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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.

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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:—

1.

(1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Protected

Agricultural Zone Development (Amendment) Act, 2023.

Short title and

commencement.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

Tamil Nadu

Act 11 of 2020.

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

section 2.

3.

In section 5 of the principal Act, for sub-section (1), the

following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:—

Amendment of

section 5.

“(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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(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;

(xiii)

The Agricultural Production Commissioner

and Secretary to Government in charge

of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Department

–

Member

Secretary,

ex-officio;

(xiv)

The Secretary to Government in charge

of Water Resources Department

–

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

–

Member,

ex-officio;

(xvii)

The Secretary to Government, Law

Department

–

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 Department

–

Member,

ex-officio;

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(xx)

The Secretary to Government in charge

of Co-operation, Food and Consumer

Protection Department

–

Member,

ex-officio;

(xxi)

The Secretary to Government in charge

of Finance Department

–

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

–

Member,

ex-officio;

(xxiv)

The

Vice-Chancellor,

Tamil

Nadu

Agricultural University

–

Member,

ex-officio;

(xxv)

A Member of Parliament and two Members

of Legislative Assembly representing

the protected agricultural zone to be

nominated by the Government

–

Members;

(xxvi)

Three representatives of farmers to be

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

–

Members.”.

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:—

Amendment of

First Schedule.

“6. Mayiladuthurai district.”.

(By Order of the Governor)

S. GEORGE ALEXANDER,

Secretary to Government,

Law Department.

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