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GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

[R. Dis. No. 197/2009.

2026

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CHENNAI, FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2026

Vaikasi 22, Parabhava, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2057

Part IV—Section 2

Tamil Nadu Acts and Ordinances

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CONTENTS

ACTS:

Pages.

No. 7 of 2026.— The Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2026. ..

45-46

No. 8 of 2026.— The Tamil Nadu Schools (Regulation of Collection of Fee) Amendment Act, 2026.

47-48

No. 9 of 2026.— The Tamil Nadu Panchayats Amendment Act, 2026.

49-50

No. 10 of 2026.— The Tamil Nadu Prevention of Begging Amendment Act, 2026.

51-52

No. 11 of 2026.— The Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies Amendment Act, 2024. ..

.. ..

53-54

TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

The following Act of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

received the assent of the Governor on the 18th March 2026 and

is hereby published for general information:—

ACT. No. 7 OF 2026.

An Act further to amend the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce

Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1987.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of

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

follows:—

1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce

Marketing (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2026.

Short title and

commencement.

(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 30thday

of November 2025.

Tamil Nadu

Act 27 of

1989.

2. In section 33 of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing

(Regulation) Act, 1987 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act),

in the proviso to sub-section (1), for the expression “fourteen years

and six months”, the expression “fifteen years and six months” shall

be substituted.

Amendment of

section 33.

Notwithstanding

anything

contained

the

principal

Act, every person exercising the powers and discharging the

functions of a Special Officer of the market committees, with

effect on and from the 30th day of November 2025, shall be

deemed to have been appointed as such Special Officers under

sub-section (1) of section 33 of the principal Act, as amended by this

Act, and anything done or any action taken by the said Special Officers

during the period commencing on the 30th day of November 2025

and ending with the date of publication of this Act in the Tamil Nadu

Government Gazette, shall be deemed to have been validly done or

taken under the principal Act, as amended by this Act.

Validation.

(By order of the Governor)

P. SUMATHI,

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 18th March 2026 and

is hereby published for general information:—

ACT. No. 8 OF 2026.

An Act further to amend the Tamil Nadu Schools

(Regulation of Collection of Fee) Act, 2009.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of

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

follows: —

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

(Regulation of Collection of Fee) Amendment Act, 2026.

Short title and

Commencement.

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

Government may, by notification, appoint.

Tamil Nadu Act

22 of 2009.

2. In section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Schools (Regulation of

Collection of Fee) Act, 2009 (hereinafter referred to as the principal

Act), in clause (j),—

(1) the expression “or code of regulation” shall be omitted;

(2) under the Explanation, clause (1) shall be omitted.

Amendment of

section 2.

3. In section 5 of the principal Act,—

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

substituted, namely:—

“(2) The committee shall consist of the following members,

namely:—

Amendment of

section 5.

(a) A retired High Court

Judge, nominated by the

Government, in consultation

with the Chief Justice of

High Court of Madras

Chairperson;

(b) The Director of School

Education

Ex-officio Member;

Schools

Ex-officio Member;

(d) The Director of Elementary

Education

Ex-officio Member;

(e) Joint Chief Engineer

(Buildings), Public Works

Department

Ex-officio Member;

(f) A parent who is a member

of the Tamil Nadu

State Parent-Teachers

Association to be nominated

by the Government

Member;

(g) An officer not below the

rank of Deputy Secretary

to Government, School

Education Department.

Ex-officio Member-

Secretary.”;

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(2) after sub-section (4), the following sub-sections shall

be added, namely:—

“(4-A) The member nominated under clause (f) of

sub-section (2) shall hold office for a term of three years from the

date of his nomination:

Provided that when the office of the nominated member

becomes vacant for any reason, a new member shall be nominated

in his place and such member shall hold office so long as the

member whose place he fills would have been entitled to hold

office, if such vacancy had not occurred:

Provided further that such member shall cease to be

a member of the said committee from the date on which he

ceases to be a member of the Tamil Nadu State Parent -Teachers

Association.

(4-B) The member nominated under clause (f) of

sub-section (2) may, by writing under his hand addressed to the

Government, resign his office but he shall continue to hold office

until his resignation is accepted by the Government.

(4-C) If, at any time, it appears to the Government that the

member nominated under clause (f) of sub-section (2) has shown

himself to be unsuitable for office or has been guilty of misconduct

or neglect which renders his removal expedient, the Government

may, after giving the nominated member a reasonable opportunity

of showing cause, remove the nominated member, from the office.

(4-D) The member nominated under clause (f) of

sub-section (2) shall be eligible to draw such sitting fee and other

allowances as may be prescribed.”.

4. In section 6 of the principal Act, —

(1) in sub-section (3), for the expression “fifteen days”, the

expression “thirty days” shall be substituted;

(2) for sub-section (5), the following sub-section shall be

substituted, namely:—

“(5) The fee determined by the committee shall be binding

on the private schools and valid for a period of three academic

years.”;

(3) after sub-section (5) as so substituted, the following

sub-section shall be inserted, namely:—

“(5-A) Every private school shall, before the expiry of

the validity of the fee determined under sub-section (5), submit

an application for revision of fee, within such time, in such form

accompanied with such scrutiny fee as may be prescribed.”.

Amendment of

section 6.

(By order of the Governor)

P. SUMATHI,

Secretary to Government,

Law Department.

TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

The following Act of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

received the assent of the Governor on the 16th May 2026 and

is hereby published for general information:—

ACT. No. 9 OF 2026.

An Act further to amend the Tamil Nadu

Panchayats Act, 1994.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of

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

follows:—

(1)

This

Act

may

called

the

Tamil

Nadu

Panchayats (Amendment) Act, 2026.

Short title and

commencement.

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

6th day of January 2026.

Tamil Nadu Act

21 of 1994.

2. In section 261-A of the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994

(hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), for the expression “upto

the 5th day of January 2026”, the expression “upto the 5th day of

July 2026” shall be substituted.

Amendment of

section 261-A.

3. Not with standing anything contained in the principal Act,

the Special Officers appointed by the Government to exercise the

powers and discharge the functions of the village panchayats,

panchayat union councils or the district panchayats other than

the panchayats in the districts of Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu,

Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupathur, Tirunelveli,

and Tenkasi with effect on and from the 6th day of January 2026,

shall be deemed to have been appointed as such Special Officers

under section 261-A of the principal Act, as amended by this Act,

and anything done or any action taken by the said Special Officers

during the period commencing on and from the 6th day of January

2026 and ending with the date of publication of this Act in the

Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, shall be deemed to have been

validly done or taken under the principal Act, as amended by this

Act.

Validation.

(By order of the Governor)

P. SUMATHI,

Secretary to Government,

Law Department.

TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

The following Act of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

received the assent of the Governor on the 16th May 2026 and

is hereby published for general information:—

ACT. No. 10 OF 2026.

An Act further to amend the

Tamil Nadu Prevention of Begging Act, 1945.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of

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

follows:—

1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Prevention of

Begging (Amendment) Act, 2026.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

Short title and

commencement.

Tamil Nadu Act XIII

of 1945.

2. In section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Begging Act,

1945 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), the expression

“and the provisions of sections 10-A,12-A and 23 shall apply if

the State Government have notified any leper asylum appointed

under section 3 of the Lepers Act, 1898 (Central Act III of 1898)

as a special home under clause (2) of section 2” at the end shall

be omitted.

Amendment of section 4.

3. In section 6 of the principal Act, the expression “or section

12-A ” shall be omitted.

Amendment of section 6.

4. In section 10 of the principal Act, the expression “other

than a person who is a leper” shall be omitted.

Amendment of section 10.

5. Section 10-A of the principal Act shall be omitted.

Omission of section 10-A.

6. In section 11 of the principal Act, for the expression

section 8,9,10 or 10-A, the expression “section 8,9 or 10” shall

be substituted.

Amendment of section 11.

7. Section 12-A of the principal Act shall be omitted.

Omission of section 12-A.

8. In section 15 of the principal Act, in the proviso to

sub-section (2), the expression “a contagious leper or” shall be

omitted.

Amendment of section 15.

9. In section 23 of the principal Act ,—

(1) in the marginal heading, the expression “lepers and”

shall be omitted.

(2) in sub-section (2),—

(a) clause (a) shall be omitted;

(b) in clause (b), the expression “other than leprosy”

shall be omitted.

Amendment of section 23.

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(3) in sub-section (3),—

(a) the expression “a contagious leper or”, occurring

in two places, shall be omitted;

(b) clause (i) shall be omitted.

(4) in sub-section (4), the expressions “the Lepers Act,

1898 (Central Act III of 1898) or”, “leper asylum appointed under

section 3 of the Lepers Act, 1898 (Central Act III of 1898) or any”,

“the Superintendent of such leper asylum or”, “under section

10-A or section 12-A or” and the expression “as the case may

be” occurring in two places, shall be omitted.

(By order of the Governor)

P. SUMATHI,

Secretary to Government,

Law Department.

TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

An Act further to amend the Tamil Nadu Co-operative

Societies Act, 1983.

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 Co-operative

Societies (Amendment) Act, 2024.

Short title and

commencement.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

Tamil Nadu

Act 30 of

1983.

2. In section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies Act,

1983 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in clause (1), the

phrase “and includes an interim administrator” shall be added at

the end.

Amendment of

section 2.

3. In section 88 of the principal Act,–

(1) in sub-section (1), for the first and second provisos, the

following provisos shall be substituted, namely:-

Amendment of

section 88.

“Provided that if, in the opinion of the Registrar, the continuance

of the board of any such registered society any further will be

detrimental to the interest of the said society, the Registrar may,

immediately after issue of notice of supersession of the board, place

the board under suspension and appoint an interim administrator to

manage the affairs of the society till an order is passed pursuant to

that notice:

Provided further that an order pursuant to the said notice shall

be passed within a period of two months from the date of issue of

the notice:”;

(2) in sub-section (4), for the expression “during the period

of supersession”, the expression “during the period of suspension

or supersession of the board” shall be substituted;

(3) in sub-section (6), for the expression “Before passing an

order under sub-section (1) (a) (i)”, the expression “Before passing an

order appointing an administrator on supersession of the board under

sub-section (1)” shall be substituted.

4. In section 90 of the principal Act, in sub-section (7), for

the expression “Arbitration Act, 1940 (Central Act X of 1940)”, the

expression “Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Central Act 26

of 1996)” shall be substituted.

Amendment of

section 90.

The following Act of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

received the assent of the Governor on the 30th May 2026 and

is hereby published for general information:—

ACT. No.11 OF 2026.

TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

(By order of the Governor)

P. SUMATHI,

Secretary to Government,

Law Department.

Amendment of

section 100.

Amendment of

section 102.

section

100

the

principal

Act,

sub-section (1), in clause (g), for the expression “Arbitration Act,

1940 (Central Act X of 1940)”, the expression “Arbitration and

Conciliation Act, 1996 (Central Act 26 of 1996)” shall be substituted.

6. In section 102 of the principal Act including marginal

heading, for the expression “Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (Central

Act I of 1894)”, the expression “Right to Fair Compensation and

Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement

Act, 2013 (Central Act 30 of 2013)” shall be substituted.

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