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No. 420] CHENNAI, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2023 Margazhi 12, Sobakiruthu, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2054
Part IV—Section 2
Tamil Nadu Acts and Ordinances
The following Act of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly received the assent of the Governor on the 27th December 2023 and is hereby published for general information:—
ACT No. 32 OF 2023.
An Act to amend the Tamil Nadu Protected Agricultural Zone
Development Act, 2020.
Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Seventy-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—
Short title and 1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Protected
commencement.
Agricultural Zone Development (Amendment) Act, 2023.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
Tamil Nadu
Amendment of Act 11 of 2020.
section 2.
2. In section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Protected Agricultural Zone Development Act, 2020 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in clause (a), after the expression "apiculture", the expression "animal husbandry, inland fishery" shall be inserted.
Amendment of 3. In section 5 of the principal Act, for sub-section (1), the
section 5.
following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:—
"(1) There shall be an Authority, by name, the Tamil Nadu Protected Agricultural Zone Development Authority, consisting of the following members to carry out the purposes of this Act:—
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IV-2 Ex. (420)TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 160 (i) The Chief Minister – Chairperson,
ex-officio;
(ii) The Minister for Water Resources – Member, ex-officio;
(iii) The Minister for Municipal Administration – Member, ex-officio;
(iv) The Minister for Agriculture and Farmers
Welfare
– Member, ex-officio;
(v) The Minister for Industries – Member, ex-officio;
(vi) The Minister for Law – Member, ex-officio;
(vii) The Minister for Micro, Small and
Medium Enterprises
– Member, ex-officio;
(viii) The Minister for Fisheries, Fishermen Welfare and Animal Husbandry
– Member, ex-officio;
(ix) The Minister for Food and Civil Supplies – Member, ex-officio;
(x) The Minister for Finance and Human
Resources Management
– Member, ex-officio;
(xi) The Minister for Environment and
Climate Change
– Member, ex-officio;
(xii) The Chief Secretary to Government – Member, ex-officio;
– Member
Secretary, ex-officio;
(xiii) The Agricultural Production Commissioner and Secretary to Government in charge of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department
(xiv) The Secretary to Government in charge of Water Resources Department
– Member, ex-officio;
– Member, ex-officio;
(xv) The Secretary to Government in charge of Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department
– Member, ex-officio;
(xvi) The Secretary to Government in charge of Industries, Investment Promotion & Commerce Department
(xvii) The Secretary to Government, Law
Department
– Member, ex-officio;
– Member, ex-officio;
(xviii) The Secretary to Government in charge of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Department
– Member, ex-officio;
(xix) The Secretary to Government in charge of Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare DepartmentTAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 161 – Member, ex-officio;
(xx) The Secretary to Government in charge of Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department
(xxi) The Secretary to Government in charge
of Finance Department
– Member, ex-officio;
– Member, ex-officio;
(xxii) The Secretary to Government in charge of Human Resources Management Department
– Member, ex-officio;
(xxiii) The Secretary to Government in charge of Environment, Climate Change and Forests Department
(xxiv) The Vice-Chancellor, Tamil Nadu
Agricultural University
– Member, ex-officio;
– Members;
(xxv) A Member of Parliament and two Members of Legislative Assembly representing the protected agricultural zone to be nominated by the Government
(xxvi) Three representatives of farmers to be – Members;
nominated by the Government
– Members.".
(xxvii) One expert each, in the fields of Agricultural Science, Horticultural Science and Veterinary and Animal Science to be nominated by the Government
Amendment of
First Schedule.
4. In the First Schedule to the principal Act, after the entry "5. Aranthangi, Avudaiyarkoil, Manamelkudi, Tiruvarangulam and Karambakudi blocks of Pudukottai district.", the following entry shall be added, namely:—
"6. Mayiladuthurai district.".
(By Order of the Governor)
S. GEORGE ALEXANDER, Secretary to Government, Law Department.
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