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GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

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2024

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CHENNAI, FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2024

Aani 21, Kurothi, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2055

Part IV—Section 2

Tamil Nadu Acts and Ordinances

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CONTENTS

Pages.

ACTS:

No. 23 of 2024.— The Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage

Amendment) Act, 2024. ..

.. ..

102-104

No. 24 of 2024.— The Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies (Amendment) Act, 2024. .

105-106

No. 25 of 2024.— The Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies (Second Amendment)

Act, 2024..

... ..

107-116

No. 26 of 2024.— The Chennai City Police Laws (Amendment) Act, 2024.

117-118

No. 27 of 2024.— The Tamil Nadu State Commission for the Scheduled Castes and

Scheduled Tribes (Amendment) Act, 2024. ..

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The following Act of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

received the assent of the Governor on the 5th July 2024 and

is hereby published for general information:—

ACT No. 23 OF 2024.

An Act further to amend the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply

and Sewerage Act, 1978.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of

Tamil Nadu in the Seventy-fifth Year of the Republic of India as

follows:—

Short title and

commencement.

1. (1) This Act may be called the Chennai Metropolitan Water

Supply and Sewerage (Amendment) Act, 2024.

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State

Government may, by notification, appoint.

Amendment of

section 56.

2. In section 56 of the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and

Sewerage Act, 1978, (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), —

(1) for sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be

substituted, namely:—

“(1) Where there is a sewer of the Board within thirty

metres from the nearest point of any premises or a private street, the

owner or occupier of such premises or the owner of such private street

shall apply to the authorised authority to provide a sewer connection for

the discharge of the sewage of such premises or the private street into

the sewer of the Board. On receipt of such application, the authorised

authority shall provide a sewer connection to such premises or

private street subject to the conditions that the owner or the occupier

of such premises or private street shall bear the expenses incurred

by the Board in providing such sewer connection and that they shall

comply with such conditions and requirements as may be prescribed.

No owner or occupier of such premises or private street within thirty

metres from the nearest point of the sewer of the Board, shall continue

or resort to any other means of sewage disposal such as septic tank,

cess-pool or sewage disposal vehicles.” ;

Tamil Nadu Act 28

of 1978.

(2) in sub-section (2), for the expression “the authorised authority

may—”, the expression “the authorised authority shall—” shall be

substituted.

Substitution of

section 77.

3. For section 77 of the principal Act, the following section shall

be substituted, namely:—

“77.Offences and penalties.— (1) Whoever contravenes

provisions of sub-section (5) of section 42, sub-section (2) of section 46,

sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 48, clause (c) of sub-section (1) of

section 49, sub-section (1) of section 50, sub-section (2) of section 51,

sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 52, sub-section (1) of section

53, section 54, sub-sections (1), (3) and (4) of section 56,

clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 58, sub-section (1) of section 59,

sub-section (1) of section 60, sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 61,

sub-section (1) of section 62 and section 69 of this Act or of any

regulation or other instrument made thereunder shall be punishable

with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with

fine which may extend upto ten thousand rupees or with both and

in the case of a continuing contravention, with additional fine which

may extend to five hundred rupees for every day during which such

contravention continues after conviction for the first such contravention.

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(2) Whoever contravenes provisions of section 7, sub-sections

(2), (4) and (6) of section 45, sub-section (1) of section 46, sub-section

(2) of section 47 and sub-section (1) of section 68 of this Act or of any

regulation or other instrument made thereunder shall be liable to a

penalty of not exceeding five thousand rupees for the first offence and

ten thousand rupees for second or any subsequent offence.”.

4. After section 77 of the principal Act as so substituted, the

following sections shall be inserted, namely: —

“77-A. Adjudication of penalties. — The Executive

Engineer having jurisdiction over the area shall adjudicate and impose

the penalties under sub-section (2) of section 77, in such manner as

may be prescribed.

Insertion of new

sections 77-A

and 77-B.

77-B. Appeal.— (1) Any person aggrieved by an order

passed under section 77-A may prefer an appeal to the Managing

Director within thirty days from the date of receipt of the order.

(2) The Managing Director may admit the appeal after the

expiry of the period of thirty days, if he is satisfied that the appellant

had sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal within that period.

(3) The Managing Director shall, after giving the parties to

the appeal an opportunity of being heard, dispose the appeal within

sixty days from the date of filing.”.

(By Order of the Governor)

S. GEORGE ALEXANDER,

Secretary to Government,

Law Department.

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The following Act of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

received the assent of the Governor on the 5th July 2024 and

is hereby published for general information:—

ACT No. 24 OF 2024.

An Act further to amend the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies

Act, 1998.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of

Tamil Nadu in the Seventy-fifth Year of the Republic of India as

follows:—

(1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Urban Local

Bodies (Amendment) Act, 2024.

Short title and

commencement.

(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the

15th day of March 2024.

Tamil Nadu Act 9

of 1999.

In section 3 of the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Act,

1998,—

Amendment of

section 3.

(1) in sub-section (1), in clause (c), for the expressions

“three lakhs” and “thirty crores of rupees”, the expressions “two lakhs”

and “twenty crores of rupees” shall, respectively, be substituted;

(2) after sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be

inserted, namely:—

“(1-A) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-

section (1), the Governor may, by notification, having regard to the

percentage of employment in non-agricultural activities, the economic,

historic or touristic importance or such other factors as he deems fit,

declare his intention to constitute any local area as a town panchayat,

a municipal council or a municipal corporation, as the case may be.”.

(3) in sub-section (2), in clause (b), after the expression

“under sub-section (1)”, the expression “or under sub-section (1-A)”

shall be inserted.

(By Order of the Governor)

S. GEORGE ALEXANDER,

Secretary to Government,

Law Department.

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The following Act of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

received the assent of the Governor on the 5th July 2024 and

is hereby published for general information:—

ACT No. 25 OF 2024.

An Act further to amend the Tamil Nadu Urban

Local Bodies Act, 1998.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of

Tamil Nadu in the Seventy-fifth Year of the Republic of India as

follows:—

1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Urban Local

Bodies (Second Amendment) Act, 2024.

(2) (a) Sub-section (1) of section 36 shall be deemed to

have come into force on the 13th day of April 2023.

(b) All other sections shall come into force on such

date as the State Government may, by notification, appoint.

Short title and

commencement.

Tamil Nadu Act 9 of

1999.

2. In section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Act, 1998

(hereinafter referred to as the principal Act),—

(1) in clause (10), for the expression “municipality”, the

expression “municipal council” shall be substituted;

(2) in clause (45), for the expression “municipality”, the

expression “municipal council” shall be substituted;

Amendment of

section 2.

(3) in clause (46), for the expression “municipality”, the

expression “municipal council” shall be substituted;

(4) in clause (48), for the expression “municipality”, the

expression “municipal council” shall be substituted.

3. In section 3 of the principal Act, in sub-section (2), clause (h)

shall be omitted.

Amendment of

section 3.

4. After section 3 of the principal Act, the following section shall

be inserted, namely:—

Insertion of

section 3-A.

“3-A.Transitional provisions on the constitution

or extension of the area of the municipality.— (1) When the

municipality is constituted or extended, all property, all rights of

whatever kind, used, enjoyed or possessed by, and all interests

of whatever kind owned by, or vested in, or held in trust by or for

the municipality or the panchayat constituted under the Tamil Nadu

Panchayats Act, 1994 (Tamil Nadu Act 21 of 1994), of which local

area is included as well as all liabilities legally subsisting against

such municipality or panchayat, as the case may be, on and from

the date of the notification, by which such constitution or extension

of the municipality is declared, shall, subject to such directions as

the Government may, by general or special order, give in this behalf,

vest with the municipality constituted or to which such areas have

been included.

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(2) All arrears of taxes or other payments by way of composition

for a tax, or due for expenses or compensation or otherwise, except

such arrears or payments in respect of water supply and sewerage

services, in respect of the Chennai Metropolitan Area, due to such

municipality or panchayat, as the case may be, on the date of

such notification, shall be recovered as if they had accrued to the

municipality constituted or to which such areas have been included

and shall be recovered as if such arrears or payments had become

due under the provisions of this Act.

(3) All taxes, fees and duties, which immediately before the

date of such notification, were being levied by such municipality

or panchayat, as the case may be, shall be deemed to have been

levied by the municipality constituted or to which such local areas

have been included, under the provisions of this Act and shall

continue to be in force accordingly until such taxes, fees and duties

are revised, cancelled or superseded by, anything done or any

action taken under this Act.

(4) All proceedings taken by, or against, such panchayat or

authority or any person under the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994

(Tamil Nadu Act 21 of 1994), shall be continued by, or against, the

municipality or authority or person as if such proceedings had been

commenced under the provisions of this Act.

(5) Any action taken under the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act,

1994 (Tamil Nadu Act 21 of 1994) by any authority before the date

of such notification, shall be deemed to have been taken by the

authority competent to take such action under this Act, as if this Act

had then been in force.

(6) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, every officer

or employee who, immediately before the date of such notification,

was in the service of such municipality or panchayat, as the case

may be, shall, on and from the date of such notification, be deemed

to be an officer or employee of the municipality constituted or to

which such local areas have been included:

Provided that—

(a) the terms and conditions applicable to such officer

or employee consequent on his absorption in the service of the

municipality constituted or to which such local areas have been

included shall not be less favourable than those applicable to such

officer or employee immediately before the date of such notification,

as regards pay and allowances, leave, pension, gratuity, provident

fund and age of superannuation; and

(b) the service rendered by such officer or employee under

such panchayat, upto the date of such notification, shall be deemed

to be the service under the municipality constituted or to which such

local areas have been included and he shall be entitled to count that

service for the purpose of increments, leave, pension, provident

fund and gratuity:

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Provided further that such officer or employee serving in

such panchayat, shall be given an option to be exercised within

such time and in such manner as may be prescribed either to be

absorbed in the service of the municipality to which such local areas

have been included or to be transferred to the service referred to

in sections 104 and 105 of the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994

(Tamil Nadu Act 21 of 1994) or to be retrenched from the service of

such panchayat, and on such retrenchment, he shall be eligible for

such benefits as may be prescribed.

5. In section 32 of the principal Act, after sub-section (1), the

following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:—

“(1-A) In the case of a person who ceased to be a Chairperson

or councillor under sub-section (1), the matter shall be reported by

the Commissioner to the council and the Tamil Nadu State Election

Commission.”.

Amendment of

section 32.

6. In section 44 of the principal Act, in sub-section (6), the

expression “or Taxation Appeals Tribunal, as the case may be” shall

be omitted.

Amendment of

section 44.

7. In section 78 of the principal Act, for sub-sections (2), (3) and

(4), the following sub-sections shall be substituted, namely:—

“(2) (a) No sale, gift or exchange of any land or any other

immovable property belonging to the municipality shall be made by

the council:

Provided that where any municipal land or any other immovable

property is required by the Central or State Government or any

Central or State Public Sector Undertaking for any public purpose,

the council may permit the sale, gift or exchange of such land or

building.

Amendment of

section 78.

(b) No such sale, gift or exchange of land or any other

immovable property belonging to the municipality shall be made

without the sanction of the Government.

this sub-section shall be made at such rate as may be specified by

the Government.

(3) The council may grant licence, lease or rent out the land

or buildings belonging to it for use and occupation for a period not

exceeding,—

(i) three years to the general public for non-commercial purpose;

(ii) nine years to the Central or State Government Departments,

Public Sector Undertakings or statutory bodies owned or controlled

by the Central or State Government;

(iii) twelve years, in the case of commercial shopping

complexes:

Provided that no such licence, lease or rent out shall be granted

for a period exceeding three years at a time;

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(iv) twenty years, in the case of agricultural land for agricultural

purpose:

Provided that the Government may, in special and extraordinary

circumstances, allow the council to sanction long lease beyond

the period prescribed in this sub-section for the following bonafide

public purposes, namely:—

(i) Educational purpose;

(ii) Medical purpose;

(iii) Charitable purpose;

(iv) Social welfare activities;

(v) Minority welfare activities.

(4) After the completion of the period prescribed in sub-section

(3), no extension or renewal of lease, licence or rent out shall be

permitted and any application for the same shall be considered

afresh in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

(5) (a) Licence fee, lease rent or rent shall be paid,—

(i) for the first year, at the time of handing over of land or

building; and

(ii) for every subsequent year, before the 28^th day of February

of the previous year:

Provided that for renting of shops in shopping complexes or

public markets, the collection of rent shall be made every month;

(b) A penal interest at the rate of twelve per cent simple interest

shall be levied for licence fee, lease rent or rent that is not paid

within the prescribed date when it is due.

year by five per cent during the duration of the licence or lease.

Amendment of

section 82.

8. In section 82 of the principal Act, after sub-section (2), the

following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:—

“(2-A) Any such return filed under clauses (b) and (c) of

sub-section (2) shall be accompanied by such fee as may be

prescribed for such reassessment of property tax.”.

Amendment of

section 83.

9. In section 83 of the principal Act, in sub-section (2), in the

proviso, for clause (a), the following clause shall be substituted,

namely:—

“(a) in the case of any building of a class not ordinarily let,

the gross annual value shall be calculated as per the basic zonal

value or basic street rate, as may be prescribed and in case, in

the opinion of the Commissioner, the gross annual value cannot

be estimated based on such basic zonal value or basic street rate,

as the case may be, the annual value of the premises shall be

deemed to be six per cent of the total estimated value of the land

and estimated present cost of construction of the building, after

deducting a reasonable amount towards depreciation which shall in

no case be less than ten per cent of such cost.”.

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10. In section 84 of the principal Act,—

(1) in sub-section (1), for the expression “thirty days”, the

expression “one month” shall be substituted;

(2) after sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be

inserted, namely:—

“(4) Nothing contained in this section shall apply to the

properties owned by the Central or State Governments, public

sector undertakings or statutory bodies owned or controlled by the

Central and State Governments.”.

Amendment of

section 84.

11. For section 97 of the principal Act, the following section

shall be substituted, namely:—

“97.

Power

assess

escaped

assessment.—

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Act or

the rules made thereunder, if for any reason any person liable

to pay any of the taxes or fees leviable under this Chapter has

escaped assessment in any half-year or year or has been assessed

in any half-year or year at a rate lower than the rate at which he

is assessable, or in the case of property tax has not been duly

assessed in any half-year or year consequent on the building or land

concerned having escaped proper assessment, the Commissioner

may, at any time, serve on such person a notice assessing him to

the tax or fee due and demanding payment thereof within fifteen

days from the date of such service of notice and the provisions

of this Act and the rules made thereunder shall, so far as may be,

apply as if the assessment was made in the half-year or year to

which tax or fee relates:

Provided that no arrears of tax or fee shall be collected for

more than last six years.”.

Substitution of

section 97.

12. In section 116 of the principal Act,—

(i) the expression “tax” shall be omitted;

(ii) for the expression “an arrear of land revenue”, the expression

“an arrear of a tax under section 116-A” shall be substituted.

Amendment of

section 116.

13. In section 117-B of the principal Act,—

(1) in sub-section (2), in the proviso, for the expression

“employee”, the expression “person” shall be substituted;

Amendment of

section 117-B.

(2) in sub-section (4), for the expression “Cantonments Act,

1924 (Central Act II of 1924)”, the expression “Cantonments Act,

2006 (Central Act 41 of 2006)” shall be substituted.

Substitution of

section 117-G.

14. For section 117-G of the principal Act, the following section

shall be substituted, namely:—

“117-G. Appeal.— (1) Any person or employer aggrieved by

any order or decision of the Commissioner in relation to the payment

of tax (including penalty, fee and interest) may, within such time as

may be prescribed, appeal to the Taxation Appeals Committee.

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(2) The decision of the Taxation Appeals Committee shall be

final and shall not be questioned in any court of law:

Provided that no such decision shall be made except after

giving the person affected a reasonable opportunity of being heard.”.

Amendment of

section 117-L.

15. In section 117-L of the principal Act, for sub-sections (1)

and (2), the following sub-sections shall be substituted, namely:—

“(1) Every person who intends to erect hoarding at any

place shall register his name with the municipality in such Form with

such fee, as may be prescribed.

(2) Any registered person under sub-section (1) may apply

to the Commissioner for a licence for erection of any hoarding.

(2-A) Every application for licence under sub-section

(2) shall be made to the Commissioner in such form, containing

such particulars, with such application fee, as may be prescribed.”.

Amendment of

section 117-M.

16. In section 117-M of the principal Act, to sub-section (2), the

following proviso shall be added, namely:—

“Provided that in case of political event, such application shall

be made at least three days prior to the date of erection of digital

banner or placard.”.

Amendment of

section 117-O.

17. In section 117-O of the principal Act, for the expression

“as an arrear of land revenue”, the expression “as an arrear of tax

under section 116-A” shall be substituted.

Amendment of

section 117-P.

18. In section 117-P of the principal Act, in sub-section (2), for

the expression “as an arrear of land revenue”, the expression “as

an arrear of tax under section 116-A” shall be substituted.

Substitution of

section 117-S.

19. For section 117-S of the principal Act, the following section

shall be substituted, namely:–

“117-S. Power to grant rights to advertise and to build

or maintain public asset in properties vested with the

municipality.— (1) Subject to the provisions of the Tamil Nadu

Open Places (Prevention of Disfigurement) Act, 1959 (Tamil Nadu

Act 2 of 1959) or any other law for the time being in force, the

Commissioner may grant right to any person or a class of persons

or any institution or organisation,—

(a) to display advertisement on contract; or

(b) to build or maintain a public asset by public private

partnership basis, by inviting tenders under the provisions of the

Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders Act, 1998 (Tamil Nadu Act 43

of 1998).

(2) Any amount paid to the municipality under sub-section (1)

shall be in addition to, and distinct from, the licence fee to be paid

under section 117-L or section 117-M, as the case may be.

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(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, the

council may allow any person or a class of persons or any institution

or organisation that maintains a public asset belonging to, or

vested with, the municipality at its own cost, to display their own

advertisement.”.

20. In section 117-T of the principal Act, for the expression “as

an arrear of land revenue” occurring in two places, the expression

“as an arrear of tax under section 116-A” shall be substituted.

Amendment of

section 117-T.

21. In section 118 of the principal Act, in sub-section (5), the

expression “after obtaining orders from the Director” shall be added

at the end.

Amendment of

section 118.

22. In section 119 of the principal Act, in the marginal heading,

for the expression “erection of”, the expression “construction of”

shall be substituted.

Amendment of

section 119.

23. In section 120 of the principal Act,—

(1) in sub-section (2), for the expression “the Commissioner”,

the expression “the Member Secretary of the Chennai Metropolitan

Development Authority in the case of the Chennai Metropolitan

Planning Area and the Director of Town and Country Planning in

the case of other areas”, shall be substituted;

(2) in sub-section (6), for the expression “the Commissioner”

occurring in two places, the expression “the Member Secretary of

the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority in the case of the

Chennai Metropolitan Planning Area and the Director of Town and

Country Planning in the case of other areas”, shall be substituted.

Amendment of

section 120.

24. In section 122 of the principal Act, for the expression “the

Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board”, the expression “the Tamil Nadu

Urban Habitat Development Board”, shall be substituted.

Amendment of

section 122.

25. In section 128 of the principal Act,—

(1) in sub-section (1),—

(a) in clause (a), for the expression “street or public place or the

land”, the expression “street, public place, water body, tank, other

water resources or any land” shall be substituted;

(b) in clause (b),—

(i) for the expression “street or public place or the land”, the

expression “street, public place, water body, tank, other water

resources or any land” shall be substituted;

Amendment of

section 128.

(ii) for the expression “seven days”, the expression “fifteen

days” shall be substituted;

(2) in sub-section (2), for the expression “any public street or

any land”, the expression “any public street, water body, tank, other

water resources or any land” shall be substituted.

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Amendment of

section 133.

26. In section 133 of the principal Act, for sub-sections (8),

(9), (10) and (11), the following sub-sections shall be substituted,

namely:—

“(8) Where no permission has been granted and where the

application has not been returned for rectifying the defects for

furnishing any other particulars, the applicant may file a copy of

the building application together with the details to the Member

Secretary of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority in

the case of the Chennai Metropolitan Planning Area or the Director

of Town and Country Planning in other areas, as the case may be,

within one month from the date of expiry of the time limit for grant of

permission referred to in sub-section (6).

(9) On receipt of an application, the Member Secretary of the

Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority or the Director of Town

and Country Planning, as the case may be, shall, after verifying

the correctness of the particulars furnished in the application

and satisfying himself that the proposed building construction is

in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules made

thereunder, grant permission or refuse to grant permission for

reasons to be recorded in writing within thirty days from the date of

receipt of the application.

(10) Any person objecting to an order passed by the

Commissioner under sub-section (6) or the Member Secretary of

the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority or the Director of

Town and Country Planning, as the case may be, under sub-section

(9) may, within a period of forty-five days from the date of receipt of

the order prefer an appeal to the Government in such form and shall

be accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed:

Provided that the Government may, admit an appeal preferred

after the expiration of such period, if they are satisfied that the

petitioner had sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal in time.

Explanation.— For the purpose of this sub-section and

sub-section (11), “Government” means the Government in Housing

and Urban Development Department.

(11) The Government may, after considering the grounds of

appeal, either confirm or set aside, cancel or in any way modify the

order of the Commissioner or Member Secretary of the Chennai

Metropolitan Development Authority or the Director of Town and

Country Planning, as the case may be:

Provided that no order prejudicial to the appellant shall be

passed without giving him an opportunity of being heard.”.

Amendment of

section 135.

27. In section 135 of the principal Act, after sub-section (6), the

following sub-section shall be added, namely:—

“(7) If in any case where no action has been taken in pursuance

of any notice issued by the Commissioner under sub-section (1)

directing the person to regulate the construction, re-construction or

modification of any building in accordance with the rules and within

the time limit referred to in the said sub-section, the Commissioner

may lock and seal the building or remove or demolish unauthorised

construction. The cost of expenditure incurred by the municipality

towards such removal or demolition shall be recovered from the

person concerned as an arrear of tax under section 116-A.”.

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28. In section 137 of the principal Act, for the expression “as an

arrear of land revenue”, the expression “as an arrear of tax under

section 116-A” shall be substituted.

Amendment of

section 137.

29. In section 145 of the principal Act, in sub-section (2) for the

expression “as an arrear of land revenue”, the expression “as an

arrear of tax under section 116-A” shall be substituted.

Amendment of

section 145.

30. In section 155 of the principal Act, in sub-section (3), in

the proviso, for the expression “shall not continue any other system

of disposal already in existence in that building”, the expression

“shall not continue or resort to any other means of sewage disposal

such as septic tank, cess-pool or sewage disposal vehicles” shall

be substituted.

Amendment of

section 155.

31. In section 161-A of the principal Act, in sub-section (3), for

the expression “as an arrear of land revenue”, the expression “as

an arrear of tax under section 116-A” shall be substituted.

Amendment of

section 161-A.

32. In section 170 of the principal Act, in sub-section (2), for the

expression “as an arrear of land revenue”, the expression “as an

arrear of tax under section 116-A” shall be substituted.

Amendment of

section 170.

33. In section 173 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), in clause

(b), for the expression “the Judicial Magistrate”, the expression “the

Commissioner or Judicial Magistrate” shall be substituted.

Amendment of

section 173.

34. In section 175 of the principal Act, in sub-section (11), for

the expression “as an arrear of land revenue”, the expression “as

an arrear of tax under section 116-A” shall be substituted.

Amendment of

section 175.

35. In section 194 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for

clause (a), the following clauses shall be substituted, namely:—

“(a) by sending the said document to such person by

electronic means as may be prescribed; or

(aa) by giving or tendering the said document to such

person; or”

Amendment of

section 194.

36. In section 198 of the principal Act,—

(1) in sub-section (1), for the expression “may make rules”,

the expression “may make rules prospectively or retrospectively”

shall be substituted;

Amendment of

section 198.

(2) in sub-section (3),—

(a) for the expression “Special Grade Municipalities”, the

expression “Special Grade Municipal Councils” shall be substituted;

(b) for the expression “Selection Grade and First Grade

Municipalities”, the expression “Selection Grade and First Grade

Municipal Councils” shall be substituted;

expression “Second Grade Municipal Councils” shall be substituted.

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Insertion of section

199-A.

37. After section 199 of the principal Act, the following section

shall be inserted, namely: —

“199-A. Application of the Tamil Nadu Act II of 1888.— The

provisions of the Tamil Nadu Places of Public Resort Act, 1888

(Tamil Nadu Act II of 1888) shall apply to the municipalities.”.

Amendment of

section 200.

38. In section 200 of the principal Act,—

(1) in sub-section (1), clause (h) shall be omitted.

(2) in sub-section (3), in clause (e), for the expression

“municipalities” occurring in two places, the expression “municipal

councils” shall be substituted.

(By order of the Governor)

S. GEORGE ALEXANDER,

Secretary to Government,

Law Department.

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The following Act of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

received the assent of the Governor on the 5th July 2024 and

is hereby published for general information:—

ACT No. 26 OF 2024.

An Act further to amend certain City Police Laws in the State of

Tamil Nadu.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of

Tamil Nadu in the Seventy-fifth Year of the Republic of India as

follows:—

PART I.

PRELIMINARY

1. (1) This Act may be called the Chennai City Police Laws

(Amendment) Act, 2024.

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State

Government may, by notification, appoint.

Short title and

commencement.

PART II.

AMENDMENT TO THE CHENNAI CITY POLICE (EXTENSION TO

THE CITY OF MADURAI AND TO THE CITY OF COIMBATORE)

ACT, 1987.

Tamil Nadu Act 32

of 1987.

2. In section 2 of the Chennai City Police (Extension to the City of

Madurai and to the City of Coimbatore) Act, 1987, for clauses (2) and

(3), the following clauses shall be substituted, namely:—

“(2) “City of Coimbatore” means the area declared by the

Government, by notification, to be the City of Coimbatore;

(3) “City of Madurai” means the area declared by the

Government, by notification, to be the City of Madurai;”.

Amendment of

section 2.

PART III.

AMENDMENT TO THE CHENNAI CITY POLICE (EXTENSION TO

THE CITIES OF SALEM, TIRUCHIRAPPALLI AND TIRUNELVELI)

ACT, 1997.

Tamil Nadu Act 51

of 1997.

3. In section 2 of the Chennai City Police (Extension to the Cities

of Salem, Tiruchirappalli and Tirunelveli) Act, 1997,for clauses (2) and

(3), the following clauses shall be substituted, namely:—

“(2) “City of Tiruchirappalli” means the area declared by

the Government, by notification, to be the City of

Tiruchirappalli;

(3) “City of Tirunelveli” means the area declared by the

Government, by notification, to be the City of Tirunelveli;”.

Amendment of

section 2.

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PART IV.

AMENDMENT TO THE CHENNAI CITY POLICE (EXTENSION TO

THE CITY OF TIRUPPUR) ACT, 2012.

Amendment of

section 2.

4. In section 2 of the Chennai City Police (Extension to the City

of Tiruppur) Act, 2012, for clause (2), the following clause shall be

substituted, namely:—

“(2) “City of Tiruppur” means the area declared by the

Government, by notification, to be the City of Tiruppur;”.

Tamil Nadu Act 35

of 2012.

(By order of the Governor)

S. GEORGE ALEXANDER,

Secretary to Government,

Law Department.

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The following Act of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

received the assent of the Governor on the 5th July 2024 and

is hereby published for general information:—

ACT No. 27 OF 2024.

An Act further to amend the Tamil Nadu State Commission for

the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act, 2021.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of

Tamil Nadu in the Seventy-fifth Year of the Republic of India as

follows:—

1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu State Commission

for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Amendment)

Act, 2024.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

Short title and

commencement.

Tamil Nadu Act 17

of 2021.

2. In section 4 of the Tamil Nadu State Commission for the

Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act, 2021, in the first

proviso to sub-section (1), for the expression “seventy years”, the

expression “seventy-five years” shall be substituted.

Amendment of

section 4.

(By order of the Governor)

S. GEORGE ALEXANDER,

Secretary to Government,

Law Department.

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