “town panchayat” shall be substituted;

(b) in the opening part and in clauses (d) and (j), for the expression

“transitional area”, the expression “panchayat town” shall be substituted;

Municipality”, the expression “for the panchayat town, a town panchayat” shall be

substituted;

(d) in clauses (c), (f), (g), (h), (i) and (j), for the expression “Third Grade

Municipality”, wherever it occurs, the expression “town panchayat” shall be substituted.

20. In section 374 of the principal Act, for the expression “Third Grade

Municipality”, the expression “town panchayat” shall be substituted.

Amendment of

section 374.

21. Section 375 of the principal Act shall be omitted.

Omission of

section 375.

22. Section 376 of the principal Act shall be omitted.

Omission of

section 376.

23. The expressions “Third Grade Municipality”, “Third Grade Municipalities”, “the

Third Grade Municipalities”, “or the Third Grade Municipalities”, “or a Third Grade

Municipality”, “or Third Grade Municipality”, “or of a Third Grade Municipality” and

“Third Grade Municipalities and” occurring in any rules, by-law, notiﬁ cation or order

made under the principal Act shall be omitted.

Omission of

certain

expressions.

11th November 2019.

BANWARILAL PUROHIT,

Governor of Tamil Nadu.

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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.

Among the 49 Third Grade Municipalities in the State of Tamil Nadu, 12 Third Grade

Municipalities were annexed with the Municipal Corporations of Tiruppur, Erode, Vellore

and Chennai in G.O.(Ms)No.154, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department,

dated the 9th August 2010 and thereafter 36 Third Grade Municipalities were reclassiﬁ ed

into various grades of Municipalities at various points of time. Lastly, Melvisharam Third

Grade Municipality was upgraded to that of Second Grade Municipality in G.O.(Ms) No.9,

Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, dated the 5th January 2011. As on

date, there is no Third Grade Municipality in this State. Hence, the provisions governing the

Third Grade Municipalities in the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920 (Tamil Nadu Act

V of 1920) have become redundant and the said Act needs to be amended for the purpose.

Accordingly, the Government have decided to amend the said Tamil Nadu Act V of 1920

suitably.

2. The Ordinance seeks to give eﬀ ect to the above decision.

(By order of the Governor)

PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE DIRECTOR OF STATIONERY AND PRINTING, CHENNAI

ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

C. GOPI RAVIKUMAR,

Secretary to Government (FAC),

Law Department.