Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920

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ACT, 1920.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS.
PREAMBLE.
PART I.
I-PRE~IMINARY.
CHAPTER
S'BCTIONS.
li Title and extetlt.
2. Repeal of enactments.
3. Definitions.
O PART 11.-ESTABLISHMENT CONSTITUTION

GOVERNMENT OF DIS+RI(;IT MUNICIPALITIE
CHApmnII.--CR~ATIONAND A B O L I ~ OOF
NMUN~C~PAL~I~~.
4. Creation of municipalities.
4-A. Townships.
5. Abolition of municipalities.
CHAPTER 111.-CONSTITUTIONOp M ~ C ~ P AA ~L T H ~ ~ ~ T I ~ ~
Auitzorii ies.
6. The tnunicipal auihorities and their incorporation.
7. Constitution of council.
8. Term of councillors and filling up of seats.
9. Procedure when no councillor is electsd.
10. (Omitted,)
11. (Omitted.)
12. The chairn~a~l
aild vice-chairman of the municipality.
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12-A. Procedure when no chairman or vice-chairlnan is elected.

12-B.Chairman, vice-chairman or councillolo not to receive
remunerafion.
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F u n c t i O ~ ~of the several authortties.
The chairman and the executive authority.
13. Functions of th,: chairman.

13-A. Functions of the executive authority.
airman where a cornmisstoner has been
14. The chairman to be member of every committee of t
15. Emergency powers of executive authority.

utiv: authority to incur petty contingen
18. Delegation and devolution of fu~lclionsof chairman.

18-A. Rights aud duties of the commissioner.
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The council.
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19. Functions of the ~ o u i l ~ i i .
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21. Council's power to call for records.
22. Obligation of tho executive author;ty to carry out councj19s
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23. Appointment of (:ommittees.
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24. Appointment of special committees.

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25. Rules and regulations for proceedings of council.
I 26. Appointment of joint committee. I
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28. Presidency of council.
29. (omitted.)
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39. Co:incitiar en to abstain Trom takirrg part in dirtassion

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32. Acts of municinal council, atc., not to be invalidated by

iuformality, ek.
Atb~zirlistration report.
33. Au1lual administration report.
34, Power of' 5 ~ G~qerrment

3 ~ and Collector for purposes
of control.
35, ~ ~ l l ~ ~power
t o ~ to~ 'ecforce
s execution of resolutions.
Power to suspelld or cancel resolutions, etc., under Act.
37. EmergellCy powbrs of ~0lle~tors. +P ut
wer to appoint officers to ,$
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, over mtulicipal electrical undertakings.
t ' s to undertake works for, or
39. State ~ ~ v ~ r n r n e npower
take &ion in default of, s municipality.
40. State Government to remove chairman or vice-chair-
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, of no-confidence in chairman or vice-df"im
41. State ~ ~ ~ v e r n m e npower
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42. powersof officers acting for, or in defa

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1V.-ELECTION AW APPOINTMENT
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COUNCILLORS.
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Elections.
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43. Electioli of municjpal co~,uncillors.
43-A. Election of same pcrson for morc ihi:n one ward.
in elrcloral roll for inunicipalitv
44. Qualifica.: -s for i~~clusion
a d publication 1 hemof.
45. and 46. (Omitted.)
47. Disqualitications of voters.
Qtmlrdficot ions f i)r membership oJ' count*il.
48. Qualification of' clmdidates.

49. Disqualification of candidates.
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f; *a 50-A. Oath or affirma~ionto be made by councillors.
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' 51. Decision of questions of disqualification of councillors by
district judge.
Election offences.
52. to 55. (Omitted.)
56. Infringement of secrecy of election.
56-A.Minimum penalty for personation at an election.
56-B,Promoting enmity between classes in connection with
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56-C. Prohibition of pllblic meetings on the day preceding the
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56-D.Disturbances at election meetings.
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56-F.Officers, etc., at elections not to act for candidates

influence voting.
56-G. Prohibition of canvassing in or near polling stations.
56-H.Penalty for disorderly conduct in or near polling stations. -2
56-1. Penalty for rmsconduct at the polling station.
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56-J. Penalty for illegal hiring or procuring of conveyances a
elections.
56-K.Breaches of official duty in connection with election.
56-L. Removal of ballot papers from polling station to be an
offence.
56-M . Other offences and penalties therefor.
56-N. Prosecution regarding certain election offences.
57. 59. (Omitted.)
60. ~i~qualifiaation
of persons convicted of election offences.
Requ isitioning of propertyf ~ relection purposes.

GO-A.Requisitioning of premises, vehicles, etc., for election
puryases.
60-B.Payment of compensation.
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60-C, Power to obtain information.

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. of entry into and inspection of premises, etc.,
60-E. Eviction from requisitioned premises.
60-F. Rslease of premises from raq~~isition.
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regard to requisitioning.
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CHAPTERV.-POWERS OF MUNICIPAL
AUTHORITIES
IN RE
COPTTRACTS
OF PROPERTY, AND ESTABLISHMENT.
61. Vesting of public streets and appurtenances in the

municipal co~lnciI.
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61.A. Daty of municipal council in i.c,peci of' public streets
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62. Collected sewage, etc., to belong to ni ~nicipalcounc!l.
63. Power of Baard of Revenue to transfer control of endow-
ments to municipal council.
64. Inventory of municipal property.
65. Limitation OF pov!slbto accept property in trust.
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66. Objects not provided f o ~by this Act.
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Contracts.
68. Delegation of authority to contract and contractual powers
of persons appointed by Government.
68-A. Rules regarding the conditions on which contracts may
be made.
69. Mode of executing contracts,
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71. The secretary, the health ~fficerand the engineer.

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72. Filling up of the appointment of health officer, engineer
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73. Filling up of appcilltrnents 0the.r than those specified i
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73-A. Power of State Government to transfer ofiicers .

servaufs of rnunicipalities.
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76. Power 1.0 grant leave to establishment.

76-A. Power of Stnte Government to appoint health offloo
c~lginccror clcctrienl enyiaccr.
7 1. Special provisions regarding Government servants lent to%$
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council. . .?th .,ii
77-A. Provincialization of any class of municipal officer

servants.
77-5. Management of certain municipal colleges and appo
ment of staff, etc., thereto.
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PART 111.
Via-TAXATION .IND FINANCE.
CHAPTER :g,.
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78. Enumeration of ordinary taxes and powers of control of'?:!
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78-A. Duty on transfers of property. -s 9

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79. Special taxation. F
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80. Notification of new taxes. :. - &j, 3 "
80-A. Saving for certain provisions of the Constitution. .:.':
The property tax.

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81. Description and classes of property tax.
81-A. Levy of property tax on a direction by Government,
82. Method of assessment of property.
83. General exemptions.
84. Taxation to be uniforn~.
85. Property tax a first charge on property.
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86. Property tax when payable,
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-87. Vacancy remission.

88. Obligation of iran~ferorand tranderee tot five notice of
transfer.
89. Owner's obligation to give notice of construction, recon-
struction, or demolition of building.
90. Reinission of tax in areas il~cludcdor excluded in the middle
of a half-year.
9 1. Power of execu~iveauthority to call for information and to
enter upon prcinises.
92.. (Omitted.)
Profession tux.
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94. Liability of members of firms, associations and joint Hindu
families to profession tax.
94-A. Liability of servants or agents to profession tax.
95. Service of notice on failure of payment of tax.
95-A. Statements, returns, etc., to be confidential.
96. Requisition on ovlncr or occllpier to filrilish list of persons
liable to tax.
97. Requisition on employers or their representatives to furnish
list.
Tax on ca~~rfugco
0.d ~nimals.
93. General provis'ons regarding tax on carriages and animals.
99. Liability to tax according to perjod for which carriage or
animal has bee11 kept.
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100. Exemptions.
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102. Forms to be sent to an.d returned by tax-payer:;.
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103. Grant of licence on payment of tax.

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Tax ort cnrts.

105. General provisions regarding cart-tax.
106. Power to remit tax.
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Taxes leviable under sections 98 and 105.
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106-A. Prepayment of municipal tax condition precedent to regis-

tration under Tarnil Nadu Act V of 1911.
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Powers to seize carriages and carts not bearing nunzbers.

107. Seizure of vehicles not bearing, n~~mbers.
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108. General y revisions regarding servants' tax.
109. Power tocall for lists of servants.
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110. to 114. (Omi tied.)

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115. (Omitted.)
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116. Levy of pilgrim tax. ,-

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Duty on Tranrfers of Property.
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116-A. Method of assessment of duty on transfers of property .*.!$;A

1 16-8. Provisions applicable on the introduction of transfer & .
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to make rules regarding assessment an

sfera duty.
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Generalprovisions regarding tn-wtion arzdjirzance. i
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117. Power to exempt from taxes. I
118. Power to write off irrecoverable taxes, etc. 4

119. Definition of municipal fund. 1
120. Budget estimate. I
121. Revised or supplemental budget. I
122. Appoiiitment of auditors of accounts.

123. Contributions to expenditure by other local authorities.
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124. Applicatic o f Scheciule TV.
;;4-~. Re,,very of loans and advances made by the State
Government.
PART 1V.--PUBLI C HEALTHSAFETY AND

CO NVENl ENCE.
CHAPTERVTL-WATER-SUPPLY,LIGHTING
AND
DRAINAGE.
water-Supply- Vesting of works and powers of nq~inicipal
authorities.
125. Vesting of works in m~lnicipalcouncils.
126. Construction and maintenance of water-works.
127. Trespass on premises connected with water-supply.
128. Prohibition of bui.dirg over water mains.
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Supply for domestic use.
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129. Council to provide water for domestic use.
Control over house-connexions.
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and powers of executive authority to enforce provi
of water-supply.
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Cutting off M J t~~r-,-.rz,ipp.

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134. Power to cut off water-supply.

135. Non-liability of council for reduction or stoppage of sup-
ply in certain cases.
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136. Provision for lighting public streets.
Public drainage. I
137. Maintenance of system of drainage by council. )
Private drainage.
138. Control over house-drains, pivies and cess-pools.
139. Connexion of house-drains wit1I public drains.
140. Executive authority may closmor limit the ube of existing .
private dra;lLs. ." i .I
141. Power of executi~eauthority to drain premises in combi- - ,iq ,
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142. Building, etc., not to be erected without permission over
drains.
143. Constructioi~ )f culverts or drain-coverings by owner or
occupier.
144. Maintenance of lro~lghsand pipes for catching water.
Public latrines.
145. Provision cf public latrines aod urinals.
Private latrines.
1 4 . Provision of latrines by owner or occupier.
147. Provision of latrines for labourers.
148. Provision of latrines for markets, cart-stands, cattlasheds,
choultry, etc.
149. Latrines to be screened from vtew ant1 kept clean.
150. Power to carry wire, pipes, drains, etc., tllrough private

property subiect to cac~i.:; . :; lit.t?e inconvenience as
possible and baying for direct dalnage.
151. Prohibitioil aga i11:;l making connexion wit11 mains without
permission.
152. Powers in respect of works outside the municipality.
153. Municipality to arrange for the removal of rubbish and

I filth.
154. and 155. (Omitted.)
156. Contributions from persons having control over places of
pilgrimage, etc.
157. prohiloition of improper disposal of carcases, rubbish and
filth,
158. Prohibition against keeping filth on premises too long, etc.
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159. Prohibition agaii~s t aallow h g outflow of Blt h.
160. Prohibitioll against using any cart without cover in the
removal of filth, etc.
161. Prohibitioll agaiinst throwing rubbish or filth inFo drains.
Public streets.
162. Maintenance and repair of streets.
163. Powers of municipal authorities.
164. Power to dispose of permanently closed streets.
165. Acquisition of land and buildings for improvement of
streets.
166. Power to prescribe building line and street alignment.
167. Buildings not to be constructed within street alignment or
building line.
168. Setting back projecting buildings or walls.
169. Setting buildings forward to improve line of street.
170. Projected streets.
171. Watering of streets.
172. Temporary closure of streets.
173. Protection of appurtenances arid inaterials of streets.
174. Power of munjcipality to recover expenses caused by extra-
ordinary traffic.
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174-A. (Omitted.)
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175. Owner's obligation to make a street when disposing of land

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176. Making of new private streets.
J71. Altel-ation or delllolition of street inadc in breach of see-
tion 176,
478. Power of executive authority to order wo; I - to be carried out
or to carry it out llimself in dehuit.
179. Right of owners to require street to be declared pubtic,
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558 District ~l~linicipalities 11920 :T 3 . Act V
EnrroacI~n~entOIZ streets.
180. Prohibition agai:lst obstructioils in or over streets.
180-A. Public strcetti ope11 to all.
18 1. P-nhibitio 11 and r*cgulationof doors, ground-floor windows
and bars opaii~?goutwards.
182. Re~novdof encroachn~ents.
183. Power to allow certain projections aiid erections.
184. Precailtiol~sduriq~grepair of strcets.
185. Prohibition against rerr,oval of bars and lights.
186. Prohibition against making holes and causing obstruc-
tion,
187. Licence for work on buildings likely to cause obstruction.
188. Clearing of debris of fallen houses, etc., by occupiers. I
189. Naming of public: streets.

Nwltbers on buildings.
190. Numbering of buildings.
General po w r s .
191. Building rules.
192. Building-site and construction or reconstruction of build-
ings.
193, Power of council to regulate future construction of cer-
tain classes of buildings in particular streets or localities.
194. Buildings at corner of streets.
195. Prohibition against use of inflammable materials for buil-
dings without permission.
196. Prohibition against constructing doors, ground-floor
windows and bars sc as to open out~vards.
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Buildings olher than huts.
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197. Application to construct or reconstruct building.
198. Necessity for prior approval of site.
199. Prohibition against commencement of work without per-
mission.
200. Period within which executive authority is to signify
approval or disapproval.
201. Period within which executive authority is to grant or ',
refuse to grant permission to execute work.
202. Ref~renceto council if executive aathority delays grant
or refusal of approval or permission.
203. Grounds on which approval of site for, 0.: licence to const-
ruct or reconstruct building, may be sc:fused.
204. Lapse of permission.
205. Power of executivc autl~orityto requil-c. a.lc~.a~ioil
of work.
206. Stol3pagc of work clidai~geringhuman life.
Wells.
3 7 . Application of certain sections to wells.
Huts.
208. Application to construct or reconstruct huts.
209. Prohibition against commencement of work without per-
mission.
210. Period within which executive authority is to grant or
refuse to grant permission to execute the work.
21 1. Reference to council if executive authority delays passing
orders.
212. Grounds on which permission to construct or reconstruc
hut may be refused.
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Exjtrer*frlll\kqrlls, (dterations ulrtl trtkditi~fl~.
2 14. Maintenance of exicrnal walls in.repair.
215. Application of pro'ii:;ions to alterations and additions.
P O ' O ML'J' C executive uuilzority.

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216. Denlolitiol~ or alteration of building work unlawfully
commencetl, carried on or completed.
I 217. Exemptions.
XI.-NUISANCES.
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Dangerous structures, trees and places.
218. Precautions ill cnse of dangerous structures.
219. Precautions in case of dangerous trees.
22C Precau~ionsill cnse of dangerous tanks, wells, holes, etc.
221. Power to stop dangrons quarrying.
222. Preoa~rtionsagainst fire.
Co.lltrol over ~rcttei*.~,etc.
223. Prolibitioa of construction of wells, tanks, etc., without

the permission of the executive authority.
224. Filling in of pools, etc., which are a nuisance.
225. Regulation or prohibition of certain kinds of cultivation.
226. Cleansing of insanitary private tank or well used for
drinking. ' i
227. Duty of council in respect of public well or receptacle

of stagnant water.
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227.~. Public well, etc,, open to all.

228. Prohibition against or regulation of wasliing animals or
clothes or fishing or drinking in public water-courses,
tanks, etc.
229. Provision of public wash-houses.
230, prt>lribitionng:\ilist washing by wi~shr.rn~sn
at unauthorized
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231. Prohibition against defilirrg water of tanks, etc., whether
public or private.
Control over abandoned lands, untrbl~rlzedhedges, ctc.

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232. Untenanted buildings or lands.
233. Removal of filth or noxious vegetatlon.
234. Fencing of buildings or lands and pruuing of hedges and 4
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235. Limewashing and cleansing 01 DU L L U L L L ~ ~ .
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236. Further powers with reference to insanitsry buildings. -34
237. Buildings unfit for human habitation.
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place.
Control over certain anitnals.
239. prohibition against feeding certain animals on filth.
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24.0. Prohlbltlon a & d L u D ~ a w u y l - t , -------
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241. Power to destroy stray pip aLIu UV6~.
General.
when there is no owner or UC~L.L~L,,L. ;&

243. Limitation of compensation.
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CHAPTER AND FEES.

X Ij .--LICENCES
SE~IONS.
General exempt ion.
244. Government and market committees not to obtain lieences
and permissi o t s
Keeping of animals.
245. Licences for places in which animals are kept.
246. General powers of control over stables, cattle-sheds and
cow-houses.
247. Power to direct discontinuance of use of buildings as
stable, cattle-shed or cow-house.
248. (omitted.)
I n t l ~ s t ? ~ kand
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249. purposes for which places may not be used without licence.
250. Application to be made for construction, establishment
or installation of factory, work-shop or work-place in
which steam or other power is to be employed.
25 1. Council may issue dir~cti ons for abatement of nuisance
caused by stesm or other power.
252. Power of tile State Governmellt to pass orders or give
directions to muizicipal councils.
253. The executive authority may enter any factory, work-shop
or work-place.
254. Provision of nlunicipal slaughter-houses.

255. Licence for sla ughter-houses.
256. Slaughter of animals during festivals and ccrcmonics.
257. Slaughter of aniinals for sale as food.
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1920 : T.N. Act V3 District Muni cipalitic?~
SECTIONS.
Tlze nzillc trade.
258. Regulation of milk trade.
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Markets, butchers, fishmongers, ha~,~kera.

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259. Public markets.
260. Powers in respect of public markets.
261. Control of the executive authority cjver public markets.
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262. Licence for private market.
262-A. Fee for licence.
263. Sale in unlicensed private markets.
264. Powers of council in respect of private markets.
265. Suspension or refusal of licence in default.
266. Prohibition against nuisances in private markets.
267. Power to close private markets.
267.~.Acquisition of rights of private persons to hold private
markets.
268. Duty of expelling lepers, etc., from markets and power to
expel disturbers. 5
269. Butcher's, fishmonger's and pulilterer's licence.

270. Power to prohibit or regulate sale of articles in publie
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streets.
270-A. Decision of disputes as to whether places are markets.
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Cart-stands.
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270.~.Provision of public cart-stands, etc. l1

270-c. Prohibition of use of public place or sides of public
street as cart-stand, etc.
270-11.Recovery of cart-stand fees, etc.
270-E.Licence for private cart-stand.
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SECTIONS.
In.spectior of places for sole, etc.
271. Duty of executive authority to inspect.

272. Powers of executive authority for purposes of inspection.
273. Preventing i~lspectiotlby executive authority.
274. Power of executive authority to seize diseased animals,
noxious 4, etc.
275. Removing or interfering with articles seized.
276. Power to destroy article seized.
277. Production of artic!es, etc., seized before magistrate and
powers of niagistrate to deal with them.
Disposal of the deud
278. Registration or closing of ownerless places for disposal of

the dead.
279. Licensing of places for disposal of the dead.
280. Provision of burial and burning grounds and crematoria
within or without ~nunicipality.
281. Register of registered, licensed and provided places and
prohibition of use of other places.
282. Report of burials and burnings.
283. Prohibition against use of burial and burning grounds
dangerous to health or overcrowded with graves.
284. Prohibitions in respect of corpses.
285. Grave-diggers' licence.
XIIT.-VITAL STATISTICS
CHAPTER AND TEIE PREVENTION
OF DISEASE,
Vifnl statistics,
286. Compulsory registration of vital statistics

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Dangerous diseases.
287. Definition of ' dangerous disease'. i
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288. Obligation of fnedical practitioner or owner or occupier i
of house to report dangerous disease. I
289. Power of entry into suspected places.

290. Disinfection of buildings and articles.
29 1. Provision of places~for~disinfection and power to destroy
infected articles.
292. Prohibition against transfer of infected articles.
293. Power of council to prchibit use of water likely to spread ,
infection.
294. E::ecutive authority may order removal of patients to
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295. Prohibition against infected person carrying on occupation. !
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296. Prohibibion against diseased person entering public
conveyance.
297. Letting of infected buildings.
298. Power to order closure of places of public entertainment.
299. Minor suffering from dangerous disease not to attend
school.
Svnallpox.
300. Compulsory va.ccination. i
301. Obligation to give information of smallpox.
302. Prollibition cf inoculatidn for smallpbx.
PARTV.-SUBSTDTARY LEGISLATION AND

PENALTIES.
XW.-RULES, BY-LAWS
CHAPTER AND REGULATIONS.
Rules an^ sdh'ediles.
303. Power of State Government to make rules.
304. Rules and notifications to be placed before the Legisla-
trrr e,
305. Power of State Government to alter scttedules.
305.~ ~go.acedurefor the making of rules under section 390.
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SECTIONS.
By-la ws.
306. Power of council to make by-law.

307. Power to give retrospective effect to certhin by -laws.
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308. Penalty for b'reacl~esof by-laws.
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309. Conditions precedent to making of by-:aws.
i 3 10. Confirmation of by-laws by State Government..
and regtilatiofis.
Publication q f rules, by-ZL~IVS
311, Cdpies of Act, r u b and by-laws to be sold. at municipal

office.
312. Publication of regulation^.
313. General provisions regarding penalties specified in the

shedule.
314. Penalty for acting as councillor, chairman or vice-chairman
when diqqualified.
3 15. Penalty for acquisition by nlunicipal officer of interest in
or work.
316. Penalty for omission to take out licence for vehicle or
animal.
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317. penalty for unlawful building.
318, (1) Notice to scavengers before discharge.
(2) Penalty for withdrawal of scavengers without notice. '
(3). Application of sub-sections (1) and (2) to other muni-
cipal servants.
319. Wrongful restraint of executive authority and his dele-
gatee.
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$ECTIONS.
Licences and pertnissions.
321. General provisions regarding licences and penmis~ions.
Appeals.
322. Appeals from executive authority to council.
323. Limitation of time for appeal.
Power t o stlmrnoh. '
324. Power of persons conducting election and otl~erenquiries.

325. Suillmons to attcnd and give evidcncc or produce docu-
metlts.
Not ices, e t C.
326. Form of notices and permissio~s.

327. Signature on documents.
328. Publication of notifications.
329. Publication of by-laws, notices, orders, etc.
330. Notice of prohibitions or setting apart of places.
331 . Method of serving documents.
Relation of occupier to owner.
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332, Recovery by occupier of s t ~ mleviable from owner. I
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333. Obstruction of owner by occupier.

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334. Execution of work by occupjer in default of owner. I!!!
Powers of entry and inspectian of the e se-zrtive authority.
335. Power of entry to inspect, survey or execute the work.
336. Power of entry on lands adjacent to work ;.
337. Inspection and stamping of weights and measurag.
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Power lo enfosce Iieerzsing provisio~ls,orders, etc.
338. Consequences of failure to obtain licences, etc., or of
breach of the same.
339. Time for complying with order and power to enforce in
default.
340. Recovery of expenses from persons liable and limitation
of liability of occupier.
341. Relief to agent and to trustees.
342. Power of executive authority to agree to receive payment
of expenses in instalments.
P a w e n t of conzp'ensation, etc., By and to the municipality.

343. Power of municipality to pay compcnsation.
344. Recovery of sum due as taxes.
345. Limitation for recovery of dues.
346. ~roc6durein dealing with surplus sale-proceeds.
347. Persons empowered to prosecute.
348. Imprisonment in default of payment and application of
costs, StC.
349, Payment of compensation for damage to n~unicipalpro-
perty.
Legal proce~~di~lg~s.
350..Institution of suits against municlipal authorities, officeta

and 3erVE nt s .
351. P ~ O V ~respecting'
S ~ O ~ Sinstitution, etc., of and
actions and obtaining of legal advice.
351-A Power oPe!ection authority to defend himself, if sued.
351-B.~njunctionsnot to be granted in election proceedings.
352. Indemnity to the: Government, collector, reyerrue divi-
sional officer, municipal authorities, officcrsand agents,
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353. Liability of chairman, members and executive authority

for loss, waste or misapplication. I
353-A. Sanction for prosecutioll of chairman, councillor, or

executive authority.
354. Assessments, etc., not to be impeached.
Police.
355. Duties of police officers.
356. Power of polize officersto arrest per::ons.
357. Exercise of powers of police office; by municipal servants.
358. Application of term ' public servant ' to milnicipal officers,

agents and sub-agents.
359. prohibition against obstruction of munic;pal authorities,
servants and contractors.
360. Prohibidon against removal of mark.
361. Prohi bition against removal or obliteration of notice.
362. Prohibition against unauthorized dealings with public
place or materials.
State Government's power of delegation.

363. Delegation of powers by the State Government.
Tvan8itional and transitory provisions. .-

364. Passing of property and rights to municipality as reconsti-
tuted,
365. Commenceme~ntof Act.
366. Continuance in office of present chairman and ~ o u n ~ i l l o r ~ .
367. Procedure for recovery of arrears of taxes, etc.
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368. Special provision in thg case of newly constituted and re-

constituted municipal councils.
3'69. Adjudication of disputes between local authorities.
370. References to chairman in other enactments and notifica-
tions, e t ~,issued
. thzrcunder.
Schedule T.-Enactments repealed.

Schedule $1.-List of hi11 stations.
Schedule IT?.-Rules regarding proceedings of the council.
Schedule IV.-Taxation and Finance rules.
Schedule V.-Purposes for which premises may not be used
without a licence under s~ction249.
Schedule V1.-List of darlgerous diseases.
Schedule VI1.-Ordinary penalties.
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Schedule VII1.-Penalties for cont inuii~gbreaches.
I
Schedule I X.-List of municipalities for which commissiooers
shall be appointed.
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'[TAMIL NADU] ACT No. V OF 1920.2
(Received the assent of the Governor on the 5th May

1920, and that of the Governor-General cyr, the 15th
June 1920; the assezt of the Governor-General was
first published in the Fort St. George Gazette oJ
the 19th June 1920.)
An ~ ctot consolidate and amend the law
*elating to District Municipalities.
WHEREAS it is expedient t o consolidate and amend Prearnbl :.

the law relating to district municipalities in the 3[State
of Tamil Nadu] and whereas the previous sanction of
the Governor-General h.as been obtained under section
79 of the Government or' India Act, 1915, to the passing
of this Act ;---Tt is herebly enacted as follows :-
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I T h a e words were substituted for the word "Madras " by the
Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws Order, 1969, as amended by t h e
Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws (Second Amendment) Order,
1969, which came into force 017. the 14th January 1969.
2 For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Fort St. George Gazette,
Extraordinary, dated the 3rd November 1919, pages 168-170 ; for
Report of Select Committee, see Fort St. George Gazrtte, Part IV,
dated the 10th February 1920, pages 87-97 ; for Proceedings in
Council, see ibid, 1919, Part IV, dated the 23rd Decembe,~1919, pages
1370-1378 ; ibid, Part IV, dated the 6th Januar;~ 1920, pages 2- 11;
ibid, Part IV, dated the 11th May 1920, pages 491-626 ; ibid, Part IV,
dated the 18th May 1920, pages 528-606; ibid, 1920, Part IV, dated tho
1st June 1920, pages 608-652 ; and ibid, Part IV, dated the 8t!1 Juile
1920, pages 654-690.
This Act was extended to the merged State of Pudukkottai by scc-
tion 3 of, and the First Schedule to, the Tamil Nadu Merged e , '~- s
(Laws) Act, 1949 (Tamil Nadu Act XXXV of 1949).
This Act was extended to the transferred territory comprising the
Kanyakumari district and the Shencottah taluk of tho Tiru~lelveli
district with effect on and from the date of the commencement of
the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities (Extension to the Transferred
Territory) Act, 1959 (Tamil Nadu Act 4 of 1959) by section 3 of the
said Act.
3 This expression was substituted for the expression "Presidency
of Madras" by the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws Order, 1970,
which was dcenicd to have come into force on the 14th January 1969.
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PART I.
Title and 1. (1) This iict may be called the '[Tamil Nadu]
extent. District Mullicipalities Act, 1920.
[(2) It extends to the whole of the 3(Stttte of
Tamil Nadu), except the City of Madras.]
Repeal of 2. The enactments mentioned in Schedule I are
enactments. repealed to the extent specified in the fourth column
thereof.
Definitions. 3. In this Act unless there is anything repugnant in
the subject or context-
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4
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1 'Appoint'. Appoint ' includes to appoint
5[(1-B)], tempo-
rarily or in m oficiating capacity.
Appoint- (2) ' Appointment ' ii~ciudes temporary and
ment.'
officiating appointments.
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1 These words were substituted for the word "Madras" by
the Tamil Nadu Adaptnticn of IAWSOrder, 1969, as amen-
ded by the Tamil Nndu Adaptation of Laws (Second Amend-
ment) Order, 1969, which came into force on the 14th January
1969.
3 This sub-section was substituted for the original sub-section by
,ation 3 of the 'llamil Nadu District Municipalities (Amendment)
~ c t 1930
, (Tamil Nadu Act X of 1930).
3 This e x p r e ~ ~ i o
was
F substituted for the expression "Presi-
dency of Madra::" by the ramit Nadu Adaptation of Laws
order, 1970, which was deemed to have come into force on
the 14th January 1969.
I, original clause (I) was renumbered as clause (143) and
(1) and (1-A) we;e ins-rted by section 4 (i) of the Tamil Nadu District
a l i t i e ~ Act, 1930 (Tamil Nadu Act X 0: 1930) ;
~ ~ ~ i ~ i ~(Amendment)
clause (1) was omitted and clause (1-A) was renumbered as clause
(1) by sectiol~3 (1) (i) of the Madras City Mbnicipal, District
.,
~ ~ ~ i ~ i ~ all4 a l iL?cal
t i e i30ards
~ (Amendment) Act, 1938 (Madras
Act iTOf 1938) d~tdtor the clause as so renumbered a new clause
,,, subsut~tedbJ the Adaptation (Amendment) Order of 1950, hi^
was o~ni?.tzd by section ? (i) of the Tamil Nadu District
(A:~iendment)Act, 1973 (Tamil Nadu Act 17 of 1973)- .-
clause (I) of the original section was renumbered as clause ( l - ~ )
by section 4(i) of t:ie Tamil Fla31.1 District iMunicipalities
(Ameadment) Art, 1930 (Tamil Nndu .Act X of 1930).
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(3) ' Buildir~g' incltides a houee, out-house, B~ilding. G
stahlo, latrine, shed, hut, wall (other than a boundary

wall not exceeding elght feet in height) and ally other
such stru c t ~ r ewhether
, ot masonry, bricks, wood, 1
mud, metal or any other material whatsoover.
(4) ' B~ildi.ng-liilc' means
line which is in 'Building-
o,
rear of the street alignment md to which the main wall line'.
of a building abutting on a street m2y lawfully
extend.
' [ ( 5 ) ' Carriage ' moans any whec!le? vehicle 'Carriage.'
with spriiigs or other appliances acting a9 .ipril~gsaiid
illcludes ally kind of bicycle, tricycle, rickshaw and
palanquin, but does i l o ~illbiude a n y motor vchicle
within the meaning of the India11 Motor V~llicles
Act, 1914?
( 6 ) ' Cart ' irlcll~des any whceled vehicle which 'cal.t ..
is not a carriage but does not include any motor
vehicle withill the meaning of the Indian Motor
Vehicles Act, 19142].
(7) ' Casual vacancy ' means a vacancy occurr-
jag otherwise than by efflux of time 3[ . . . . . . . . . . ] vacancy9.
and 'casual election' means an election held on the election'.
'Casual
occurrence of a casual vacancy. j
'Company' means a company as defined cCompany9.

4[(8)
in the Indian Companies Actr 1913,* or formed in
lentral
11 pursuance of an Act of Parliament 5(of the Uuited
of1913. -
1 These clauses were substituted for the original clauses by Schedule
I to the Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1931 (Tamil Nadu
Act 111 of 1931).
1 a Now the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 (Central Act 11' of 1939).
8 The words "in the office of an elected councillor, dice-chairman
0 chairman " were omitted by section 4 (ii) of the Taslil Nadu
Dijtiict Municipalities (Amendment) Act, 1930 (Tamil Nadu Act
X of 1930)'
4 This clanse was substituted for the original clause by section 4(iii).
bid*
r ~ h words
m v:ere inserted by the Adaptation (Amendmect)
Order of 1960.
* See now the Companies Act, 1956 (Central Act I of 1956).
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274 d i ~ t r i c t Mtt,licipO.liti~~ [I920 : T.N. Act V
K.ingdon1) or of Ijoyal Charter or Letters Patent, or

of an Act of the Legi~latureof a British Possession
and includcs m y firm or association carrying on
business in the of Tamil Nadu] whether
St~t.t-
incorporated or not and whether its principal place
of business is situated in the 2[ said State] or not.] -.
'Election 3L(8-A) 'Election authority' means such autho-
authority'. rity not being the chairman or vice-chairman or a
coullcillor as n ~ i ybe prescribed.]
'Eur op :an'. 3[(8-B) 'European' means any pars011 of Euro-

pean descent who either was borri in or has a domicile
in the United Kingdom or in any British Possession
or in any 4[part of India,] or whose father was so born
or has or had lip to the date of the birth of the person
in question s uch a domicile-]
'Executive 6[(8-C)'Executive authority' means-
sut h o ri ty9.
(i) in the case of municipalities included in
Schedule IX or notified under sub-section (1) of
section 12-C, the cotnmissioner, or if there is no
oommissioner in charge, the chairman ; and
. (ii) in the case o f other municipalities, the chair-
man.
1 This expression was substituted for tile expression "Presidency

of Madras" by the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws Order, 1970,
which was deellled to havc come into force on the 14th January 1969.
a These words were substituted for the words "said Presidency''
by paragraph 3(i) of, and the Schedule to, ihid,
J
I Clauses (8-A) and (8-E) were inserted by se+:tion 4 (iv) of the Tamil
Nadu District IVIullicipalities (Amendment) rict, 1930 (Tamil Nadu
Act X of 1030).
4 These word; were substituted tor lrlc LV jrds " State of India"
by section 4 of, and the Thirc! Scht=cfule fo, thc Tamil Nadu Repealing
and Arner:ding lct, 2937 (Tainil Nadti Act XXV of 1967).
6 This clause wa; substituted for clause (8-C) by section 2 of the
Madras District hlunicipalities (Amendment) Act, 1938 (Madras
AC~xvlrl of 1935).
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Explanation.-A lcommissioner shall be deemed to

be iii charge when he is absent on casual leave.]
(9) ' Filth' includes sewage, night-soil, dung, 'Filth'.
dirt, putrid and putrefying substances and all offensive
matter.
\
(10) ' Hill station ' means a place specified in 'Hill

Schedule 11 and includes ally other place which may station'.
be notified by the '[State Government] as a hill
station. <
(11) 'Hut' means ally building which IS ~ , n s -. H U ~ . '

tructed principally of wood, mud, leaves, grass or
thatch and includes any teniporary stlucture of what-
ever size or any small building of whatever material
made which the council may declare to be a hut for
the purposes of this Act*
2[(1 1-A) ' Indian Chrjstja-n ' means a native of 'Indian
India who is, or in good faith claims to be, of ullnljxed Christian'.
Asiatic descent and who professes any form of the
I1
Christian religion-] , . !
, (12) ' Latrine ' includes privy, water-closet and 'latrine9. S

urinal.
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r Jd
men t authority.] authority'. >I

(13) ' Municipal office ' means the PI-i ilcjpal 'Municipal
of ally lnuL3ic;pal CX;:~:!~ office.' 1
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1
words " Local Government" by the Adaptation Order of 1937 and
the word a State " was substituted for "Provincial " by the Adaptation
Order of 1950.
a This clause was inselted by section 4 (v) of the Tamil Nadu Cistrict
Municipalities (Amendmerlt) Act, 1930 (Tamil Nadu Act ,Y of 1930)
8 Clause (12-A) was omitted by the Adaptation Order of 3937.
4 This clause was inserted by section 4 (vi) of the Tamil Nadu
District Municipalities (Amendment) Act, 1930 (Tamil Nadu Act
?
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(14) l?uisance ' includes any act, omission, '
place or thing which causes or is likely to cause injury,

danger, annoyance or offence to the sense of sight,
smell or heurillg, or which is or may be dangerous t o
life or injurious to health or property.
'Occupier'. ( 15) ' Occupier ' iilcludes any person for the
I
time being paying or liable to pay to the owner, the
r.erltor any portion 01 the rent of the land or building
or part of the same in respect of which the word is
used.
'Ordinary l~(16)' Ordinary vacancy' meails a vacancy
vacancy'.
'Ordinary occurring by eBIux of time and ' ordinary election'
electio 11'. means an election held on the occurrence of an
ordinary vacancy.]
tOwncr'. (17 ) OWller ' includes ( a ) the person for the
tillle &ng receiving or entitled to receive whether on
his own ilccou~~t or as agent, trustee, guardian,
manager or receiver for another person, or for any
religious
+ or charitable purpose the rent or profits of
the property, in connexion with which the word is
used, and (b) the person for the time being in charge
of the animal or vehicle, in connexion with which the
word, is used.
( 18) ' Palanquin '

includes tonjons, manchils and
chairs carried by men by means of posts, but not
slings or cots used for the conveyance of children or
aged or sick people.
(19) ' Prescribed ' means prescribed by the

'[State Government] by rules made under this Act.
1 This clause was substituted for the original clause by section 4(vii)
of the Tamil 1qadu District Municipalities (Amendment) Act, 1930
pamil Nadu k t X of 1930).
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(20) ' Private street ' means any street, road, 'Private
square, court, alley, passage or riding-path, which is street-'
not a ' public street ' but does not include a pathway
made by the owner of premises on his own land to
secure access to or the convenient use of such
premises.
(21) Public street " means any street, road, @publicstre
square, court, aliey, passage or riding-path '[over
which the public have a right of way] whether a
thoroughfare or not, and includes-
(a) the roadway over any public bridge or
causeway ;
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( b ) the footway attached to any such street, ...:&

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public bridge or causeTuay; and sx -,FS,F
.,
>..;
(c) the drains attached to any such street, .I FA
public bridge or causeway and the land, whether
covered or not b ~ anyf pavement, verandah, or other
structure, which lies on either side of the roadway upto
, t h b~undaries
~ of the adjacent property whether t.hat
property is private property or property belonging to
[the Government].
(22) 'Puhlic w;~lc~=coui~sca,
r i p v~cll:. :411d
il\cIutln t.h,~sc:I I ~ C ~1 ! 1 ~( 1 1 ~I
(:lllks' . hll(.ll We Lo,.-
cxtelll to give a prescriptive r~ghlto s ~ c uso. l~ courses,
etc.'
(23) ' Railway ' includes a tramway. 'Railway'.
(a)' Reconstruction ' of B bujlding includesL.-
(Llj the re-erection wholly or partiallv of a s ~ ~ u c ~ ~ o Q ' .
building after more than one-half of its cubical con-
teats k s been taken down or burnt dowfl, or has fallen
down
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1 ~ h e s words
c which occurred after the words "whether a thorough.
fare or not '' were placed before.those words by section 4 (viii) of the
q-adl ~ a d uDistrict Municipalltla (Amendment) Act. 1930 ( ~ ~ a
Nadu Act X of 1930)b
2The words "the Crown '' wem substituted for the word "Govern.
merit by the Adaptation Order of 1937 and the word 'c Governmmt.
wag substituted for *' Crown " by tho Adaptation Order of 1960,
125-13237 I
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, [I920 :T.N.
(b) tt e rc-erection wholly or partially of an

bl~ildingof whicll an outer wall has been taken down or
burnt down or has fallen down to or within ten feet
of the ground adjoining the lowest storey of the build-
ing, and of any frame building which has so far been
taken down or burnt down or has fallen down as to
leave only the frame work of the lowest storey ;
(c) the conversion into a dwelling-house or a
pl.ace of public worship of any bu~ildingnot originally
constructed for human habjtati oil or for public worship,
as the case may be, or the convers!on into more than
one dwelling-house of a building orjginally constructed
as one dwelling-house only or the conversion of a
dwellii~pl~cuse i nic a factory ;
( d ) the re-ci,nversioninto a dwelling-house or a
place of public :vi)rship or a fxtoi-;~of any bu:'lding
w hjch has lico:~di sscmtinued as, or ~~ppropriatedfor
any purposc other than, a dwelling-house or i? place of
public worship c r f;~cloryas t h r casc may bc.
(25) ' Rcsidtxi~cc- ' Reside '.-A
9
person js
deemed to h u e 11;s 'residence' or to ' reside ' in
any house if he scsnetjmes uses any portion thereof as
a sleeping apsninent, and
I
I
a person is liot deemed to cease to reside in any
attch house nlerely bacause he is absent from it or hns
elsewhere rrnothci c1.c clling ir which he resides, if he is
at liberty to '[re'iuri~ to such house] at any time and
has not abandoned his intention of returning.
'Rubbish. ' (26) ' Rubbish ' means dust, ashes, broken
bricks, mortar, broken glass, and refuse of any kind
which is not 'filh '.
C
'Salary.' (27) ' Salary ' mcans pay and ac~ingpay or

payment by way of convni'ssion and includes exchange
compensation allowances, but not allowances for
house-rent, carriage hire, or travelliilg expenses.
in
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orib~d
were substituted for the words " return thereto "
LIL
by tion on 4 (LX) if the Tamil Nadu District

P
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caIlccti~i?or rcmoving filth, i i ~clcsiisii~gdrains or
slaugher-houses or in driving casts used for the ,
removal of filth.
lf(28-A) ' Scheduled Castes ' shall have the 'Scheduled
same meaning as in the Constitution. daste.'
(2843) ' Scheduled Tribes ' a(11allliave the same
meaning as in the Constitution .] Tribes.'
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(29) 'Street-alignment ' mean; a line dividing the 'street-
lands comprised in and forming p a t of a street from al~gnment.
the adjoining land.
(30) 'Water-course ' includes any river, stream, 'water-
or chailnel wl~etllernatural or artificial. course.'
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PART 11.--ESTABLISHMENT, CONSTITUTION

AND GOVERNMENT OF DISTRICT MUNICI-
VAIJTIES.
CHAPTER IT.-CREATIONAND ABOLITION
OF .MUNICIPALITIES.
4. (1) 2[Tl~e3(State Government)] may by notifi-
cation declare '(their intention)- munici- ,;$j
,f:
palities. . ..$ I
1 These clauses were substituted for clause (28-A) by section 2 (ii)

of the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities (Amendment) Act, 1973
(Tamil Nadu Act 17 of 1973).
2 Under section 192 (a) of the Tamil Nadu Pancllayats Act, 1958
(Tamil Nadu Act XXXV of 1958)read with the Tamil Nadu Adaptation * .
of Laws Order, 1969,as amended by the 7'arnil Nadu Adaptation
of Laws (Second Amendment) Order, 1969, for the words "The 1;
State Government ", the words "Subject to the provisions of :4
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section 6 of the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1968,the State Govern.. l r
ment " sllall be deemed to have h e n substituted in respect of a
panchayat development block. .* ga,
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words '' Local Government " by the Adaptation Order of 1937 and
the word '< State " was substituted for " Provincial " by the Adapta- ':i * %,
tion Order of 1960. &;

These words were substituted for the words " his intention in ,: ";"
original sub-section by the Schedule to the Tamil Nadu District 4%
unicipalities (Amendment) Act, 1930 (Tamil Nadu Act X of 1930). I ,
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(a) to constitute as a municipality any town,

viliage, hamlet, bazaar, station or cther local area or
any sroap 0; the same in the jmn~er~iate neighbourhood
of one another ; Gi
(bj to ex;:lude iiom a municipal;ty any local
area comprised i!~crcin and defincd in suclz notifica-
tion ; or
with] o
(c) to ii?~i~i;il, a n: illlicipu!ity eny lor:el
area in the v:cinity t!;cr-ecf an4 defined in such noti-
fication ;
Provided ritat no co ntonrnellt shal I be included
within ainunicjpailly '[ .... . . . 1.
(2) Any inhabitant of a local area cbrtax-payer of
a municipality, in 'espect of which any such notifi-
cation has been p~iblishedmay, if ho desires to object
to anything therein contained, submit his objection
in writing to the 2[Stafe Government] within six weeks
from the publics lion of the notificztio~and the 2[Stztc
Government] shall take all such objections into consi-
deration.
(3) When six weeks from the publication of the
notification hnve expired, and the 2[State Govern-
ment] 3[have corlsidcred] tile objections, if any,
which have been submitted, "they may], as the case
may be, by notification declare to be a municipality,
or exclude fri~mor include in a municipality, the local
area or any postion ti-e~eo
f.
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1 'J'he words without thc sanction of the Goverllor-General in
~ ~ u n prevjowly
dl obtaiiled " were omitted by the Adaptation Cjrder
sf 1937.
The words "Provincial Goverr~lncn1'' we1;e substituted for
the words " ~ o z a lCi.ol8ernrnent" by :he Adaptation Order of
5937 and the word "State" W a s substituted for "Provincial" by
&e Adaptation Order cf 1 ? 5 ( ! .
a These words were substituted for tilo vdol'ds "has consi-
dered" in the original sub-section (3) by the Schedule to the
Tamil qadu District h4unicipalities (Amendment 1 Act, 1930 (Tamil
Nadu Act X of 1930)-
4 These words were sub!;ritutpd I"nr the words "he may"
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(4) This Act shall corns into force in, or cease to

app!y to, any municipality or part therecf, as the case
may be, on such date as may be specified in the notifi-
cation under sub-section (3).
z[~amil l[(5) If any local area in which the "?mil

Nadu] Tdadu] Local Boards Act, 1,920~is in force is consti-
Act xrv tuted as or included ir a mtlnicipality, the 4[State
lg2'* Clovernmcnt] may pass such orders at; they may deem
i fit as to the transfer to the r;ounc:jl of such inunicipality

or disposal othcl-wise of the assels or institutions of
any local board5 in the local area and as to the dis-
charge of the liabilities, if any, of such local board5
relating to such assets or jnstitutions.]
1 6[4-A. (1) Tlic State Governrmnt may, if a specific 'ownsMps
I motion is passed to that effect by both Houses of the
Legi slatt~re,declare any rnunicjpali ty or any specified
area thzrein to be a township if it is ail industrial,
labour or institutional colony or a health resort.
(2) In regard to any municipality or any area
declared to be a township under sub-section (I), the
I State Government shall, by ~otification, constitute
a township committee.
(3) A notification issued by Lhe State Governmen$
may direct that any functions vested i n a municipal
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1This sub-section was substitutrd for the original sub-section
by section 5 of the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities (Amend-
ment) A't, 1930 (Tamil Nadu Act X of 193C').
e These words were substituted for the ~v01.d"Ali~dra~" by the
TLalmilNadu Adaptation of Laws Order, 1969, ns nmcnded by
the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws (Scc011d Amendrncnt)
Order, 1969, which cainc into force O u thc 14111 .January 1969.
3 Now the Tamil Nadu District Bosnia Act, 1920 (Tamil Nadu
A~~XIV of 191!0), which Act stands repealed in the Panchayat
dcvelopmrnt bloc*., LJ .: r k e of ssction 13 (i) of the Tamil
xadu Pancl~ayatsAct, 1968 (Tamil Nark Act XX)(V of 1958).
a ~h~ wibrcjs ''Provincial Government" wcrc substituted for
the u6Lol:al Government" by the Adaptation Order of 1937
and the word '-State9'was substituted for "Provincial" by the
~ d a p t a t i o nOrder of 1950.
s NOW the district board.
6 This section was inserted by section 2 of the Tamil Nadu
istrict Municipalities (~nlendmel~t) k t , 1959 (Tamil Nadu ~~t
of 1959).
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council by or under this Act shall be transferred to
6 ) the
total number of members of the
township committee ;
(ii) the persons who shall be members of the
township committee or the manner in which they
shall b e chosen ;
(iii) the person who shall be the Chairman
of the township committee or the manner in which
he shall be elected or appointed ;
(iv) the term of office of 1nc:rnbers and the
chairman ;
(v) the restrictions and conditions subject to
which the township carm;:i:t-^ ~ 7 2 yperform its func-
tions ; and
(vi) thc procedure of thc tovinslzip committee.
(4) The State Government may, by notification,
direct that ary . ~ the
f provisions of this Act or of
any rules made thereunder or of any othcr enactment
for'the time being in force et~ewherein the '[State of
Tamil N d u ] but not in the ml~nicipalityor specieed
I area therein referred to in sub-section (1) shall apply
to that municipdity or area t~ such extent and subject
to such modifications, additions and restrictions as
may be specified in the notificati~n.
(5) (a) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to
the provisions of this section, the State Government
may, as occasion may arise, by order, do anything
which appears to them necessary for the purpose of
removing the difficulty.
( b ) All orders issued wider clause (a) shall,
- soon as possible after they are made, be placed
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1
&IadraP9by the Tsn1'1 Nadu Adaptation of Laws Order, 1970,
which was deemed to hqve come into force on the 14th January
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and shall be subject to such modifications by vay of

amendments or repeal as the 1,egislature may make "+
either in the same session or in the next session.
Explanation.-In this section, the term ' industrial, 3 \
labour or institutional colony' means any area .-

wherein the majority of the inhabitants are engaged . ,
in any industry or are labourers, or are connected <,
with any institution in the area in any mannet ".

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5. (I)' The l[State Government] may by noC:&cation Aboliti n '6
abolish any municipality to which this Act appBes ; municipali
Provided as follow^ :-
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(a) the '[State Governme ~ t ]shall, before -'1 *
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2[tl~eyissue] such notification, communicate to the
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propose] to do so, fix a reasonable period for the muni-

cipal council to show cause against the proposal and 4
consider its explanations and objections, if any ;

(b) the notification shall contain a statement
of the l[State Goverrlmentl's reasons and shall be
laid &[beforeboth 5(Houses) of the O(State) Legis-
lature].
(2) From such date as may be specified in such
notification, this Act and a!l notifications, rules,
by-laws, regulations, orders, diiections and
issued, made or conferred mder this Act, shall cease
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1 Tho \vords "Provincial Govornmont?' wore stlbs tit~zted for

tho words "Local Government" by the Adaptation Ortler 1937
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and the word, ''State" was substituted fur "Prc ~ i a i " by tho
-'T?
Adaptation Order of 1950.

2 These words were st~hstituteclfor the words "he issues9yby the
Scl1edule to the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities (Amendment)
Act, 1930 (Tamil Nadu Act X of 1930).
aTheso tvords wore substituted for tho words "hcr proposes'
by ibid.
4 These words weresubstituted for the words ''on the table
c f the Legislative Council" by the Adaptation Order of 1937.
6 This word was substituted for the word ''Chatrrbers" by
tl e Adaptation (Amendment) Order, 1450.
4 This word was substituted for the word "Provincialyy by thr
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to tipply to the arts previously co~lap~*ined in the

~tlunjcipality; I[tlte balance of the municipal fund
an3 all other propcrty vested in thc mcnicipzl council
and all its liabilities sk~aii starid tmnGferred to the
e(State) Gover~m~ut or to such local or other autho-
rity or to such officer or other person as they may,
by order, direct].
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CHAPTER. [ I T ,--CO~~STITUTION UN~ML
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Audioritits.
6.The municipal authorities charged with
4[(1)
pa' canying out the provisions of this Act are-
(a) a council ;
(h) a ahairn~an; and
(d) an executive authority.]
(2) The inunicipal council shall by the name of
the municipality be a body corpcrate, shall have
perpetual succession and a colnmon seal and subject
to any restriction or qualificatio:~ imposed by this
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1Thcsc words .,vere substituted for the ivords "the bdlance of
the nmniuipJ fund and tllr oth,,r property vcs;ed in the
mui~ioipnlcouncil shsll vost in His Majesty, and the liabilities
shsll be tr tnsferred to the Pr ~vincialGovernment9'
of the cotl~~c;l
by saction 2 oi'ths Tzmil Nadu BIunicipq nnd Local Boards
(Amendmint) Act, 1947 (Titmil Naclu Act XXlV of 1947), which
was dzcmcd to havz corne into force, on the 29th day of June
1920.
a This word was substitutgd for the c'orci '' Proviwial" by the
AdapaatIon 0 der of 1960.
3 This sub-section was omitted by tho Adaptation Order
of 1937.
4 i ~ ~ ~ u b . s z c : i waso n substituted for the original sub-section
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city of .suing or being sued in i t s corpol.:ltc ilikme,
of
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constitution,
7. (1) '[The municipal council] shall consist of ConstiLutian
of comcil.
such number of councillors as may be notified by the
2[State Gow~ernment]
in accordance arith the following
table :-
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Municipali t ics with a pop al;itioi?-.-
Not exceeding 20,000 at the last
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Exceedii~g20,000 but not cxcoeding
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30,000 20
Exceeding 30,000 but not exceeding
40,000 . .. 24
50,000 , . . 28
100,000 .. . 32
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IThess words were substitutcd by szction 2(i) of the
1 Nadu District Municipzlitics (A'naend:nen t) Act, 1950
il Nodu Act XXIII of 1950) for the words, brackets, Ggure
etter "Subject to the provisions of sub-section (3-33) the
nicipal council" as substituted for the original words. ' 'The
icipal council" by section 2 (i) 01the Tamil Nadu District
icipalities and Local Boards (Amendment) Act, 1947
amilNadu Act XI of 1947).
2 The words "Provincial Government" were substituted for
tile words "Local Government" by the Adaptation Order
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of 1937 and the worcl "State" was substituted _fcr "Provincial"
by the Adaptation Crger Qf 1950.
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36
r s olevery rnunicipalit~
2[(2) ~1 the coui~cillo
shall be elcctcd.
3) In l t l y wnicip.ality, the State Government

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may, by nltifii.:-fj.on, from time lo time, reserve wards
)(, members of the Schedi~ledCastes,
(b) m:mbers of the Scheduled Tribes, or
(c) women
and determine the number of s~ichwards :

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1 were subst iiuted for the entry "Exceodin~
100,000 .. * * " ' * 36" by sect ion 2 of the Tamil Nadu
District ~ l U n i c i P ~ l i f i(Second
O~ Amendment) Act, 1967 (Tamil
Nadu Act 1 7 of 1967)'
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of the cornm~r~itiesmentioned in clauses (a) and (b) if a% <,.;
at the last preceding census of which the relevant

figures' have been published, such community consti-
a
tuted more than one half of the total population of
the municipality.] k$*
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'[(3-A) The total number of 2[wards] reserved

under sub-section (3) shall not exceed one-fourth
of the strength of the municipal coullcjl as notified
under sub-section (I ).I
(4) In reserving '[wards] for the cuhA-2unities

mentioned in 4[c1as.~es(a) and (b)] of sub-section
(3) the 5[State Government] shall have due regard
to their number, and importance.
(5) Nothing contained in 6[this section] shall be
desmed to ~ r e v e n tmembers of any community or
women, for khom 2 [ ~ a i dhave
~ ] been reserved there-
under in any municipal council, from standing for
election to the nomeserved 2[wardsl in the council.J
1 This sub-section was inserted by section 2 (iii) of the Tamil

Nadu District Municipalities and Local Boards (Amendment), Act,
1947 (Tamil Nadu Act I1 of 1947).
This word was sub~titutcdfor the word ccseats'' by section
3(ii) of the Tarnil Nadu District Municipalities (Amendment) Act,
1973 (Tamil Nadu Act 17 of 1973).
* Sub-section (3-B) which was inserted by section 2 (iii) of the
Tamil Nadu District Municipalities and Loeal Roards (Amendment)
Act, 1947 (Tamil Nadu Act TI of 1947) was omitted by section 2(iii)
of the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities (Amend nent) Act, 1950
(Tamil Madu Act XXIII of 1950).
4 These words, brmkets and letters were sub1;tituted f l ~ rthe
words, brackets add I d ters ' . C ; ~ L U ~ W<a)to (e)" by section 2(iv), ibid,
5 The words "Provincial Governmenst" were substituted for
the words "Local Government" by the Adaptation Order of
1937 and the word "State" was substituted for 6'Prcrvincial" by
the Adaptation Ordei of 1950.
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8. (1) l [ ~ kterm of office of councillors shall,

5 sav~asotherwiseexpresslyptovidedinthisAct,be
2[five years] beginning and expiring at noon on suc'h
date as the State Goverfiment may, by notification,
appoint in that behalf and different dates may be
appointed f ~ di'fferent
r municipzl councils :]
3[Provided that the State Government may, by
notification, for sufficient cause, direct that the term
of office of the ccou~lcillorsas a whole be extended
or reduced by such period not exceeding '[one year]
as may be xecified in the notification.]
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1 This parag rap11 was substituted for the first paragraph in
sub-section ( 1 ) of section 8 by scction 3 (i) of the .Madras City
Municipal Coip.~rationand District Municrpalittes (Amend-
ment) Act, 1958 (Tamil Nadu Act 10 of 1968).
T h e s e words wcrc substituted l o r ,the words " three years''
by scction 36 (1) of the Madras Cii-r Municipal Corporation
and Tamil Nadu District M u j ~ i c lalities
i (Amendment and
Extcnsio~io I(:: rn of ofi(:c) Act, i 9'7,~ ('TarnilNadu Act 22 of
'1
1971).
The tc:m of oJlice f,. !'*- rnllncillors of municipal coulll~ils
holding offi-6 as such on the dat? of commencement of the
Madras Citb Municipal Corporation and Tamil Nadu District
Municipaliti:~ (Amendment and Extension of term of offioc), Act,
1971 mamil N l ~ d uAct 22 of 1971) and those elected after the
said date to any newly constituted or reconstituted municipal
council was extended upto the noon r. the ,first day of May
1974 by section 40 of the said Act. The above extension was
subsequently made applicable to the ca~ncillorsholding office
as such OF., and elected after, the data of publication of the
M.adras City Municipal Corporation and Tamil Nadu District
Municipalities (Amendment and Extension of tern of &ire)
(Amendment) Act, 1974 ('Tamil Nadu Act 11 of 1974,) by
section 3 of the said Act. The said term was further extended
~ day of August 1974 by the Madras City Municipal
upto t h Pv-st
Corporation and Tamil Nadu District Municipalities (Amend-
ment and 5xtension of hrm of oficej Second Am'endment Act,
1974 (Tamil Nadu Act 19 of 19?4). Extension of the said
tcrm upto the first day of Novombe 1974 was again sanctioned
by the bfadras City Municipal Corporation and Tamil Nadu
District Municiphlities (Amendment rind Extension of term of
&'ice ) Thircl Amendment Act, 1974 (Tamil Nallu Act 40 of
1974).
was addcd by section 14 ( i ) of the ~
8 T11IS p ~ . ? ~ i 5 3 ~ d ~
City ~ t a n i c i p a l Corpora tion and District Municipalitie
(Amendnicat) Act, 1961 (Tamil Nadu Act 10 of 1962).
These words were substituted for the words "three months"
by srctioil 36 (2)of ths Madras Ci!y Municipal Corporatic 1 snd
Tamil Na District M!rnicipalities (Amendment and Extension
of term of off&e),Act. 1971 (Tamil Nadu a c t 22 of 1971).
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li(2) Ordinary vzcancjes in the ofice ofcounci!-

lors shall be filled at ordinary decti:~ns which shell,
subject t3 the approval of the State Government,
be fixed by tile election authority to take pl-c~ceoil
suc11 days within three months bef'ore the occurrence
of the vacancies as he t5inks fit :
i Provided that the State Gover~lmentmay, for
sufficient cause, direct or permit the holding of any
ordinary election after the occurrence of the vacancy.]
[(3) A councillor elected at an ordinary elec-
tion held after the occurrence of a vacancy shall enter
upon office forthwith but shall hold office ofily so
long as he would have been entjtled to hold office
if he had been elected before the occ~rrrenceof the
vacancy.]
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"(4) A casual vacancy in the office of a councillor
shall be filled at a casual election which shall, subject
to the approval c f the State Government, be fixed
by the election auihority to take place as soon as
may be after the occurrence of the vacancy :
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Provided that no casusl election shall be held

to fill a vacancy occurring within six months before
the date of retirement by eaux of time and that such
vacancy shall be filled at the next ordhary election.
(4-A) Notwithstanding anything contained in this
Act, the State Governnlent may, for s:lfiicier~t cause,
direct from time to time th3 pcstpnnernent or
alteration of thc date of anordinary or ccsual clcction
ar ally stage of any such election.]
1 Tllis sub-section was substituted for the original E - - ' ~ - Q F c ~ ~ o ~
(2) by section 14 (ii) of the Madras City Municipal Corporation
and District Ikfunicipalilie~(ilmendrnent) Act, 1962 (Tamil Nadu
&t 10 of 1962).
This sub-section was inserted by sectiom 7 (iv) of thc Tamil Nadu
District Municipal!ties (Amendment) Act, 1930 (Tamil Nadu Act X
of 1930).
8Theso sub-scctions were substituted for sub-section (4) b
section 14 (iii) of the Madras City Municipal Corporation and D.Y
trict Municipalities (Amendment) Act, 1962 (Tamil Nadu Act
of 1962).
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[(5)] A councillor elected at a casual vacancy
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shfai, enter upoil office forthwith but shall hold office
so long only as the councillor in whose place he is
elected would ]lave bee11 clltitled to hold office if the
vacancy had not occurred.
Procedure an ol-dill:lry 01 casual election held
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when no under section 8, no cou!~cilloris clectcd, a fresh elec-
councillor
electode tion shall bc liild on sucl~tl:ly as the election autho-
rity illay 1.k.
(2) If' at such fresh election no councillor is
elected, the co~~ncil may, in the manner prescribed,
elect a qualified person to fill the vacancy.
(3) The term of office of a councillor elected
under this 4ection shall expire at the time at which
it would have expired if he had been elected at the
ordinary or casual election, as the case may be.]
The
chairman
112.(1) Every council shall elect one of its
and vice- members to be its chairman.
chairman
of the
munici-
pality.
(3;i The council shall elect one of its members
other than the chairman to be its vice-chairman.
1Sob-sections (3) and (4) were renumbered as sub-sections (4)
and (5) respective!^ by section 7 (v) of the Tamil Nadu District
Municipalities (Arnendnlent) Act, 1930 (Tamil Nadu Act X of
1930).
This scclion was substjtuted for the original section by section
8, ibid.
sThis section was omitted by section 9,ibid.
4 This section was omitted by section 4 of the Madras Di.,trict
Municipnlitiss (Amendment) Ac:t, 1933 (Madras Act XV 0, .933;
Ecctions 12 and 12-A vere substituted for section 12 bj
section 11 of the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities (Amend,
rncnt) Act, 1930 (Tamil Nadu Act X of 1930).
a. This sub-sectiou om;tted by section tl of the Madra
District Muni;;ipalities (Amendment) Act$ 1933 (Madras Act X\
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a (4) A chairman shall be deemed to have vacated
his office on the expiry of his term of office as a coun-
cillor or on 11js otherwise ceasing to be a councillor.
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vacated his ofice-
(i) on the expiry of his terx of office as a

coui~cilloror on his otherwise ceasing to be a councillor;
or
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vice-chairman sha" exercise the funct:ons of the
chairman, until a new chairman assumes office.
(7) When the office of chairman is vacant and

there is either a vacancy in the office of vice-
chairman, or the vice-chairman has been contin~~ously p Ah
absent from jurisd:lction for more than fifteen days . 12$

a $
or is incapacitated, the revenue divisional officer shall,

after giving notice of not less than. seven clear days
to the councillors, convene a meeting for. the election
of a chairman and until a new chairman or vice
chairman is elected and assumes office, ar the vice-
chairman returns to jurisdiction or recovers from his
incapacity as the case may be, the revenue divisional
officer shall, notwithstanding anything contained in
this Act or in the rules or notifications issued there-
under, be ex-officio member and chairman of the
council.
(8) An out-going chairman or vice-t hairman is

eligible for re-election.
Explanation.-A new chairman or vice-chairman

shall be deemed to have assumed ofice on his being
declared elected as :;uch.]
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when no chairman or vice-chairman is elected, a fresh election
chairman
or vice- shall be held.]
chairman
:. is electcd.
Chairman, '[12-B. No chairman, vice-chaiiian or councillor

vice-
0, shall receive or be paid, from the fullds at the disposal
councillor of or under the control of the council, any salary
not to or other remuneration fgr services rendered by him
receive
, ~WIIUIEGI- in any capacity whatsoever.]
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Commissioners. [12-C. (1) A Commissioner shall be appointed
by the State Government in the case of each munici-
pality included in Schedule IX and in the case of
any other rntmnicip;lity notified by the State Govern-
ment in this behalf. Every notification issued under
this sub-section shall specify the reasons therefor.
(2) Tile Cotnmissiolxx shall be a wholetime ol%cer
of the municipality and shall not undertake any
work unco~u~ected with his office without the sanction
~,1.the municipal council and the State Government.
(3) The State Government may recover from the
n~unicipalcouncil concerned the whole of the rllsry
and allo~vancespaid to any Commissioner appojnted
under ss3b-section (I), and such contribution
towards his leave allowances, pension and provident
fund as the State Government may, by general or
special order, detennine.
(4) The State Government shall have power
$0 rimlate the methods of recruitment, conditions
of service, pay and allowances and discipline and
conduct of the Commissioners appointed under sub-
secti 3n (1) .] - , C . " C " - _ . ~ .-..- --
t Sectiolls 12 and 12-A were substitv tcd for section I 2 by section
11 of the Nadu District Municipalities (Amendment) Act.
1930 (Tamil Nadu Act X of 19:$0)*
Section 12-B was inserted by section 6 of the ~ ~ a d r Distric
as
Mun,icipalities(Ameitdment) Act, 1933 (Madras Act XV of Y933)-
3 This s:ction was subsiituted for section 12-C (which was insei
t . d by section 6,ibid) by scction 2 of the Tamil Nadu District Munic
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Functihs of the severul authorities.
{The chairman and the executive a-cthosity j
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l[13. The chairman of the municipal comlcil shall- ~~~~~
(a) make arrangements for the election of the
(b) convene tlw meetings of the council ; a ~ l t i

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(c) perforin all the duties and exercise a3 the : 'i
powers specifically imposed or conferred 031 tbc

chairman by this Act .]
Functions
l[13-A. The executive authority of t1lc rn!:~? y : l of r 8 . 4 ill,;
cxccu t ive
cc;mcil sl~all- authority.
(a) carry into effect the resolutio~ls01tile cot;ri;i:;
(b) furnish to the council such periodical reports
regarding the progress made in carrying o u r the
resolutions of that body in the collection of ta-* i L-.-d 2.S
the council may direct ; and
(c) perform all the duties and exercise a!i ihc
powers specifically imposed or conferrc d oil 1: ~ e
executive authority by this Act and subjeci, v:ic,.. ,.;;
jt is hereinafter expressly so provided, to t1.e :,<rii i.o:i
of the c~uncil,and s~tbjecttoall other ;<stria I-,.*
limitations and conditioils l~ereinafterimposed. c:,  A *
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3-L. Electoral roll.-(1) The eiectoral roll of a town pancha t shall be the same as the
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electoral roll of the Tamil Nadu Legislative kssernb y prepare and ~evisedin accordance
with the provisions of law for the time being in force in a pznchayar toy11 and ahall be
deemed to be the uletoral roll for such town panchayat for the pUf~oses ot tnls ~ c t .
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3-M. Application of the Act to fowiz panchayuts.-The State ' G o v e r ~ l e n may,

t by notifi-
cation, direct that any of the p r o v i s i o ~ i ~ Aand" ~the
t rules made thereunder or of any
o t h e ~enactment for Lhe time bei1l.g in torce elsewhere in the Stare of Tamil Nadu bur not in
rhe panchayat town shall apply to that tywn partchayitLto such extent and subject to
such modkfications, additions and restrictions"as iiXaybe s,jecified in the notification.
3-N. Chapter to override oilier laws.--(I) The piovisions of this Chap~ershall have
effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in this Act or any olher
(2) Save as othhwije provided in sub-erion (I), tr;eproviGons of this Ctlspt~r
sbdl 'k,in zddiuon to. and nor in derogation of, an3. other provi>ionsof tl~isi\ct.".
4. In section 4 of the principal Am,-
(1) hl sub-saction (I), for t ~ l ra: x p i c ~ ~ i o"The

n State Govcrnllle~itmay, by notification,
declare their intention", the expression "Tlle Governor may, having regard to the
population of the area, the density of the population therein, the revenue generated
.for, local administration, the percentage of employment in non-agricultural
activities, the economic importance or such other factors as he may deem fit, by
notification, declare his intelltion" shall be substituted ;
(2) in sub-section (2), for the expression "The State Governme~~t''in two
places where it occurs, the expression "The Governor" shall be substituted ;
(3) in sub-section (3), for the expression "the S~ateGovernment have considered the
objections, if any, which have been submitted, they may,", the expression "the Governor
has considered the objwtions, if any, which have been submitted, he may,", shall
be substituted.
Amendmat-of ' 5. In section 4-A of the principal Act,-
"(1) The Governor may, having regard to the size of the area aqd the
'municipal service being' provided or propd6ed to be1 providdd 6yJa3indusSa1 '4 &A a
establishment i~ that area and such other taczors as he may deem fit, declare an urban -
area comprised in any municipal~tyor specified area therein to be an industrial township.";
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(3) in sub-section (9,the Explanation shall be omitted.
7. For section 5 ot the principal Act, the foiiowing sectlon suaii be substituted,
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"5. Duration of n,rrr~icipaliry.-(I) Every municipality, unless sooner dissolved

d o n 41, shall cont~nuefor five years beginning from the date appointed fm its firstmee%
after each ordinary election and no longer and the expuabon of the said period offiveYeans C
operate as a dissolution of the municipality. ' !, ; .. , . ; . - i , , , ;.-. . ~,,. . .g I . >

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"(2) Save as provided in sub-section (3), every ~nunicipalityshall consist of, the
elected members as notified under sub-section (I) .
(3) The following persons shall also be represented in the municipality, namely :-
(a) not more than two persons who are not less than twenty-five years of age
and who have special k n o w l e b or experience in municipal administration, to be
nominated by the State Government : ,s;.~c'\
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(b) the members of the House of the People and the members of the State
Legislative Assembly representing I he constituency comprising the whole or any part of
the municipality ; and
(c) the mcmbers of the Council of States who are registered as electors within
the area of the municipality
(4) The members of the House of the People, the State Legislative Assembly and
the Council of States referred to in clauses (b) and (c) of sub-section (3) shall be entitled
to take part in the proceedings, and vote at the proceedings, of the council.
(5) Seats shall be reserved for the persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes and
the Scheduled Tribes in every municipality and the number of seats so reserved, shall
bear, as nearly as may be, the same proportion to the total number cf seats to be filled
,by direct elections in that mnnicipality as the population of thc Scheduled Castes in
that municipal area or of the Scheduled Tribes in that mu~licipalarea, bears to the total
population of that area :
ea as ascertained i
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(b) The offices of Chairpersons of the municipalities shall be reserved for

women belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes from among the '
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offices reserved for the persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled
Tribes which shall not be less than one-third of the total number ot offices reserved I
for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes.

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(9) The offices of the Chairpersons of the municipalities shall be reserycd

for women and the number of offices reserved tor women shall not be less than one-
thi -d (including the number of offices reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled
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Castes and the Scheduled Tribes), of the total number of offices of the Chairpersons
of the municipalities in the State::
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Provided that the offices reserved under this sub-section and under sub-section
(8) shall be allotted by rotation to different municipalities in such manner as may be
prescribed.
(10) The reservation of seats under sub-sections (5) and (6) and the reservation
of offices of Chairpersons under sub-section (8) shall cease t o have effect on the
expiration of the period specified in Article 334 ot the Constrtution.".
Amondrnent ot 9. In sectioii 8 of the principal Act,-
d o n 8. I
ent municipal
(a) the words " and differentdates may be appointed for diffc;~
councils " sllall be omitted ;
(b) the proviso shall be omitted ;

: . (2) in sub-section (2),-
(a) for the words "subject to the approval of the State Government, be
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&ji&i, by the eli,ction authority ", the expression " in consultation with the S e
Government be fixed by the S~tag_cd~ Commissioner' ' shall be substituted ;
{b) the proviso shall be omitted ;
(3) in sub-section (4), for the words " subject to the approval of the Stafe
Government, be fixed by tne eleztion authority ", the expression " in copultatibn
wjth the State Government be fixed by the State Election Commissioner" shall be
substituted : ----. --/.
(4) sub-section (4-A) s&l1 be omitted ;
(5) in sub-section (51,-
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(a) for the words " the chairman elected or

a councillor elec+ qr -
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co-opted ". the words " the chairman or a councillor elected " shall be subsbtuted ;
(6) for the words " e!ected or co-opted, as the cast be "; the word
" elqctecj " shall be substituted t 2%;
(6) sub-section (6) shall be omitted.
hxindmnt of 1Q. In ~ection9 of the principal Act,-

meion 9.
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(1) in sub-section (I), for the words " the election authoety ", the wor&
" the State Flection Commissioner " shall be substitu@d.
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(3) in sub-section 131, for the expression "a chairman elected under s u b
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;: section (1) or a councillor elected under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) ", the
expression " a t hzirman or a councillor elected under sub-etiop (1) " shajl
' sanstitukd.
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11. Aiter section 24 of the principal Act, tbe following sections shall be inserted, Insertion ot new '
sections 2+A
and 24-B.
" 24-A. Preparation of development plan.-There shall be prepared every
year a development plan for the municipality and the panchayat town and submitted
to the District Planning Committee constituted under section 241 of the Tamil Nadu
24-B. Wards Committee.-(1) There shall be constituted by the State Govern-

ment, a Wards Committee or Committees consisting of one or more wards
within the territorial area of tbe municipality having a population of three Iakhs or
(2) Each Wards Committee shall consist of-

(a) all the councillors of the municipality representing the wards within
the territorial area ot the Wards Committee ; ,
6) the person, if any, nominated by the ~tate~Gbvernmtnt under clause
(a) of sub-section (3) of section 7, if his name is registerbd as an elector within the
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territorial area of the Wards Committee. 3 1"
(3) Where a Wards Committee consists of,-
(a) one ward, the councillor representing that ward in the municipality :
(b) two or more wards, one of the councillor: representing such wards
, in the municipality elected by the members of the Wards Committee,
sliall be the Chairperson of that Committee.
(4) T11e Chairperson shall vacate office as soon as he ceases to be a couqcillor.
. (6) The duration of the Wards Committee shall be co-extensive with the
duration of the municipality.
(7) The functioiis and duties of the Wards Committee, and the procedure
to be adopted by such committee for transaction of its business shall be such as
may be prescribed.".
12. Jr, sub-section (1) of section 28 of the principa! Act, for the expression Amendment of
" by a councjllor cllosen by the meeting to preside for the occasion", the expression section 28.
'<theccn.~ncillorsand- t
(a) in the case of town pancliayats, thc persons rcierred to it1 zlauses (b) and
(c) of sub-section (2) of section 3-C; and
(b) in the case of municipalities, the persons referred to In ci;iuses (b) and
(c) of sub-section (3) of section 7,
Shall elect one from among the councillors to preside for the occasion" shall be
substituted.
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13. In section 30 of the principal Act, the Explanation shall be renumbered as ~mendmento
Explanation I and after the Explanation I as so renumbered, the following Explanation , . . 30.
rection
shall be added, namely :-
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Amendment 14. in section 41 of the pr~nclpalAct,-

of section 41. (1) in the nwrgnal l z e a d i ~the
, words "or super,edeyyshall be omitted;
(2) for sub-section (I), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:-
" (1) If, in the opinion of the State Governaent, the municipality is not
competent to perform or persistently makes default in performing the duties impos.&
on it by law or exceeds or abuses its powers, the State Government may, by not&
cation-
(a] dissolve the municipality from a specified date ;and
(b) direct that the municipality be reconstituted with effect from a date
which shall not be later than six months from the date of dissolution.".
(3) in sub-section (2), after the expression "have vacated their offices", the
expression "and the persons referred to in sub-section (2) of section 3-C or sub-section
(3) of section 7, as the case may be, shall cease to be represented in the council" shall
be inserted;
(4) in su b-section (3),-
(a) in the opening portion, for the word "supersession", the word "dissolu-
tion" shall be substituted :
(b) in clanse (b), for the expression "during the period of supersession",
the expression "duling the period of dissolution" shall be substituted ;
(5) for sub-sections (4), (5) and (5-A), the following sub-sections shall he
" (4) An election to reconstitute a n~unicipalco,uncil shall be completed
before the expiration of the period of six months from the date of its dissolution :
Provided that where the remainder of the period for which the dissolved
municipal council would have continued is less than six months, it shall not be neces-
sary to hold any election under this sub-section for constituting the municipal council
for such period.
(5) All the newly elected councillor: of the reconstituted municipality shall
enter upon their offices on the date fixed for its reconstitution and they shall hold
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their offices only for the remainder of the period for which the dissolved municipality
would have cont~nued,had it not been so dissolved." ;
, (6) in sub-section (6), the words "or superseded" shall be omitted.
Amendment of 15. In section 43 of the principal Act,-
section 43,
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" (1) For the purposes of election to a municipal council, the State ' Govern-
ment shall, after consulting the municipal council, by notification, divide .the munici-
pality lnto wards and determine the number of members to be elected in accordance-
aith such scale as m a j be prescribed." :
(2) sub-section (1-A) shall be omitted ;
(3) in sub-section (5), for the words "the election authority .' shall,
'Insertion of
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w~ththe approval of the State Government, determine" ,the words "the State Election
Commission shall determine" shall be substituted. U
16. After section 43-A of the principal Act, the following sections shall be
new sections inserted, uamely :-
43-B and 4 3 4 .
"43-B. Electitm to the rnunicipalztres iticludlng town panchayar~.- (1) The
s~oerintendence, direction and control of the prejmation of electoral roils
for. a d tbe conduct of, all ekaions to the- .. ..
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(2) Wilhout prejudice to the generality of sub-section (I), such rules may
provide for all matters not expressly provided for in this Act including dieposits to
. be made by candidates standing for election as councillors, and the co~zdilions
under which such deposits may be forfeited:
Provided that the deposit required shall not exceed one hundred rupees.".
of section 44.
"(1) The electoral roll of the municipality shall be the same as the electoral
roll of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly prepared and revised in 3ccordance
with the provisions of law f o ~the time being in force in a ~unicipalityand shall be
deemed to be the electoral roll for such municipality for the purpclses of this Act
and that no amendment, transposition or deletion of any entry in the electoral roll
of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly made after the last date for ~naking nomi-
nations for election in any municipality and before the notification of the resuIt of
such election, shall form part of the electoral roll for such election, for the
purpose of this section.";
1 (2) in sub-section (1-E), in clause (d), for the words "the Statc Government",
the words "the State
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Electio~lCommission"
"or who is disqualified to be included in such part of the electoral roll

for any territorial constituency of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly as relates
t o that ward";
(4) aAer sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:-
"(2-4 To assist the person authori~edunder sub-section (2), the Sia&
-may employ such persons as it thinks fit ." ;
Election Commission
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(6) sub-section (4-A) sl?all be omitted.

of section 48.
2) afler sub-section (2). the,following sub-section shall be added, namely:-

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19. After sectioil 48 uf'the prin;ipaI Act,
inserted, namely :-
the following sectlons shall be 'li
48-A,48-B, 4 8 4
and 48-D. 4
"48-A. Powas oj Stale Election Commisszo~l.-(I) Where in connection witb
the tendering of any opinion to the Governor undei .,-'.-section (3) of section 48,
\ the Election Cornmiion considers it necessary or proper to make an inquiry,
and thz Coinmission 1s satisncd thdt on the basis of the affidavits filed and LL:
d~cumentsproduced in such inquiry by the parties concerned of their own accord,
it cannc t come to a decisive opinion on the matter which is being inquired into, the
Commission shall have for the parposes of such inquiry, the powers of a civil court,
vhile trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act V of 1908)
in respect of the following matters, namely :-
(a) summoning and enforcing the 'attendance of any person and examining
, i b ; 8 ,,\,,r ' him on oath ;
(b) requiring the discovery and production of any document or other

material object producible as evidence ;
(c) receiving evidence on affidavits ;
(d) requisitioning any public record or a copy thereof from any court
or office ;
(e) issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses or documents,
(2) The Commission shall also have the power to require any person,
.- .'.subject
to any privilege which may be claimed by that person under any law for
t&etime being in force, to furnish information on such points or matters as in the
opinion of the Commission may be useful for, or relevant to, the subjcet matter of
the inquiry.
(3) The Commission shall be deemed to be a civil court and when any such
offeuce, as is described in section 175, section 178, section 179, section 180 or section
228 of the Indian Penal Code (Central Act XLV of 1860) is committed in the view
or presence of the Commission, the Commission may after recording ;the facrs
constituting the offenc? and the statement of the accused as provided for
in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974) forward the cam
to a magistrate having jurisdiction to try the same and the magistrate to whom any
such case is forwarded shall proceed to hear the complaint against the accused as
if the case had been forwarded to him under section 346 of tbe Code of Criminal
Procedure, 1973 (Centrzl Act 2 of 1974).
(4) Any proceeding before the Commission shall be deemed to be a judicial
proceeding within the meaning of section 193 an6 section 228 of the Indian Pcnal'
Code (Central Act XLV of 1860).
48-B. state men^., made by persons to the Stat!: E ~ C o m m ; ~ . - -
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No statement made by a person in the course of 'giving evidence before the
State Electiun Cu_m_rm1s@o~*
shall subject him to, or be used against bim in, any
civil orcll~mlnalproceeding except a prosecution for giving false evidence by such
statement #
Provided that the statement-

(a) is made in reply to a question which he is required by the Conunib--
sion to answer ; or .:.1
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(b) is relevant to the subject matter of the inquiry.
48-C. Pryerlurq to be jollowed by the S
StateAElectioo. C o m ~ s s ~ oshall
n have.the power tok re
te Election Co
e.r7ts<~cedure.
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(includiGfhefixiig of - p l h s and times of its sitting and deciding whether to sit

in pubilc or in private).
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other legal proceedings shall lie against the State Electioq, Cvrn
person acting under tbe cl;rection of the ~ o r n & s s ~ oin
n t'espact
whlcb is in good faith done or intended to be done IR pumance
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section 49.
(2) in sub-section (1-A), the words " or co-option" shall be omitted ;

(3) in sub-section (2), in the opening paragraph, the words " or co-option ",
shall be omitted ;
(4) in sub-section (3), for the words " the State Government ", the words
b
"ihe State Election Commission" shall be substituted.

21. In section 50 of the principal Act,- Amendment of
section 50.
(1) in sub-section (I), in the opening portion, for the words " a councillor ",
the expression " a councillor or a person referred to m clauses (b) and (c) of sub-
section (2) of section 3-C or clauses (b) and (c) of sub-section (3) of section 7 " shall
be substituted ;
(2) in sub-section (2), for the expression "the State Government ", the
expression "the State., Election
, . .. Commissio;l " shall be substituted ;
(3) sub-scction (3),--
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(a) for the words " the State Government ", the words
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Election Commission
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" the State
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(b) the words " or co-opted" 'shall be omitted.

22. For section 50-A of the principal Act, the following section shall be substi- Substitution of
tuted, namely:- section SO-A.
"1, X;B. having been , elected as a councillor 01 this council do
that I will bear true faith and aIlegiance to the Constitutio~lof 1ndia as by law
ggablished, that<Iwill uphold the sovereignty and, integrity of 1ndia;and that I will
faithfully discharge the duty upon which I am about to enter. .,
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d . section 51
(I) 'in 5;b-section (I),--
, ,. (a)' for the expression " elected as .the chairman or elected or
:GO-igtedw ,-a co.uncilIor ", the expression " elected as the chdrrfian or a 'coun-
cillor " shall be-substituted
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(b) the expression " sub-section (1) of section 48, section 49 " shall be
omltted ;
(2) in sub-section (2), the exprcssio~l " sub-section (1) of section 48. sectlon
49 " shall be omitted.
Insertion or 24. After section 51 of the pri~lcipalAct, the following headings and r ~w
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new headings sections shall be inserted, ~amely:-
1
and new
sections
51-A,51-B
and 51-C.
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51-A. Ekctioir petlttons.-(1) No election of a chairman or a

councillor shall be called in question except by an election petition presented to
the District Judge of the district in which the municipality is situated within fifteen
a [
days from the date of the publication of the result of the election under section 27. 1
(2) An election petition calling in question any election may be presented
on one or more of the grounds specified in section 51-B by any candidate at such
election, by any elector of the ward concerned, or by any councillor.
(3) A petitioner shall join as respondents to his petition all the candidates
at the election.
(4) An electlon petition-
(a) shall contain a concise statement of the material facts on which
the petitioner relies;
(b) shall, with sufficicnt particulars, set forth the ground or grounds
on which the election is called in question ; and
*(c) shall be signed by the petitioner and verified in the manner laid down
in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act V of 1908) for the verification
of pleadings.
51-B. Grolln(1.i for d~crluringelcctiolls to be void.-(I) Subject to the provisions
of sub-section (2), if the District judge is of opinion-
(a) that on the date of his election a returned candidate was not qualified
or was disq.lalified, LO be chosen as councillor under this Act, or
(b) that any corrupt practice has been committed by a returned candidate
or his agent or by any otl~erperson with the consent of a returned candidate or his
agent, or
(c) that ally nomination paper has been improperly rejected, or
((I) that the rcsult of the election, in so far as it concerns a returned
candidate, has been materially iiffected-
(i) by the improper acceptance of any nomination, or ...
(ii) by any corrupt practice committed in the interests of thereturned
candidate by a person other than that candidate or his agent or a person acting with
the consent of such candidate or agent, or
(iii) by the improper acceptance or refusal of any vote or reception of
any vote which is void, or
(iv) by the non-compliance with the provisions of this Act or of any
rules or orders made thereunder,
the District Judge shall declare the election of the returned candidate to be void.
(2) If in the opinion of the District Judge a returned candid& has baen
pilty by on agent, of any corrupt practice, but the Judge is satisfied-
(a) that nc such cormpt practice .%?as cornmitt* at 'the election by the
candidate. and every such corrupt practice was committed controrv to the orden, aml
without the consu~tof the candidate:
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(b) that the candidate took all reasonable means for preventing the
commission of corrupt practices at the election ; and
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(c) that in all other zespects the election was f r e ~from any corrupt practice
on the part of the candidate or any of his agents,
then the District Judge may decide that the election of the returred candidate is not
void.
CORRUPT PRACTICES.
51-C. Corr~ptpracticc9.-The fol!owing silali be deemed ro be corrupt
practices for the purposes of this Act :-
(1) Bribery as defined in clause (I) of sectio~~
123 of the Representation
of the People Act, 1951 (Central Act XLIII of 1951).
(2) Undue influence as defined in clause (2) of tlm said section.
(3) The systematic appeal by a candidate or his agent or by any other

person to vote or refrain from voting on grounds of caste, race, community or religion
or the use of or appeal to, religious symbols, or, the use of or appeal to, national
symbols such as the national flag or the national emblem, for the furtherance of the
prospects of that candidate's election.
(4) The publication by a candidate or his agent or by any other person of any
statement of fact which is false, and which he either believes to be false or does not
believe to be true. in relation to the personal character or conduct cjf any candidate,
or in relation to the candidature, or withdrawal from contest of any candidate being a
statement reasonably calculated to prejudice the prospects of that candidate's election.
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(5) The hiring or procuring whether on payment or otherwise of any vehicle
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or vessel by a calldidate o~+.his
agent or by any other person for conveyance of any
elector (other than the candidate himself, 2nd the members of his family or his agent) t,!
to or from any polling station provided in accordance with the rules ntade under this
Act: I ' 1
Provided that the hiring of a vehicle or vessel by an elector or by several . r'!.n?f~

electors at their joint costs for the purpose of conveying him or them to or from .. !lot!
any such polling station shall not be deenied to be a corrupt practice under this
clause if the vehicle or vessel so hired is a vehicle or vessel not propelled
by niechaeical power ;
Provided further that the use of any public tracsport vehicle or vessel Br a n y
ear or railway carriage by an elector at his own cost for the purpose l>fgoing to or
coming from any such pol1ir.g station shall not be deemed to be corrupt practice .,c
under this clause.
bxplcination.-111 Ll. 1s clause, the expression "vehicle" means any vehicle used
or c a ~ a b l e of being used for the purpose of road trarisport whether ,propelled
'by nle~nanicalpower or otherwise and whether used for drawing other vehicles or
otherw .se.
(6) The holdi!lg of any lneeting in which i~;toxicati~lg

liquors are served.
(71 The issuicg of ally circular, placard or poster having a reference to

e1cction which does not bear the name and address of t!le printer and publisher
thereof.
(8) Any other practice wllich tlie State Government may by rules specify
to be a corrupt practice.".
25. In section60 of the principal ~ c tthe

, words "or from being co-opted as a Amendment of
cuuncillor" shall be omitted. section 60.
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new section inserted, namely :-
124-B.
" 124-B Firzance C~nzn~lssio~,--(l) The Finance Co~rnliss~on'
referred toin Article 243-1 of tl;e Co;lstilution shall review the financial
position of the municipalities and town panchayat. make recomrnendatior~~
"'1"r
to the Governor as to,-

(a) the pri~lcipleswl~icllshould govern,-
(i) the distribution between the St'te Government and the ~nunicipalities
and the town pa:~chayatsof the net proceeds of the .taxes, duties, tolls and fees
leviable by the State Goveriiment which may be div~dedbetween them and the
allocation between the n~u~licipalitiesand the tonn pa~ichayatsof their respecthe
shares pf such proceeds ;
(ii) the determination of the taxes, duties, tolls and fees which may
be assigned to or appropriated by the municipalities and the town panchayats ;
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(iii) the grants-in-aid to the inunicipalities and the town pancl~ayats
from the Consolidated Fund of the State ;
(b) the measures needed to improve the fi~lancialposition of the munici-
palities and the town panchayats ;
(c) ally other matter referred to the Finance Commission by tht;
Governor in the interest of sound finance of the municipalities and the town
panchayats .
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(2).The Governor shall cause every reco~mnendation rnade by the
Comnlission under this section together wit11 an explanatory mtmorandum as to
the action taken thereon to be laid before the Tainil Nadu Legislat~veAssembly.".
Omission of 27. In the principal Act, section 351-A shall be omitted.
section 351-A.
Amendment of 28. In section 368 of the principal 4ct, in sub-section (5), the proviso shall be
section 368. omitted.
Amendment of 29. In section 370 of the principal Act, after sub-section (2), the following
section 370 sub-section shall be added, namely :-
" (3) Any reference to the town panchayat contained in any enactment
i11 force in the State of Tamil Nadu or in any notification, 'order,
scheme, rules, form or bye-law made under any such enactment and in force in the
said State shall be construed as a reference to the town panchayat constituted
under this Act, ".
30. After section 370 of the principal Act, the following sections shall be added, Insertion of
namely :- .new section5
371, 372, 373
374,375 and
1376.
" 371. Pow cr to rdmove dVjcu1ties.- (1) If any difficulty arises ID giving effect
to the provisions t f this Act, as amended by the Tamil Nadu District W c i -
palities (Amendment) Act, 1994, the State Government may, by an order published
in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, make such provisions, not inconsistent
witb the provisions of this Act, as amended by the Tamil Nadu District Munici-
palities (Amendment) Act, 1994 as appear to them to be necessary or expedient for
removing the difficulty:
Provided that-=* order shall b ~ - m d eafter
- the expicy ot two years
from the date of commencement of the Tamil Nadu District Municiodities
(Amendment) Act, 1994.
(2) Every order made under sub-section (1) shall, as soon as possible,
after it is made, be placed on the table of the Legislative Assembly and it before
tnt: expiry of the session in which it is so placed or the next sqsiog, the Assembly
makes any nlodification in ally such order or the Asseqbly decides that the order
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ay be, so, however, that any such lnodification
br annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previoufly done
under that order.
1940, the Courtallam Tow~~ship
NAot, 1954 R e p d ef
, 1954 are hereby repcald. oarlri. Acts.
373. CoNlverst3n of a townslzip into a munzcpality or town panc/zaya:at.-Not-

withstanding anything contained in thls Act or any other law for the time being in
force, the State Government may, by notiiication, direct that the local area consti-
tuting any township shall from such date as may be specified thmein (hereinafter
referred to as the specified date), be a municipal area or a panchayat town and
in respect thereof, on and from such specified date, the following tsnsequences
shall ensue, namely :-
(a) the township committee of such area shall cease to exist or to function;
(b) there shall be constituted for the municipal area a m'trnicil)ality, or, as
the case may be, for the panchayat area a town panchayat under ,the .3rovisions 01
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this Act, as amended by the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities (Amendment) Act,
(c) the unexpended balanco of the fund and the property (including arrears
of rates, taxes and fees) belonging to the township committee a d all rights and
powers which, prior to' such notification, vested in the townshi corhmittee shall,
subject to all charges and liabilities affecting the same vest in th fund constituted
for t l ~ emunicipality, or as the case may be, the town panchay t;
(dl any apporntment, notrflcation, notice, tax, order, schpe, licence, ger-
tniss~on,rule, by-law, or form made, issued, imposed or granted under any law .
governing such township before the specified date in respect of such local are? .shall
continue in force and be deemed to have been made, issued, imposed or granted
in respect of the municipal area or town panchayat area-until it is superbded or
modified . by any appointment, notification, notice, tax, order, scheKe, licence, by-
law, or form made, issued, imposed or granted under this Act;
' "(e) all budget estimates, assessments, assessment lists, valuation or measure-
ments made, or authenticated under any law governing such townships immediately
before the specified date in respect of such local area shall be deemed to have been
m8'ci.e or authenticated undef this Act; r
V) all debts and obligations incurred and all contracts made by or on behalf
of the :ownship committee before the specified date and subsisting on the specified
date shall be deemed to have been incurred and made by the municipality, or as
the case may be, the town panchayat, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by
(g) all officers and servants in the employment of the township committee
imrnedlately before the specified date shall be officers and servants of thb munici-
pality, or as the case may be, the town panchayat, under this Act, and shall until
csther provision is made in accordance with the provisions of this Act, reoeive sala-
ries and allowances and subject to the conditions of s'ervice to which they were
entitled or subiect immediately before such date:
nt to the municipality or town panchayat
ate Government to discontinue the services
inion, is not necessary or suitable to tlsa
town panchayat selvice after giving such
red to be given by the terms of his empioy-
e services are discontinued; shall be entitled
such lave, pension, provident fund and gratuity as he would have been entitled
take or receive on being invalidated out of servict as if the township committee
the employment of whfoh he was, L?CI not ceased to exist;
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added. namely :.- Schedule X.
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I&: 1. Planning fol economlc ana soclal aevelupmcui.

2. Roads and bridges.
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4. Public~~health,
sanitation, conservancy and solid waste management.
Ilk:1 5. Urban forestry, protection of the environment and promotion of WLO-
, $a1aspects. \c ,.*
6. Safeguarding the interests of weaker sections of society, including the
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6 . handicapped and mentally retarded.
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7. Slum improvement and upgradation.
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6. Urban poverty alleviation.
9, Provision of urban amenities and facilities such as parks, gardens, play-
e~puxids.
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10, Promotion of cultural, educational and aesthetic aspects.
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i- l l . Burials and burial grounds, cremations and crewation grounds and elec-
t tric aremato~iums.
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12. CBttle ponds, prevention of cruelty to animals.
: 13. Vital statistics including registration of Births and Deaths.

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2. pulilic conveniences. , . ,
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A M. MUNTRAMAN,
Secretary to Government, Law Department.
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ACT No. 42 of 1994.

An Acj ftlrther to amend the laws relating to the 1Murzicipal Corporazions and
Wurzicipalitlts ln the State of Tamil Nadu.
BE if, enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in

the Forty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows :- , .
PART I.
PRELI3IINARY.
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- 1. (1) This Act may be callcd the Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Amendd shod t l t ~ ~
an&
ment) Act, 1994. commenceniCn6~ 1
(2) (a) The provisions of this Act, except section 3, shall be deemed
to have come into force on the 1st day of April 1994., ' I
(b) Section 3 shall bc deemed to have come into force on the 18th
day of October 1990., I
PART IE.,
,linc:i.j:ncnt to tnle Madras City &Municipal Corporation Act, 1919.
PAET 111. r
Amcizclrncnt t o t h c Tamil Naclu District 1vInnicip;~lilicsAct, 1920. ri
PART LV.
Amendment to the Madurai Ciiy &Zunicipal Corporatior! Act, 1971.,
Amendment of 5. In section 123 of the Coimbatore City ~~5unici~)al Corporation Act, TamiINadurrit
1081, in clnuscl ( c ) , Tor- 1 1 1 ~\:roi.il~: " p l a c ? ~11:::'d En:. thc chn:itflhlc purpose", 25 of 6981.
= t i ~ , 123,
the words "buildings usccl for eclt~cntionnlpurpose incln ling hostels attachcd
thereto 2nd places u.;cil f o r 111. rltsi.itnl)l: I : I L I ~ ~ ) o sh " Ile substituted.
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(By order of the Govcruor)

M. MUNTRAMAN.
Secretary to Govmu;nzent, Law Department.
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of the Governor on the 26th November 1994 and is hereby pub~ishcdfor general
informritio~i:-
I ACT No. 52 OF 1994.

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A s Act jurther to omend d e Tamil Nadu Di.vtriet ~unicipa11.te.vAct, 1920.
RE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu I n 11 e

Forty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as fo1low~:- 3
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1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil ~ a d u ~ ~ i s t r Municipalities
ict (Second Short title
Amendment and Validation) Act, 1994. and commence-
ment.
(2) It shall be dern;ed to have come into force on the 9th day of December
1992.
Tamil Nadu Aq 2. For section 217-0 of tllc Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920 Substi!ution
v 0 11920. a (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), the following section shall he substi- ;:-$yon
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ruted, namely :-s 8
"2 17-4. Power to exempt or relax.--.The Statc CJo\~ntnirc.lltmn!!, i t s::licFcd
that it will not result in the deterioration of scenic Lea~ityor destruction of the
environment and eco-systern of the hill station, by order,-
@+w*
(a) exempt. subject to such conditions if any, as may bespecified in the
ordcr. the Ccntral G o v e r n ~ c n tor the State Go\ernn~entor any building or class
oi buildings from all or any of tlic provisions of this Chapter or Chapter X of this
Act ; or
(A) relax, subject lo such conditions ifany, as may be specified inthe order,
any rule made under this Chapter or Chapter X of this Act, in favour of the Central
Government or the State Government or in respect of any building or class of
buildings.".
3. Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for t:?e tiine be~ngin force Validation
or in any judgment, decree or order of any court or other authority, all acts done, acts done
or proceeding
proceedings taken or orders issued by the State Government exempting any build- takenor
ing o r class of buildings from any of the provisions of the principal Act or relaxing order,,* issud.
any of the rules made under Chapter X or Chapter X-A of the principal Act in
respect ot any building or class af buildings, during the period commencing on
the 9th day of December 1992 and ending with the date of publication of this Act
in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette shall for all purposes, be deemed to be and
to have a'lwavs been validly done, taken or issued in accordance with law, as if
section 217-Q of the principal Act, as amended by this Act, had been in force at
all material times when such acts, proceedings or orders were done, taken or
issued.
(By order of the Governor .)
M. MUNIRAMAhr
Secretary to Government, Law Dzpar tment.
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information :-
ACT No. 53 OF 1994.

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Arz A6t jurther to Amend )he L a ~ sreldtidg td the Municipal Corporations and
Munic@alities in the State oj Tdmil Nridu. - ... -
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BB it eliacted by the Legislative Assembly, .of the state of Tamil Nadu in the
Forty-fifth1 Year of' the Republic of India as follows :-
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PRELIMINARY.
Short title and
1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (St-cond Amend- commencement .
ment) Act, 1994. -,
(2) I t shall come into force at once.
PART XI.
AMENDMENT TO THE MADRAS CITY MUNICIPAL CORE'ORfi.TION ACT,
1919.
Amendment ol ',
2. In section 414 of the Madras City Municipal Corporation .4c$ 1919, in section 414.
IV of *Or
191'3' sub-section (2), for the expression "only for six months from the date of the commen-
cement of the Tamil Nadu Municipal Corporation Laws (Amendrner.t and Special
Provision) Act, 1994", the expression "up to the 31st day of December 1995" shall
be substituted.
Amendment of
Tatnil Nadu Act ?. In section 375 of the Tamil Nadu District ~ u n i c i ~ a l i t iAct,
e ~ , 1920, in sub- section 375.
V of 1920. se-'ion (2), for the expression "only for six months from the date of the commen-
cerncnt of the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities (Amendment) Act, 1994", the
3 expression "up to the 31st day of December 1995" shall be substituted.
PART 1V.
AMENDMENT TO THE MADURAl ClTY MUNlCIPAL 'CORPORATION
ACT, 1971 i
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j Tamil Nadu Act 4. In section 510-A of the Madurai City Municipal Cor 1971, Amendment o f
15 of 1971, in sub-section (2), lor the expression "only for six months from date of the corn- section 510-A.
mencement ot the Tamil Nadu Municipal Corporation and
Special Provision) Act, 1994", the expression "up to the 31st day of December
!995" sr~allbe substituted.
PART V.
AMENDMENT TO THE COIMBATORE CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORAl'ION
ACT, 1981.
3. m smton 51 1-A of t11e'~oimbatoreCity Municipal Corporation Act, 1981, Amendmen' .of
of 1981.
Tan'it Act 2 5 innub-section (21, for the expression "only for six months from the date of the VCtIon 511-A
com~~iencement of, the Tamil Nadu Municipal Corporation Laws (Amendment
.a
and Special P~+ovision) Act, 1994". the ex~ression "un to the 31 st day of December
1995" \bat: be substituted
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PART VI,
CORPORATION ACT, 1994,

nendmeut of
:tion 10.
(2) in sub-section (5). for the words "only for six months from the date of
the corninencement of this Act", the expression "up to the 3lsl day of December
1995" shall 5e substituted.
PART VII.
AMENDMENTS TO Tlik 'IIR I)NEL,VEL! ClTY MUNICIPAL
CORPORAT!ON ACT, 1994.
lendment of.
tion 10.
, -- 7. In section 10 of the Tirunelvcli city Municipal Corporation Act> 1994,-
(11 in sub-section (2). for tI;: e~ri.cssion "within a period of siu' inonths
2::""
from the date of the commencenlent of the Tamil Nadu Municipal Corporation
Laws (Amendment and Special Provision) Act, 1994". the expression " on or before
the 31st day of December 1995" shall be substituted ;
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(2),in sub-section ( S ) , for'the words ''clily for six months from the date of the
ept of this Act", the expression "up to the 31st day of December
coyeqc?
1995 shal be siibstituted.
PART VJII.
AMENDMENTS TO THE SALEM CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
ACT, 1994.
tndmeni of 8. In section 10 of the S a l ~ m City Municipal Corporation Act, 1994,- Tam11Nadu A C ~

on IC.g (1) in sub-section (2), fc:. tl;e expressisn " \ \ i r i ~ i i 3~ period of six tnontlls z9 lg94.
froln the date of th- con^ ienccment of the ;'an,il P<adu M~~nicipalCorporation
.Lsws (Amendment and Special Prov~sion)Act. IS94 ", the expressioil " on or before
the 31st day of December 1995 " s1iz;l I;e sub\tituted ;
(3) in sub-section (5), for the worts '011!y fcr six months from the date of the
commencemc;lt of this Act", the ex.pression "up to the 31st day ot December
1995" sha!l be substituted.
M. MUNIRAM4N,
Srcretury to Goveninz?nt. Law DL~pr
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ACT No. 34 OF 1995.
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Ali Act further t o amcnd l a d relating to Muilicip,?litiesand 7dt1nicipal

in the St2tc of Trl.nzil Ni1.d~.
Corpo~;~tio~z\
i t cn::ctcd k y tllc T::gicl::ti\/c A ~ s c m b l yo f !Ilc St:!tc o f T;lrr.il Nndu in the
1317
Forly-<,~xth Year of the Rcpublic of India as f~~llows :-
PART I.
PRELIMINARY.
commence-
ment.
(2) It shcll come into force at once.
PART 11.
AMENDMENTS TO THE TAMIL NADU DISTRICT MUNICIPALITIES
ACT, 1920.
2. In section 3 of the Tamil Nadu District Ml~nicip?IitiesAct, 1920 (herein'fter Amendm3at ot
in this Part referred t o as the 1920 Act), eftcr clause (2),the following clause shall b:: s:ction 3.
insortcd, namely :-
"(2-A) 'B?ckwerd Cl~ssesof citizsns' shy11 have the ssmc meaning a!,
defined in cl?me (a) of s:ctio? 3 of ths Tamil N?du Bxkwsrd Cl?ssss, Schsdulsd
C ~ s t c sand Scheduled Trib:s (R?s~v8,?ionof S:a,ts in Eltlc?t.io~?l1.n:itutions a24
of appointments or posts in th!: Ssrviccs under the State) Act, 1993. ".
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Amendment ot 3. 111 soction 3-1 of the 1920 Act-

scctio~l3-1.
(1) after sub-sc-tion (2), the following sub-sections shall b: inserted, namely :-
(2-A) Seats shall bs reserved for the pzrsons belonging to the Bsckward
classes of citizens in every town panchayat and the numb:r of selts so reserved,
shall b:, as nearly as may b:, fifty per cznt of the total rllmbsr of seats in the town
vnnrhnvat.
. . (2-B) Sezts shall b.: reserved for women belonging to the B%ckwardClasses
of atizezs f x n : " ~ o r , gthe s23ts re:~::~ec! fer ?!is ps:so2r, 5s!osging t~ 27.2;-
xfard Classes of Citizens which shall not ba less than one-third of the total llumbsr
of seats reserved for the persons bzlonging to tl-tc Backward Clc7.sses of Citizens.";
(2) in sub-soction (3, for the oxpression "(incl~!ding the nunlber of sdzts
reserved for wcmen belonging to thc Sehedulec! Castes and the Scheduled Tribes)"
the expression "(including tho numbar of sears rosorved for woman balonging to the
Scheduled Castos, tho Scheduled Tribos and tho B~ckward Clasos of citizens)"
(3) after sub-saction (4), the following sub-saction shall be inserted, nanlely :-
of tho tow11 p:uicl~;ryirl sl~;\ll ha
"(CA) (;I) Tllo cflicu\ 01 t l ~ o(:b:tir-l~or~c~ll\
rrslrrvod lor porsonu bzlo~igiogto tho Bi~kwaKiClwisos of citbttns and tho numbar
of offices so resorvad ,sl~allbe, as searly as rnay be, fifty pop cent of the total number
of ofi:~s of the Co;iir-parsons of tho towla punal~aylyatsin tho Slato.
01)The ofhas of tho Chair-persons of tho town pan&aya.ts &a.ll bo rosarvod

for wollrao bdoaging to tllo Backward Claws of citizclw from among tho oficus
d the persons belonging to tbe Baokward Classas of citizw which &dl
r e ~ ~ v efor
acr be less tbao one Phi& of the total number of o0iw ramvd for tho pamas
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blcngipg to tha &ward Chsos of 6 t h ~ ~ ;' '
(4) in sub-s .ion (3)-
(a) for t4o aprmsiou "(including tho aw&r of 0 5 ~ srosavw~far

wcslen belonging to the S~heduledCastes and tho Saheduled Tribes,)", the cxpressiou
"(including tho sujnbwr of oficec reserved for women belonging to tho Scbdulod
C :(:~es, tbe Scheduled Tribes a l ~ dthe Backward Classos of citizens)" shall be
sdxtittttd ;
(b) it: tho proviso for tho expression "under this sub-sectios and unden
sub-saction (A)", tlio oxpression ''undel* this section'bshhll be substiluted.
.Amcnclmcnt of 4. In scctioll7 of tho 1920 AGE-

Scction 7.
(1) after sub-soction C6),the following sub-scc!ions shall be insel tad, nrnely :-
,,(6-A) S.:el.s shall bo roservcd for thc persons belonging to tho &&ward
Ci.:s<cs 01 cit z.li)s i i ~U V C I - ~municip:.iit :!r~ci tl?a ~!i!l:-ib~i*of so::rs so rcscrvac!, S!~F,J~
Ir;, ::c r+x;:.ly ;,r. !:I:::J 130, fifty pii'C(i1li of ilia in;::! n~1.11ibor of so:;ts to bo .fiilect 1 , ~
d~;cc;: e]ec!ioil:; i l l rhat municipaiily.
(2) in sub-soo'ion (7): for tho ox~rcssion"(ir~clutlirlg tho numbor of seats

rosorved for women belonging to tho Sclledulcd Csstcs snd the Schodulod Tribes)",
the expression u(including the numbor of sa?fs reservoc! for women &longing to
bo subs tit^ ,
d~itli %t
tho S~hedulcd stes. the Scheduled Tribes end tho B:.ckward Classas of citizcnsY7-
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(3) after sub-section (8). the followingsub-section shall be inserted, namely :- ,
"(8-A) (a) Vie offices of tho Chair-persons of the municipelities shall be

rosarvod for the persons belo~igirzgto the Bacl<ward Cl::sses of citizens and the
nurnber of officesso reserved shall bo, as nearly as may bc, fifty par cent of tho total
il~l~nberof ofices of the Chnir.persons of the mur~icip?.litiosin the State.
Ih\ Tho nffi(:es of tip Ch;:ii' i;;sc~:s r f tl~r!tutt*iic;- l l i t i t 3 c ~.!:::li he rtasorved

for wonlo3 bolonging to tho Backwdrd Ciassos of cii1/.0:1\frwm snlong the offices
rcrarvod f o tho
~ porsonc belonging to thc B;!ckrvard CI::rsos of cirizons wl~ichshall
not h~ lnSc t $ a n ?no thiTr! nf the tcl+?1 n ~ ~ r n h nnf
r nfi;rnc !wnl.'ctnrl fnr thn pnrcnnr
balongiag to the Backwerd Classes of citizens." ;
(4) in sub-section (9)-

(a) for the expression "(including tho number of oftices rosorved for women
baloqging to the Sohedulod Castes r.nd tho Scnodulod Tribes)", the cxpressicn "(in-
ciudittg the number of officasreserved f o women
~ belonging to tho Szheduled Castes,
the Scheduled Tribes and th. Backward C l ~ s s eof~citizens)" shdl bo substituted ;
h pwiw, the follcwing prcviso shall be suhstitntd, namely :-

(b) for t
"Provided that the offices of Chair-persons of the municipalities marvod
uadat this seation shall bo allotted by m t i c n to different mu~icinaliljasin such
maratrar as ba pras&~r'lmdS'.
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CORPORATION ACT, 1919,
5. In suction 3 of the Madras City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919 (hein- Apl~wnWatd
after in this Part referred to a4 the 1919 Act), after elause (2), the following ckm section 3.
shall bs insertad, namely :-
C"@-A) "Backward Classts of citizens" s h d l have the %ma maaniy as

defined In clause (a) of section 3 of the Tamil Nadu Backward C1~sse3,Scheduled
Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Racmation of seats in Educational Institutions and
sf appointments or poses in the Services d c z r the State) Act, 1993."
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6, In section 5 of the 1919 Act,- A M d W t dl*.
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(1) after sub-section (41, the following sub-sections shall be inserted, namely :-
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"(4-A) Seats shall be reserved for the persons bolonging to thc Bzckward
Class citizens in the council and the numbzr of s:ats so reserved shell b:, as
nearly as may be, fifty per cent of the total i~umbsrof sexs t o b:: filled by direct
election in the council.
(4-B) Seats slz-11 bc rcservcd for worncn b:lonzing to th- E.?.ckwr?rdClasses
of citiz6:;ls from r.mongthe seats rcservcd f ~ !11-1:: - p::rc;oi!Si) :lo:?:;i:?z to t ? Ii:~.cIc~:~rct
~
C1::s:;cs of citizens, which sh;l,ll not bc less t1l:un onc tlii:xl o i ' t h c t.o!:!l 11alnb:i. of
SL\::iS I . C S > T V L ' ~f o r the persons b:longing to tlle 3:l.ck:v;:rcl Ci.;.;>cs ol' C ' i i ; z ~ ~ w . " ; i
(2) in sub-section (9, for the expression "(!;iclcding tlie II:!:II~I::- of seats
reserved for wQmen belonging to the Scheduled Cc?.src\ ~tndt hc Scbcdult d Tribes)"',
t hc exp;essio~"(including the nurnber of seats reservcd for women b=lollgingt o the-
Scheduled Cafes, the Scheduled Tribes and the Bcckward Classes oof' citize1ps)''
shaiilb3 substitvtwi.
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/kh.IT3ND;vIENTS TO - T H E >L;\P)UR.ILZ cj7'Y ?.lL!NTClPAL CORP2RATlON
1 I' ACT. 1971. \
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(1)' zitor sub..se;tion (4), the fjllkwiag sub-sec:iork shall be ibsert~d,namely ;-

9 4 4 ) S?ats shc?ll b e rosorved far t l ~ aparsons belonging to l l ~ cBeckw?,i.d
Class~sof citizrtns iq tho c~uncila,qd tiia numbor of saats so rossrvad shi.,ll bn, ?.s
naarly as m7.y b:?,fi[r.y par cant of the total numb3r of so?,ts to b~ fillad by diroct
olectioll in the c:runcil.
(4-B) SPASs1~:llbo rcwrvcd far woman b.lionging to ilia B ~ ~ k w a r cC1i:sr;ns
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Cl~ssasof cil:iznns wl~ichs;lnll not hi! loss t;iaq oqn-!.bird of tha tot21 numhor of so?,rs
resarved for tho parsons balollgillg to tho B;C~LC':;:C\CIT.SSOS of ~i~izoos.";
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AMENDMENTS TO THE TLRUCHIRAPPALLI CITY MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION ACT, 1994. i
Act 11. In scction 2 of ihe TiruchirappalliCity Municipal Corporation .let, 1994 Amendment ot j
. (I1croin:ifcor inthispart rclforrod to as t h Tiruohirappnlli
~ Corporation Act), for
cl;luso (a), tlio followil~gclauses shall be ~ubstjtuted,namely :-
salon 2,
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&a) 'Backward Classes of citizens' shall have tho same !meaning as
Aot defined in clause (a) of section 3 of the Tamil Nadu Backward Classes, Scheduled
. Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Reservation of Seats in Educational Institutions and
of appointments or posts in the Services under th:: State) Act, 1993 ; I
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ns the local area comprised b
cal area which after the date i
e City bat does not include any
cement is excluded from the city;".J
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12. In section 5 of the TiruchirappalliCorporation Act,-

bc inserted, namely :-
(1) after sub-section (4), the following sub-ssctiom ~li?~11
& 4 - ~ ) Scats shall bc reserved $or .the persons b:longing to tho Backward I
Classes of citizens in the council and the number of seats so reserved shall be, as
nearly as may bs, fifty per cent of the total number of seats to be filled by direct --
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(4-B) Seats shall b; reserved for women belonging to the Backward

Classes of citizens from anlong the seats reserved for the persons belonging to the
Backward Classes of citizens which shall not be less than onn-third of the total
ging to the Bzckward Classes of
(2) In sub-section (5), for the cxprecsioil (including tho nurnk~cr01 seats
reserved for women belonging to the Schedulsd C(lstesand thc Schcduled Tribcc)",
the exprcq~ion ''(illcluding the number of ccnts r(:.;,:r~od for wolncn l ~ o ~ o n ~:0i l l ~
tho Scheduled Castes, tho Scheduled Tribes :\lid thc B:bckw~rdC1.l. ,'~csor cilizens)"
shall be substituted .
PART VII.
AMENDMENTS TO THE TIRUNELVELI CITY M ChTCIPAL C73XPORATION

ACT, 1994.
lNadu Act 13. In section2 ofthe Tirunelveli City Municip:l.l Csrpurc! ion 1.c. , 1994 (here- Amendment of
1
of 1994. inaft er in this Pmt referred to as the Tirunelveli Corpo*::' ioil Ad:), ft,i- cl~.usc(a), section 2.
the followirlg clnusec shzll bc substituted, namely :-
11 have thc <?.me I r:?.ning ns defined

kward Clc~.ssc:s, S hodulecl Castes
11
he Sla.te) Act, 1993 ;

.
Educ.?,io:l:.l Insti? ,,:.z11d of
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(a?.) <City of Tirunelveli' or 'City' means the loc?! ?-s:: c2 npriscd in

the Tirunelveli Municivzdity ?,nd inc!udes loccl ?.re2 which after tho date of
the con~mencement of this Act, is included in LP,': City b ~ dues
; uot include any
local area which after such date of the comme11c:m:nl is c:xclud~:d from the City;'?
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(1) after sub-~ection(4), the followi~zgsub-sec~ionsshall b: inserted, nai11e1~:-
"(4-A) Seats sha.11 b > reierved for i h o persons belonging to the ~d.ckward
I
C'Z~sses of citizens in the Cou~lciland the n u m b ~ rof seats so reserved shr?ll be, ass
I l y bs, fifty per o s ~of
~ ' ~ ~asrmz.y ~ tthe total number of seals to b s filled by direct election
I in the Council.
(4-3) Seats shall be raservad for women belonging to the Backward Classes
!I d citizens f ~ o mamong the seats reserved for the perscns belonging t o the ~ackward
alsses of citizens, which shall not be less t h e n one-tnird of the tctal number of seats
reserved for the persons belonging to the Backward Classes of citizens."; 3
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2) in sub-section (S), for tha expression "(including the number of sezts
roservc h fc r womon bel~ngingtc. the Scheduled Castes and tne S~heduledTribes)",
the exprsssior "(includi~igthe number of seats reserved for wcmen belonging to the
Scheduled C~stes,the Schedu1t.d Tribes and ths Bzckwa~dClasses of citizens)" shall
be substituted.
i PART VIII.
AMENDMENTS TO THE SALEM CrTY MUNSCLPAL CORPORATION AC?,

1994.
A m e e b r t of 15. In secticn 2 ~f the Salem Citv Municipal Corporation Act, 1994 (hereinafter Tamil Na
aectioa 2. i n this Part referred to 2,s tho Salem Corporation Act), for cl~,usc(8), the following
olauses shall be substituted, ramely :-
t'
"(a) "Backward Classes of citizens" shall have the same meaning as defir~td Tamil N
i i o clause (a) of section 3 of the T?.mil hadu Backward Cla~ses,Scheduled C8,stes and
Scheduled Tribes (Reservzticn cf Seats in Educational lnstituticns and of appoint.:
ments or posts in ths Services under the Stats) Act, 1993;
(aa) 'City of Salem' or 'Lit)' means the local area aomprised in the
Strltio r~lunicipality?rid inciudt-sany local area which aftel the dzte c t the commence-
J L J ~t cf tnis Act, i~ irc!uded in tne City but does not include any lccal area which
?f!er ~ c data h ol I he cctrimencemcnt is excluded frcm the City;".? ,
~meadrnmtof 16. In sectido 5 of tho Sale~nCorporation Act,-

eso6ion 5.
\ - (1) ~ f t e rsubsection (4), the following sub-sections shall be inserted, nc..n~ely--
"(4-A) Seats shall be reserted for the persons belcnging to the Backward
Classes of cik'zens in the Council and the number of seats so reserved shall be, as
, nea~lyas may be, fifty per cent of the total number t f seats to be filled by direct
election ir. tho Council.
(4-B) Suato shall bo rehorvctl tor wonion bclongivg to tho Backward Clrr.ssos
of citizens from ati1011gthe scc~tsrcso~vedtcr the pcrsGns belc agizg to the Backward
Classas of c i t i z ~ ~ lwhich
s shall uot bo loss thnl; ona-third of tho total number of seats
reserved for the persons belonging to the Backward Classesot citizens.";
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(2) il: sub-section (5), for the expression "(including the number of seats
reservod for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Schedu]ed
Tribes)", the expression "(includlng the number of seats reserved for women belonging
to the Scheduled Cn~Las,ths Schod~rledT~ibesand the Backward Classe:. of citizens)"
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AMENDMENT TO THE TAMIL NADU MUNICIPAL CORPORATION LAWS

(AMEiNDMENT AND SPECIAL PROVISION) ACT, 1994.
17. In seotion 121 of the T m i l Ndciu Mu~~ioip~rl C L O I L.bl~s (A~neud- A ~ o a n d ~ n t ~ t
wation 121.
. meat arid Spauial Provisiorl) Act, 1991, for the words .'crl~ilL w c ) sk,dllba naservad
for women," the words "two shall bo reserved for women and suioh numbw of
offices of Mayor not oxcaading fifty par cant of tho total nurubor of office of the
Mayor as may be presooibed, shall be reserved for the persons belonging to trae
Baokuard Classes of eitimns " shall be substituted.
Vl. M UPil RAMAN,

S ~' c r d a r yto Oovarnma
Law Departmenr,
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4LF OF THE GOvE'Riu'lEiuT OF T9YIIL NADUj .-.
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The following Act of the Tamil N;!Ju Legisl:~tivc .Assemi~lyrccc:i:-ed the assent of the
Governor on the 30th December 1995 a n d is !icl.chv ! ~ ~ ~ l ~ l i s hfor.
c l l $cn.c~.;~I
infosnintic~n:-
ACT No. 46 OF 1995.
AN Act further to ainerzd tlzc Laws rclntirzg to t l MurzicQ)~l

~ Corpomtio~rsaitd Mrmici-
palities in the Stcitc. oj Tutnil Nudu.
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BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Forty-,ixth
Year of the Republic of India as follows :-
PART-I.
PRELT MI NARY.
1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Second Short titb
Amendment) Act, F995. and com-
menwment.
AMENDMENT TO THE MADRAS CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION

ACT, 1919.
2. In section 414 of the Madras City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919, in sub- Amendment]
section (2), for the expression " up to the 31 st day of December 1995 ", the expression of section,
" up to the 30th day of June 1996 " shall be substituted. 414.
AMENDMENT TO TJ-IE TAMIL NADU DISI'RJCT MUNICIPABlTIES

ACT, 1920.
3. l n section 375 of the Taniil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920, in sub-section Amendment
(2), for the expression " up to the 31 st day of December 1995 ",the expression " up to of section
the 30th day of June 1996 " shall be substituted. 375.
PART-IV
AMEND"MENTTO THE MADURAI CITY MUNIGIPAL
CORPORATION ACT, 1971.
4. I n section 5 1 0 4 of the Madurai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1971, in sub- Amendment
section (2), for the expression " up to the 31 st day of December 1995 ", the expre*;sion of section
" up to the 30th day of June 1996 " shall be substituted. 510-A.
PART-V.
AMENDMENT TO THE COIMBATORE CITY MUI\TIGIIPAI;
5. In section 511-A of the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation Act, 1981, in Amendmerb
sub-section(2), for the expression " up to the 31 st day of December 1995 ",the expression of section
" up to the 30th day of June 1996 3' sl,nllbe substituted. 511-A.
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AMENDMENTS TO THE TIRUCHIRAPPALLI CITY
Amendment 6. 1Q section 10 of the Timchirappalli City Municipal Corporation Act, 1994,- . Tamil
of section
10.
.
(1) in sub-section (2), for the expression " on or before the 31 st day of ~ e c e m b e r
1995 ' the expression " on or before the 30th day of June 1996 " shall be substituted 1
(2) in sub-section (9,for the expression " up to the 31stday of December 1995 ",
the expression " up to the 30th day of June 1996 " shall be substituted.
PART-VII.
AMENDMENTS TO THE TlRUNELVELI CITY MUNICIPAL +
Aaendment 7. I n section 10 of the Tirunelveli City Municipal Corporation Act,, 1994,-
of section
10.
(I) in ~ U ~ ~ - S C L ~(L),
I C ~I.OI I I "
1995 ", the expression " on or bcfole tl c 3( th d a y of Juce 1996 " sllnll be substituted ; .
C\IIIC,,IOII O I I 01. I~C[OIC tl:c 31 \I(1;~yof I>ccciiil~cr
(2) in sub-section ( 5 ) , for tlLeexrression '' up to tfe31 stday of December 1995 ",
the expression "up to the 30th day of June 1996 " shall be substituted.
PART-VIII.
AMENDMENTS TO THE SALEM CITY MUNICIPAL
,~mendment
of section
(2) in sub-section (9,for tlie expression " up to the 31 st day of December 1995 ",
the e::pression " u p to the 30th day of June 1996 " shall be substituted -
(By order of t h ~
Governor.)
M. MUNIRAMAN,
Sect etro.J1 to Govcrrltnott, Law Department.
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ihe Governor on the 25th J w e 1996 and isg Itereby publislzed jor getter111
injorn~ation:-
ACT No. 16 OF 1996.
An Aet further to amend the Laws relating to the Municipal Corva~ations and
Municipalities in 1he State orkTamilNadu.
Bh it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in the
Eorty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows :-
PART I.
I PRELIMINARY.
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I (2) I t shall come into fol'ce at once.
PART 11.
AMENDMFNT TO THE MADRAS CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
ACT, 1919.
2. In section 414 of the Madras City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919, in Amendment!
v of 1919. sub -section (2), for the expression "up to the 30th day of June 1396 and no longer", of section 414
the expression ''upto the 31st day of December 1996 or for such shorter period as
the State Government may, by notification, specify in this behalf" shall be
substituted.
PART 111.
AMENDMENT TO THE TAMIL NADU DISTRICT MUNIaPALITIES
ACT, 1920.
PAlRT IV.
AMENDMENT TO THE MADURAI CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
ACT, 1971 /'
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AMENDMENT TO THE COLMBATORE CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATIOP
ACT, 1981
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Amendment 5 . In section 51 1-A of the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation Act. 1981. .I
J I~II! h ~ d u
of section in sub-sectioi~(2), for the expression "upto the 30th day of June 1996 and r o A c t 25 of
511-A. longer", the expression '<upto the 3 1st day of December 1996 or for such shorter I98 E,
period as the Government rimy, by notification, specify in this behalT' :,hall be
substituted.
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PART VI.
AMENDMENTS TO THE TIRUCHIRAPPALLI CITY MUNICIPL.21,

Amendment 6. In section 10 of the Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation Act, 1991- Tamil
of section 10. A c127
(1) in sub-section (2) , for the expression "on or before the 30th day of
June 1996", the expression "on or before the 3 1st day of December 1996" shall
be substituted ;
( 2 ) in sub-section (j), for the expression 'cupto the 30th day of June 1996
and no longer" ,the expression "upto the 31st day of December .996 or for such
I shorter period as the Government may, by notification, specify in this behalf"
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PART \'IT.
AMENDMENTS TO THE TIRUNELVELl CITY hlUNICIPAL CORPORATION

ACT, 1904.
Amendment 7. I n section 10 of the Tirunelveli City Municipal Corporation Act, 1994- Talni[
of section 10. Act 28
(1) in sub-section (3,for the expression "on or before the 30th day of June
1996", the expressiorl " on or before the 31st day of December 1996" shall be
substituted ;
(2) in sub-section (5) , for the expression "upto the 30th day of June 1996
and no lonqer", the exnreosion ''u~to the 3lst day of December 1996 or for such
shorter period as the Government may, by notification, specify In this behalf"
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AMENDMENTS TO THE SALEM CITY MUNlCIPAL CORPORATION

ACT, 1994.
S. ~n section 10 of the Salem City ~ u n i c i p a l~ o r ~ d r a t i o~nc t 1994-

, Amendme
of section 1
(1) in sub-section (2), for the expression "on or before the 30th day of
June 1996", the expression "on or before the 31st day of December 1996" shall be
substituted
(2) in db-section (9,for the expression "upto the 30th day of June 1996
and no longer", the expression "upto the 3'1s: day of December 1996 or for such
shorter period as the Government may, by notification, specify in this behalf'"
shall be subst~tr~ted.
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M. MUNIRAMAN,
Secretary to ~overnmt&t,
Law Department.
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iiddri?l.~tiut? :- [I
A I A-t ,'I!,.if13;' i ) 3 M,I I tIz? I.ZWS r e l a f i t to and

~ t122 ~n,rrticip~lities J
nz nric;p.il co.2o'at,o,ls in the State of T~rrnilNcrdu. Lu
BE it e lasted by ::ie Legislative A:ise~nblyof t i e State of T a d 1 Nadu in the I

Fortj-s:r'c ~t Ycnr of t le Rel>u')lic of India as fol1orvs:-
PRELIMINARY.
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AMENDMENTS TO THE TAMIL NADU DISTRICT MUNICIPALI- 3b t , ,
TiES ACT, 1920.
2. f n se2tio.1 3-(2 of t'le Tznil Nadu District Municinalities Act, 1920, jtN Tamil Nadu
(lerzi,~sfteri I t'lis p:.rt rsferre.: to as the i920Act),- Act V.0f 1920
' - ( I ) in sub-section (2), tho provisg to clausg (a) s h ~ l lbe omitted; ' $)&g,"A
(2) fdr sub-qecfion (3), tho foll3wing sab-scciian shall be substituted,
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"(31 TII~:poisr)l~s refzrrccl to i I sub-section (2) shall b: entitled to take part in:
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il> 1 vljil i ~ ? . i l ~ ~ l ' t ~ . l t . ' ' ., ' I
(I) I I ;.lb.;:s:i>n (3), the p: ~ v i s ,to~ clause

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(a) shall be omitted;
(4, ti1 3 , follawing s?~b.seolianshall ;be substl-:A
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(2) f ~ sltb-sec:
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"(4) T I ~j)?CiJ.Ii
: rcf*~;i~.l (3) j l l ~ l lb3 ontitlad to take part in
to i n 31(0-~.~3:ioil
ih: prx99 1;~; b.rt s'l .I1 n3t h9v3 th: lig:~: t3 vate in the moetings
; of 1 1 1 ~Cquncil.". ..
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Amendment of- 6. In sec~ion23-A of the 1920 Act, in clause (I), for the cxprcssio~l 'knd
section 23-A.: four co~ncillorselecled by the counail", the cxplession "and four councillors three
of whom shall be elected by the council frcm :mongthcmselves and one person
nominated by the Chairman frcm :mong the pel sons referred to in sub-section (3)
of section 7" shall be substituted, -7rp.k; . .- . . . .-,-2
Amendment of ' 7. In section 43-Cof the 1920 Act, in sub-section (2), for the expression
section 4 3 4 . "and the conditions cnder which such deposits may be fcrfeited" the expression
"the conditions under which such deposits may be forfeited and the nlaximum
amount of expenditure which may be incurred by candidates standing for clection as
councillor or chairman" shall be substituted,- !:
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A- .
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Amendment 8. In section 31-B of the 1920 Act, in sub-section

Msectlbnj the expression "as councilior", tke expression "as ctai a n or councillor"
3-B. shall be substituted. )&
Amendment of' 9. In Schedule X ofthe 1920 Act, after item 15 and tl,e entries relating
Sobcdule X. thereto, the following items and entries shall be added, namely:-
"16. Urban Planning including Town Planning.
17. Regulation of land use and construction of ,buildings. :
18. Fire Fervices.".
PART 111.
AMENDMENTS TO THE MADRAS CITY MUNICIP.AL CORPBRA'IIBN
ACT, 1919.
TWl Nadu 10. h section 3 of the Madras City Municipal-Corporation Act, 1919, (haein
AAW of after in this part referred t o as the 1919 Act),-
1919. (a) in clause (26-B), for the expression "section 6-F", the e~prrssion"w&'h'rr
5A"1shall be substituted;
(b) clause (28) shall be omitted.
11. In section 5 of the 1919 Act,-
(a) the proviso to clause (a) shall be omitted.
I @) for clause (c) i2clx3in~t i e ; ~ r ; , ~ i s~~e.rts t s ,t i e folloai~lgclause s?.all be
smbstituted, namely:-
""): "(c) all t i e me.nbers of the Tanil Nadu Legislative Asse~nblylepreser U I : ~
i'
L- mwtituencies which comprise wholly or partly the area of the Corporatio 1. ";
(c) clause (d) sf-all be omitted.

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(2) after sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be inserted, ~>iimI:
"(2-A) T1.e persons referred to in sub-section (2) shall be el.titled to hke
part in the proceedings but shall rot have tf e right to vote in tl e meetihgs of r e
council.".
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12. For section 5-A of thz 1919 Act, the following section s!.all be substituted, Subst
r Q snaanely :-
i;
L " 3 ~ . Con~titution of
c o n s ~ ~ ~ u tby
Words Committees.-(I) Tl ere s! all be
e d t!.e State Ciovernme~t, by notification, such umber of wards
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committees comprising territorial area of such number of warc's as may be
specified in the notification wit1 in t1.e territorial area of the corporation.
I
(2) Each wards committee sf-all consist of-
c '"! (a) all tile coq~cillorsof tl-.e corporation represe~ting t;.e narc's wit!?in
i h-
the territorial area of tt.e warc's coxrmittee; and
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(b) the person, if any noininated by t'le State Governmeilt under clause (3)
of sub-section(2) of section 5, if his name is registered as a voter within the territorla]
area of the warc's committee.
(3) The State Gover~mteatmay, after consultation with the corporation
from time to time, by notificatio.1, alter t:~ename, increase or diminish ttkearea of
any wards committee specified in the notification issued unc'er sub-'sction (I) ".
13. For sectioli 6-A of t:;c i919 Act, the follo~iilgse:tio 1 ,'la11 be su5stituteci, Substibution (
namely :- scclrlon 6-f
"6 -A. Co vstitution of standing Cornrnittees.-(I ) There shall be cons-

tituted by t3e State Governnieilt, by notification, such number sf Standing
Committees not exceeding three as may be speafied in the notification for tke
purpose of exercising such powers, discharging such duties or performing such
functions as the Council may delegate to them.
(2) The coinposition of Standing Committees and the method:of appoint.
ment of Chxirman aqd t'le term of oBce of members arld Chairman of Standing
Com~llitteesshall be such as may be prescribed.".
14. In tlie 1919 Act, sectio~s6-B, 6-C,6-D, 6-E and 6-Fshall beomitkd. Omission lot
~6Cti6ns6-B
6-4,6-D,
4-E and 6-F
15. For section 6-5of the 1319 Act, the following sectio<shall be substituted,
sectlor 6-C;. namely :-
"6-G. Election and term of office of of wards conrmittee.-
(I ) The Chairman of the Wards Committee shall be elwted by the councillors

of the Wards Committee from among themselves after each ordinary election to tfie
council in such manner as m y be prescribed.
IIR. (3) Any casual vacancy in the officeof the Chairman of the Wards Committoo
shall be filled ur) in such manner as may be prescribed and thechairman elected ia
any such casual vacancy shall hola o&e only so long as the person in whose place
he is elected would have been entitled to hold the office, if the vacancy had
not occured .".
16. In sectim 6-H of the 19i9 A@,-l
( I ) for sub-section (I), the folbwing sub-section shall be substituted,C~namely:-

"(I) Subject to the provisions of tlds Act and the rules made thereunder, the Council
may delegate such powers a:ld duties as it deems fit to a Wards Committee.";
(2) su.3-sections (:);and (3);sliall be omitted.
"45-A. Coitstruction of references to Divisiorts .-In this Act, wherever the ' expression
"Divisi3n9' or "Divisions" and "territorial Divisions'' occur, it shall be deemed to
refer to "Ward" or "Wards" respecu'vely.:'
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section 53.
2 . In wc'ion 53 aP ti13 1913 3 , in sd--s:stion (I), i,i : .
pjrlidn, for the expression "clauses (b), (c) O J (d)", the e~i>;c.;~,i
i::
L);il
"~1.11.
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b
(b) or (c)" s!l?,ll be substituted. o
ime:~z'.n~ent
of section
54-B.
22. !$I $:::ti9 I ;4-B of t'le 9 9 Act, i , su'~-sect~
siol "as a caa ~ c ; i I ~ rt"~2
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23. Ia sccr:ion 53 of the 1919 Act, in sub-scc,iL)1 ( 2 ) , XI cl,,~.sc(c) 111: cxp,c\- :(I,
sion " and c.\ndition~ iuidc, iid~icl~ such dcpxi s may 17,~ f 1 1 f .I cri", r llc. uxpic~~,lclnu
o ~ \:'t'l1 d~'11i)sits
"tllc: concl~\~onsr ~ ~ t l \VIUCII may h: Io~.lct:ccinntl f llc 11l.f,.rill Im L t ~ i ~ o u n l
of exp:nditurc w,11~,, may b,: incurred by the :,~ndidntc.; s'anc111?q11,s ~ 1 3 2i~!: a: -
Cou~lcilIvior Mnyor" s!lnll b: ,:lb;titutcd.
Om;ssio!l of 24. Tn t',e .9,9 Act, 7;'ieJulzs IX azdtX s:lall ')e o:nitted.
Schedule
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A mend ment 25,In Schedule XI of :;ie 9 , 9 Act, ~ f t eitelll
r ! 5 n !:I t':e e ~tricsrtl ti1 ,; ! 2, :to,
,of Sched ule the following items a d eiltrie, shall be af'ded, fi'i.uely:-
XI.
' 1 Urbnn Planni~lg1nc1ti:'ing ?own Planni !g,
17. Regulatio 1 'of la13 llse ax! construcl il, I of 11~ii[dlhg9.
18. Fire service^.^.
PART IV.
AMENDMENTS TO THE 1f43UR4TCI7 / i:i*;"<l.c'!P/?. 1, c'ORPOS,:T !0I\.T
AC l', 19'1 " ,. . i
Tamil Yv!n 26. In action 2 of thc: Madurai C~ty Mi~zicipril C g r p ~ r a t i o n Act, 1971
Act 1 5 of 197 , (hereinafter in this part rcfitrred to as the 1971 Act),--
( 0 ) in clausc (42-A), for the exprescion "section 10-A", the expres;isn ",t:cti,~n
5 4 9 ' shall be substituted;
(b) clause (45) sbc.ll be nmitled.

27. it; sc::tio.? o f t ie . 9 '! Act,-
(! ) i i sub-sectio.1 (' ),-
(a) the p r a v i s ~to clacse (a) ~!:all be c-nitted ;
(5) f a clrqi9- /.) i ;:luf:i 12the p r ~ v i s ot.,cret~,t:.e follo . ~ i # clanse
lj si.all .
suSstitutc.!, ..c~iilcl;:-
"(c) all t !e nz :15?rS af t !e Ta nil Na-1 I ; Legisl~tive4sselylbly r e ~ r e s e l ? t i I ~ g ~
50 17titue 13;11ssv iic'l co xprise wi~ollyor ,~artlyt' c ares o f t :c C O T P O C R ~ ~1.";
O
(r.) claure (, ) ;'.all be omittcil.
(2) after su.3-secti:, 1 (..), t'le follo v i ! sub.se.:ti~n

~~ s'-all be i -s:rt:: ',:;iamely ,:
"(2-!:) T3eacrso:sreferre.l t o i :sub s e c t i ~(~2i) s':allbee1titl6;l to t ~ k e p a r iil$t :
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t';e i3rocee. i,,gs but shall r,ot Lave the 1-ig' t to vare in t'?e mezti.lgs of t1:e
couxil ".
28. For sxtio I 5 - 4 of t ,e .97 1 Act, t i e fall3 vil?g' se:tio 1 s ' sll 52 '~uSstit~te.1
nalneljr :--
" f -A. Co,~stitiltio/z 01 W a d s Co,l?mitt es. --(a ) !'here s',all
be constitute : by the Gmer ime.t, by >otifi~:ati~n, ~ a s ' l , I -15br of S,VI~-,I s
co n,:littcos co 11x-isi'ig ttccritarial are1 ,)f suzh ,,:I i ' ) ~ <ti' ~ ,. ~1.2s as :.la? C'S
~ ? e ~ i f i ~i 1, ;t h 3 . <)ti5 n f i n withi t .e t e l - ~ i t n r i qTrsn
1 I l f rfl cv-mr?fio 3 .
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Each wards cornr~itL~e ccnsist of -
(a) all the cou~icillorsof the corporation representing the wards within the
territorial area of t?ie wards committee ; and
(b) tile person, if any, nominated by the Government under clause (a) of sub-
section (2) of section 5, if his name is registered as a voter within the territorial
area of the wards committee.
(3) The Government may, after consultation with the corporation from time to
time, by notificfition,alter the name, increase or diminish the area of any watda
committee specified in t:is notification issued under s,ub-section (I).".
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be substituted, namely :--
"(I) There shall be constitut;dsby &e Goverkent, by notification, such number
' of sectfar,
of standing committees not exceeding three as may be specified in the not&-
cation for the purpose of exercising such powers, discharging such duties or
performing~suchfunctions as the council may delegate to them, hsgl
(I -A) The composition of Standing Committeesand the method of appointment
of Chairman and the term of office of members and Chainnan of stand*
oornmitto~sshall be suah as may be prescribed.".
30. Sections7,8,9,10 and 10.A other than saction 9-A of the 1971 Act shall
be omitted. sa~tions7, $1
9,lO aod UJI,
on of 31. For sectim 10-Bof the I971 Art, 1 he following section shall be substitad,
10-B, nemefy :-
"10-B. Ekction and term of 01:liei of Chairinan of W w d ~Comfdfa.-
(1) The Chairman of the W?., d s Committee shd' be elected by the c ~ ~ ~ c ~ l l o r o
of the Wards Committee from among ll~emselveszfter fach ordinary election to t h
council in such manner as mzy be prescxibed.
e e hold officetill the duratioa
(2) The Chairman of the ~ a r d s ' ~ o k m i t t shsll
of the Wards Committee.
cy i n 1 t c c Ecc ofi LCCI;;.;~n.arr of1he WardsCommittae
m7.irr.e~ e ? n :y be pr C E C I ibcd r.r.d the Cheimcn elect&
ency sIx.11 hold 1 fficr CII,!) : cl 'c r-g as the pexson in whose
uld h:.\( l ~ . c r lI I 1 i' c' c 1 't Fc.c, if the w c ~ . ~ chy~ dnot
1 ( 1
merit of 32. In section lQ-C of the 1971 Act,-

(a) for sub-section ( I ) , 1 he following sub-~CCI i( r ~l,r".llbe ~ubslilurrd.r.;.mely:-
"(I) Subj~ctto 1 he provi\ions c ~ 1fhi: Acl ;r d 'IIC rules ~rrdt.fI;ctccr,der,
the coullcilmaydeleg~tesuchpc~wel~~lid d~fies7.si t dwms fi toa WaidsCommittm~'r
(b) subsec'iono (2) a id (3) ch::ll b? olnitt1.d.
nt of 33. In seation 33 of the 1971 Act, in sub-sect~on(I), for thb expru8sion

"clauses (b). (c) and (d) ",the expressi~n."slauses
,.. (h) and (c) " 3hall ba substituted.
31. In seotion 35 of the 1971 Act, f ~ the r ax?t 3sp1)n ''clau~es(b). (c)
lvherever it occurs, the expression 'blaw:es (b) and (c)" shall be
I he 19'1 Act, . i f c .b-se- ion ( ), in be opedng portion
f
auses (b), (c) o (, )", the expression "clmsc (b) or (0)''
of the 1971 Act, in s ib se . ion ('I, for the expression

lor", t I : ewnr:r4o 1' elec lo 1 of Mayor or t 30 .pcil!Or"
.
37. I n section 60-B of 1 he 1971 Acl ir, .L 1,- II I (1). in cl~use(P.)for the
I
M).B, expression "as a cou:lcill I,". I he expression "*: M:yo; or a Councillor " shall
he subit ituted.
a Group) 1V 2 1! (3 3)-3 r.
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EEimnt 38. In motion 66 of the 1971 Act, in sub-\eel ion (21, in clause (b), for the
of seotion 66. expression "and conditions under which such deposits may be forfeited", the expre-
ssion "the conditions ullder which such deposits may be forfeited and the maximum
amount of expenditure which may be incurred by the candidate$ standing for
elnotion as Councillor or hfayor" shall be substituted.
Omission of 39. 111the 1971 Act. Scliedules VIII and IX shall be omitted.
Schedules
ViII and IX. . .
Amendment of 40. In Scl~eduleX of the 1971 Act, cfter item 15 and the entries 1 el2.ring thereto,
Scbedule X. the following itoms and elltrim sl1:;ll be .added, namely:-
"1 6. Urban Plan~lingincluding Town Plandng.
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17. Regulation of land use and construction of buildings.
18. Fire Services".
PART V.:
AMENDMENTS TO THE COIIVI~ATORE CITY, ,MUNICLPAL CORPOl<A'l l() N
- . . ~ ACT, 1981.
Amndment ot 41. In section 2 of the Coinjbatorc Citv Municipal Corporation Act, 1961 i.. ,111
seation 2. (heleinafter in this part referxed to as the 1981 Act),-
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(a) in clause (42-A,), fur the oxplcssioi~ section^ 1 O . A ' ' l h c cxprct.sio~i
: a "section 5 A" shall bc subslitilted;
(b) c l a w (45) sh;rli be omitted,'
42. In fection 5 of the 1981 Act,-
(1) in sub-szction (2),-
(a) the proviso t o clause (a) shall be omitted:;
@) far clz;lse (c), i!lcl;~c!iilg the provxsothereto, the foliclu 111g~ l a u \ eshall
He; whstitutcd, naniely :-
"(c) all the memb-ss of the T ~ m iNadu
l Legislztivc Assembly represenling
I\ hicli C ,mpiisc: wholly or pi:rt ly the area of 1 hc Co~l~oration.~'
coiis~itue~~cics ;
(c) cl;l,use (d) s h ~ l lbe omitted ;
(2) after sub-sets ion (2),' he following sub-section shall be insci tcd, ~namelg:-
(7 - r 1). T i * . !?Y: :( . f * - I t d zo i!i x ~ b - ~ e ~ t i (2)
66
t h~ ~1111!lcd1 0 1:1l.c
o l l ~h:-~ll
p i t in :!G 121occudingp b ~ .;l,:.li
: lid hxve t hc right t o vole in t2 e nicc'i~~:gs of tlic
~cruncil.~'.
43. Fo! s.=c'io;z5-A of tkv 1981 Act, the following section shall be substituted, S lbstit
na inely :-
"5-.'.. Curtstitution of Wards Co~nml(te~s.--(l) Time 4-1-1b1 ::1co~lhiituted by
I Il~f,.Gov.r!:qc.~l, by ~ t , i f i a i - > \ , , . ~ . s a t $duhber of wzrds committees
homprisirig .ttrrit biial ?.rea of such num* of wards as &ay be specified in the
liodficaljon withi11the tarit, ,: ;:.: p.rea oftbe corporation.
t2) Erch wi'kas cornrnlttse s h d ebbiisti of-
l councilfws of the. corpbrktion representing the wards: within
,(a) ~ l the
the terrko. i31 area of the w?tdi con:tnitt& ;And
(b) thepersons, if a.iy, r~qninated by the-. Gover~iment under clause
< & ~ ~ ~ s p b - s e , c'(2)
b o dot secfion 5, if $s n a r d iS kegisterea as a voter withili the
tcrritbna l .ire& of trie wz.rds comtnittk.;
(3) 3 1 ~G J V ~ ~ I ItI I Im:?y,
- 3 f ? a consult?.~ion' w3.h the corpora tion
fronl time i 0 time, by nltific:,tion, alt& thk name, in&& or <imirlishtae arm
df any ivaa.rdstofirnittee qpecified in the mtijkzt?tic?nissued under sub-section (I).".
44. In >- -''an 6 of the 1981 Act, for sub-section (I), the folIowi?. ~ u ~ ~ t i oA ~nY , Ps
sh?" ht suhp:ituted, namely :-
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"(1) There shall be constituted by the Government, by notific?.tion, such
number of Stahding Committees not excecdi~.gthlee as may be specifitrf i n
the notificetion for the purpose of exercisii,g s ~ c hpowers, djsctclglrg : L . C I ~
duties or pertorming such functions asthe c ~ u ~ cmayi l delegate to them.
(1-A) The composition of St ending Commiltees and the method of
appointment of Chairman and the term of office of members and Chairman of
Standing Committees shall be scch as_ may be prescribed.''.
4. <
45. Sections 7. 8, 9, 10 and 10-A70thci than section 9-A of tht 1981 Ac,
shall be omitted.
Omission
of sections
7, 8, 9, 10
and 10-A.
46. For section 10-B of the 1981 Act, the following sectlon shall bc Substitutjon
s u b t ituted, namely :- of sectior
lo-B. I
"10-B. Election and term oj office of Chuirma~z 01 Wards Committee--
(I) Tile Chairinan of the W13rds Committee shall be elected by the councillors
of the Wnrds Committee from among themselves after each ordinary election
to the council jn such manner as may be prescribed.
(2) The Chairman ctf the Wards Commirtce shal(jhold officc till the .dut.,
tion of the Wards Con~n~iltee.
vacancy in t c office of tlle Chairman of the ,Waras CbG-

up in suc mannbr is dj? $ p@sm'lBixl and
Chairman elcqcd in any .such cash1 va~ancyshall 6dd off& o ly so 10%
as the person in uhose place he is elected wodld have been "cntitwto h6jd
h
office, if the vacancy ha+ not oqiirred. ".
47. lu sect ion 10-C of the 1981 Act,-
I
(;I) for sub-section (11, the following sub-sectioh ilia0 be substitute&,'

namely:-
( S:.!,jxt to the ],revisions of lhls Act and the rules, &de there
under, the Cor.r,cil may delegate suchpowers andduties ?sit derms fit to a W;irds
:
&lniuiit~~.:>
~
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(b) \;I'J-\,CCI ; < , I ~(2)

s and f 3) shall be omitted.
.I:. 11: ,tti.l isn 34 of tlic 1981 Act, iri sub-section (I), for the expression
d (d)", the expression "clauses (b) and (c)" .,shall be
b .
49. In sect inn 36 of the 1981 Act,fcir the expr&ion "olauses (b), (c) and
curs, tlze expression "clauses (b) and (c)" shall be substituted.
50. , I AC;, after odrtion 51, ihe foliowing s'iction shall be in-
ccrted, nx::lc.ly:-
to D1visiow.-Jn this Act, wherever the r-xpres-

^'j1 - A . Corarr liction of r~ferewes
<ion "Divi\ion.' or "Divisionsw occur lt shall be deemed to refertc the "Ward" or
"\vards" i . ~ \ i X:!ixly.".
51. I n seotion 59 of the 1981 ~ c t , i nsub-section (I),in the openingportioo,
for t hr: ex7ve'sion clause.^ (b), (4 (dp", the expression "clause (b) or (c)"
shall be 5 ~ :,t~
) ~uted.
2-A df t he 19Q.Akt. in sub-section (I 1, fm t th - ~ x & s s % ~

cillor", the exp~issioh6'election of Mayor or a Councillor''
f,lr
~ittie1hl~dt;itisa'$-seciioa(l),E~cl~vscta),fortheexpres-
I "
.
,tht: expression "as Mayor cr a Councillr~r" shall be substi-
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&ion 68. sion "and conditions under Which such deposits may be forfeited", the expression
"the conditions under which such deposits may be forfeited and the maximum
amount of expenditure which may be incurred by the candidates standing for
- eleotion as Councillor or Mayor" shall be substituted.
lmission of 55. In the 1981 Act, Schedules VIII and IX shall be omitted.
Obduhas
'In and IX.1
rmcndmont 'of 56. In, Schedule X of tl1t$l98 1 Act, aher i t e r ~15 and the: o~~tricsj
rcl,ttiug
chadule X. tbreto, the following items and entries shall be added, namely :-
"16. Uroan Planning includirg Town Planning.
17. Reeul?.tion of ~ P F LuSe
~ and constructioa of b~ildings.
18. Fire Services. ".
PART VI.
AMENDMENT TO THE TAMIL NADU MUNICIPAL CORPORA'I'ION LAWS
(AMENDMENT AND SPECIAL PROVLSION) ACT, 1994.
Suwtitution of 57. For sectio~
121 oft hc Ta mil N a d ~Municipa Corporttion Laws (Amendment Tamil
,cc&on 121. amJ Special Provlsio~) Act, 1941, tlw fcllowit n seciion srall tx substituted, 4ct 26
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121. Reservation the oflices of Mayors for the members of the ~rheduled
Castes or rkrs ,Qile&Icd hnd for women.-l a) Tne Officescf the Ma yora
of tht Cor@mltiocrz :a tMs State shall b: reserved fcr tht persons belongire to the
Schedvltd Crster .,r t be Scba u lcd Tri oes and the ~lurnoerof ofRces so reserved shall
bear, a s n a ~ r l y a s m ~ y wthc
, same proportion to thetotal nr,inibrr of ot19c:s I ~ e l l
t L CJorpoatfuds in the State as the population of the Scheduled Castes in all the
wrporedoo!: In the State or the Scned L led Tribe. i v , all t DC Corporft ions in tho
*to beaR tc tbe total populrlicln of 111 the Corpcrst~orsin the St~te:
Providedthat where no office of Mayor can be reserved for the persons bdongl
to the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes based on the total percentage
population 01 the Scheduled Castes and the Schcduied Tribes in all the Corporations,
3
one oflPce of Mayor of a Corporztion having the highest percentage of population of the
&heduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes shall be reserved for women belonging to
Soheduld Castes or Scheduled Tribes out of the total number of offices of Mayors
rdsarved for women unQr elause (b) ;
(b) rne ORXS;.I ne ~ a ~ o r sthe i nxtate shall he reserve6 fcr wcmen a ~ the
d
nvrnbcr cf offiss s~ reserv d t ~ womc
r n ~ b lnot
l oe less t h ~ onc-third
n of thc total
mmbepof offi~es,~d i he Mayor sin thestate:
Provided that the offices of the Ma)ors reser ved unda this section shall be
allotted birotation todifferent muniapaf oorporations in t t c Statein st*chmneras
may be pcescr ibed bet01 e the ordinary elections to the mumcipal corporalions in tha
State ".
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Ah@NQMBMTS TO THE TIRUCHIRAPPALLI CIITY 'MUNICIPAL' CORPORATIOh
. AOT, 1994.
Tamil Nadu
Act 27 of 1994. . .. 58 :In: vcrion 5 of the Tiruchirappatli
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Citp Munjciprrl Oorporation Ad, ' 9
l94T-
of a
(1) in su b-section 2,- 4-
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(b) for clause (c) including the proviso thereto, the followng clause shall
be substitut:d, :amel;# : .
"(c) all the membeis of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assemblj repres-
ent ing c o ~ ~ituencies
st which cornprise who114 or partly the area of the corpo-
ration.":
(c) clavse (d) shall be omitted.
(2) atter sub-section (2 ),the following sub-section shall be inserted,
name1~:-
"(24) The persons referred to in subsection (2) sliall be entitled to
take part in t he p,.oceedings but shall not have the right to vote: in t he meetings of
the council. ".
PART-VIII.
AM ENDMENTS TO THE TIRUNELVELI UIT Y MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
ACT, 1994.
59. I n section 5 of the Tirt~nelveliCity Municipal CorporationAct, 1994,- Amendment
section 5.
(1) in sub-section 2,-
(a) the proviso to clause (a) shall be omitted ;
(b) for clause (c) including the proviso thereto, the following dause shaH
"(c) all the members of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly repre
c nting constituencies which comprise wholly or partly the area of the m p o -
ration.";
(c) clause ( d ) shall be omitted.
(2) atter su b-section (2), the tollow ~ n g sub-section shall be inserretl,
name1q:-
"(2-A) The persons referred to m sub-sxtion (2) shall Ee entitled to
talae part in theproceedings but shaU not harc the right to voteinthe meetingsof
the couacil.".
PARTIX.
AMENDMENTS TO THE SALEM CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT,
1994.
60. I n section 5 of the Sslem Cit~iMunicipal Corporation Act, 1994,- Tamil Nado
Act 29 of 19!
'[I) in subsection 2,-
(a) the :proviso to clause :(a) shall be omitted;
(b) for clause (c) including the proviso thereto, the following olavse shall
IN FLIbstituted , namely ;-
"(c) all the member s of the Tamil ?$ad~ Legislative Assembly repre-
sent itlo const~tuencies which comp~ ise wholly or partly the area of the corpo-
5,.
ration. ,
cl;~use(4 shall be omitted.
(c)
I )i,o ~tho
( ') . ~ l l t . ri \ ~ ~ l ~ - s c c( ~ i following suhscct ion sliall be inserted,
ti.11114 I \ )
" ( 2 A) I'll(: I)crsc,nc r cfcrrcd to in ul!l>-\,ction(2) shall bc cntitlcd to taka

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,111rj:'. 1,1tr t o V O ~ Ci n I hc m~xlingsof the
,4lkl l l < 1 1 ".
(Its <,rdcrof the Governor.)
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AAVANI 16, THADHU, TH 1RUVALLUVAR AANDU-2027
Part IV-Section 2
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J ti.. f~lll(nxingAct of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly received the assent of tha
,, , I llc ~otl, Ahgust 1996 ~ n dis hereby published for general inforniation :-
ACT No. 26 OF 1996.
,jet t ~ tthe< t o an.lent! the l a w . ;elating tc the Mh11icipal;ties and Municips i

Col-pol ntic ns ir, tbc Stnte of Caniil N a d l ~ .
BE ~t L'II,;c~c(I bv t lie L e g ~ s l~~Vt C ~ s s e n ~ of

~ l the
v Stafe of l a m i l Nadu in the
r;,,-t>-C L C I [I1 Y c : ~~f tbc Re:wtlic cf Jndi? as fc;llo(vs :-
PART 1.
PRELIMINARY.
I . ( I ) T ' i s ACI niaybe callcd lllcTamil N:*duh411nicipaI Laws (Ecurth Aniend- Short title and
1 1 2 ~ v t let, 1996. wmrnewe-
ment .
(Z) I t \llall c o m c i n l o forccat once.
.\.\I C X D AIENTS TO THE T4MTL NADU DTSTRTCT MUNIGIP ALITIES

AaT, 1920.
2 . 111 ~ ci o ni 43-C o f I llc TamilNadu District Municipalili~sAct, 1920 (hcrcin. Amend ment
attei t 111, par' referred to as t he 1920 Act), in the proviso to sub-section (2), for
111 of section43.
t lie ex!~scs\ion" shall not exceeci, one hundred rupecs ", the expression " shalll
not excecti three t houssnd rupees " shall be substituted.
3. TII section 303 of the 1920 Act, in subsection (2), cl?.~l.se(b) inclcdir-,g the Amendment
pr ovico shall be omitted. of section 303
IV 2 Ex, (443)-1 ( 145 )

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PART 111.
A M E ,3MENT T O THE MADRAS CITY M UNICJPAL GORPOR:l'II O N
ACT, 1919.
Amendment oi i o ~ lI ) I c ) . 111 \ub TttL1 1 1
4 . Tn section 59 of the MadrasCity M u n i ~ i p ~ ~ l C o r p o r a tAct, ', ddu
section 59. jrction (2), in clause (c), in the proviso, for the cxpressiotl "shall not c i i c ~ u ione A c l I\ i)f 191
hundred rupees ",the expression "shall not excetd six t housancl I . L Ij l : ~ ~ b" sh.\ll be
substituted.
PART 'JV.
AMBNDMENT TO THE MADURAI CITY MUNICIPAL CORI'ORATION
ACT, 1971.
A mend ment of 5. In section 66 of the Madurai City Municipal Corporalion Act, 197 1, ~n sub- 'l',umll Had
section 66. section (2), in clause (b), in the proviso, for the expression " shall not excced oilc Act 15 of
hundred rupees ",the expression "shall not excced sixthousand rupces " shall be
su bstitvted.
PART V.
AMENDMENT T O THE COIMBATORE CITY MUNICIPAL
Amendment of 6. In section 68 of the Coimbatore Git y Municipal aorparation Act, 1981, in Tamil k d u '
section 68. sub section (2), in clause (b), in the proviso, for the expression " shall not exceed Act 25 of 1
one hundred rupees ",the expression " shall not exceed six thousand rupees " shall
be substituted.
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information :-
I ACT No. 2 OF 1997.
! .- An Act further to amznd the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920.
BE it enacted by the Legislative Assernhly of the State of Tamil Nadu in the
Forty-eighth Year of thc Republic of India as fo1lews:-
1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Short title and
(Amentlinent) Act, 15'97. commencemenl
(.2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 24th day of October
1996.
Tarn11Uadu Act 2. In section 217-P of the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920 Amendment of
V of ! 920. (hereinafter referred to as tlie principal Act), after sub-section (2), the following section 217-p
sub-sect~o:~shall be added, namely:-
"(3) (a) Whe~leverany power is delegated under sub-section (1) to the '
I
Collcctor of any district, the State Government may, notwithstanding anything
i cont:tincd in sub-sect~on(3) of section 217-C, constitute for such district a
Committee called the Committee for Architectural and Aesthetic Aspects for
! all t h - ']ill stat~o~is
i n that district with such number of officials and non-oficials
I and 1 ~ving such q u . lification as may be prescribed.
i
('b) Thc tcrnis of ofrice ot the non-officialn embers of a Committee constituted
under clause ( a ) anc' other matters relating to the conduct of the meeting of the
said Committee including the allowances payable to the non-official members shall
be such as lnay be prescribed.
(c) The provisions of sub-sections (4) and (5; of section 217-C shall, as $ar as
may be, apply in relation to a Committee constituted under this sub-section, as
they apply in relation to the Committee constituted under clause (a) of sub-section
(3) of section ? 1 7-C,",
3, Notwithstanding anything contained in the principal Act or the rules Disposal of
made thereunder. every application for grant ot a licence for the construction or pending
reco~lstruction of a building pending, under section 217-C of the principal Act, application,
before the executive authority of a hill station situated in a district in respect
of which any povier h;u been delegated to the Collector under section 217-P of the
principal Act, on the date ot the publication ot the Tamil Nadu District Munici-
palities (Amendment) Act, 1997 in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette shall be
disposed of in ,~ccordallcewith the provisions ol the principal Act, As amended by
this Act,
4. (1) 'The Tamil Nadu District Municipalities (~mkndment)Ordinance 1996, TamiINadu
is hereby repealed. Ordinance
6 of 1996
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the Repeal and
principal Act, as amended by the said Ordinance, shall be deemed to have been saving,
done or taken under the principal Act, as amended by this Act,
I (By order of the Governor,)

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The following Act of the Tamil N?.du Legislctive Assembly received the assent of
the Governor on the 14th Februzr y 1997 znd is hereby published for genelal info1mation:-
ACT No. 3 OF 1997.
d n Act firther lo amend the laws reldting to the Municipalities and Municipul Corpordtions
in the State of Tamil Nudu.
Be it enacted by the bgislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu.in the Forty-
eighth year of the Republic of India as follows:-
PART I.
FMLIMINA RY.
1. (1) This Act may be oalled~the~Tamil~Nsadu~Municipa1
Laws (Amendment) Act, Short title
1997. and
1
commence-
ment.
(2)(?)' Sections 12,24 and 35 sllall bedebned t o i a v e come into force on the 18th '
day of October 1996. . .. 1
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(b) Sections 2,3,5,6,9,10,14,21,22,26,32, 33, 37, 43, 44 and 45 shall be &-. 4
deemed to hzve cclnle into force cn the 14th day of November 1996.
(c) Section? 4 , 7 , P, l I, 13, to 20, 23,25,27 to 31, 34, 36 and 38 to 42 shall

be deemed to have come into force on the 27tb day of December 1996.
t'.
PART 11.
AMENDMENTS TO THE TAMIL NADW DISTRICT MUNICIPALITIES ACT,
1920.
Tad1 Nadu
t
2. 111section 3-C of thc Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920( ereinafter Amendment
Act V of 1920 in this part referred to as the 1920 Act), in su b-section (2), clause (a) shall e moitted . of section
3-C .
3. In scclion 7 of the 1920 Act, in sub-section (3), clacse (a) shall be omitted. Amendment. '
of section 7;
4. tn section 23-A of the 1920 Act' in clause(l), for the expression "and four Amendmmt-
councillors three of whom .,hall be elected by the council from among themselves and of s e c t i o ~ 'Z
one person nolllinetcd by the Ch~irmanfrom amongthc persons referred to :.* sub-section 23-A. 3
(3) of section 7", the expression '' end four councillors selectesl by the council" shall be
substituted.
5. 111~ e c t i 24-Bof
~n t h: 1920 Act, in srb-section (2), clause(b)shall beomitted. Amend m a t
of section
24-B.
6. In sect ion 50-A of the 1920 Act,- Amendment
of section
50 A
(1) in sub-section (]),--
(i) the expression "2nd every persc.n nominated und,r~cl;.~.se( 8 ) ~f SL k-sect ic.11
(2) of section 3-C or clause (a) of su b-section (3) of sect ion 7, as the case may be", shall
be ornitted ;
(ii) for the exprcs-sion,
"elected as a councillor of
nominated under clause (a) of sub-section
(2) of sect io113-C or under clause (a) of sub-section
(3) of section 7, as representative in",
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12) in sub-se ction (2), the expression "or sits as a representative nominated ~ n erd
1
clause a) of sub-section (2) of section 3-C or unc'er cla~lse(a) of sub-section (3) of section
7" sha 1 be omitted.
Insertion of 7. After section 117 of th e 1920 Act, the following !,ecLion shall ba insprrted, namely:-
nkw section
117-A.
"1 17-A. to ussess in case oJ escape jrorn assessment :- Notwithstanding
anything to the conirarv contained in this Act or the rules madd e thereunder' if' for any
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rezsorl any person liable to pay any of the taxes or fe:: leviable under this Chapter has
escaped assessment in any half-year or year cr bas been sssessed in any half year or
year at arate 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 bililding or land
conoerned having escaped proper determination of its annual valve' the commissioner
. may, at any time witbin six years from the date on which such person should have been
assessed serve on such person a notice assessing him to the tax or fee era :and
demanding payment thereo; within Eftem days from thedate of such service; and the
provisions of this Act and therulesmade thereunder shall so far as may beapply as if the
assessment was made in tbe half year or year to which the tax or iee relates".
Amendment 8. In section 375 of the 1920 Act, for sub-section (2), the following sub-section
d o n
af sUll be substituted, neme1y:-
msc
" 2)
6, The Special OEcers appointed under sub-section (1) in respect of
and B v~nisagar municipalitiesamd Yercaud Toam Panchayst shall bold oficeupto the
Courtallam
30th day of June 1997 or for such shorter period as the State Government may, by noti-
6wtb~1,
specify in this behalf*'.
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* AMENDMENTS TO THE CHEMNAI CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION i
.. . ACT, 1919.
Amendment 9. Inwtion 5 of the. Chemai Municipal Corporation :Act, 1919 (hereinafter T a d
ofsection in ~ 1 spart referrred to as the 1919 Act) in sub-section (2), clause (a) shall be ~ c t
3. ornined.
Ama$ment 10. In section 5-A of the 1919 Act, in sub -section (2), clause (b) shall be t
of secuon omitted.
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Amendmen'if
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11. In section 6-A of the 1919 Act, in sub-section (I), for the words '(nit
!
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of section 4 excceding three" the words "not exceeding six " shall be substituted. 1
L
6-A. t
Amendment 12. In section of the 19 19 Act, for sub section (3), the following sub-sections
of section shall be substituted, namely :-
29. ,. ,
"(3) The Deputy Mayor shall hold office for period of five years from the date
of his election and he shall continue as such D e p t y Mayor, provided that in the meantime
he does not ceases to be a councillor.
(4) Any casual vacallcy in t h e office of the Deputy Mayor shall be filled by
a fresh election helG ia accordance with such proced we a.s may be prescribed ar?. a
person elected as Deputy Mayor if any such vacancy shall enter. upon office forthwith
and hold office only so lor g as the person ir, whose place he is elected would have
been entitled- to hold ofice if the vacancy had not occurre:i".
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13. After section 37 of the 1919 Act, the following section shall be inserted, Insertion of
namely :- new section
37-A ..
"37-A. Entrustment of additional functions to Mayor :- The State Govern-
I
meat may, subject to the provis~nsof this Act and the rules made thereunder by no- I
tification, entrust to the Mayor such additional functions as it may deem necessary for
carrying out the purposes of this Act".
14. In section 53-A of the 1919 Act,- Amendmoat
. of section
53-A ...
(1) in sub-section(l),--
(i) the expression "and every persbn nominated under clause (a) of sub-
section (2) of section 5." shall be omitted;
(ii) for the expression,-
"elected as a councillor of
(2).of sectiorl 5 as a representative in",
the expresston "elected as .A LQU~,C::~C; of " shall be substituted;
(2) in sub-section (2 1, the expression "or sits as a representative nominatqd
under clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 5," shall be omitted. ' 4,
!
15. For section 73. of the 1919 Act, the following section shall be substituted Substitution,
namely :- , %
of section '
,,
78.
"78. Powers of several authorities to sanction estimates:-The mone$ary Sidt *.
fof sanction of any estimate by several municipal authorities of the corporation shall
be such as may be prescribed and such monetary limit shall not exceed fiRy lakhs of I.
rupees". P
16. Section 79 of the 1919 Act, shall be omi'tted. 5 Omission of

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, , . , < . ,. , 11 1 .=tion 79.
17. In section 80 of the 1919 Act, for sub9ection (2), the following sub-section Amendment
shall be substituted, namely:- of.Sqql, . .
mil Nad u Qn
YV.
. I
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t ,of 1 "(2) No contract involving an exp:nditure exceedingtho monitaiy limit pib.
919. scrib:d under section 78 shall b: mnde by the municpal authorities of the wrporatioh
otherwise than as may bs prescribed."
18. For sestion 82 of the 1919 Act, the following section shall be substituted, Substitution .
namely:- of section 82.
"82. Invitation of tenders:-(I) Atleast seven days before entering into any
contract for the exextion of any work or the supply of any materials or goods which
will i ~ v ? l v : ?? c-;q:lditure evceeding ten thmsand rupees the Commissioner shall
givz n~ii,.: by a;v;rtisem:i~t invitie tenders for such contract.
(2) The Co~nmissionsron receipt of the tenders in respect lof any contract
mad? in pxsuanzz of the notix given under sab-section (1) may, subject to._the
l*-.. provision
of section 80 and the rules made thereunder, accept the tender after following [the
procedure as may be prescribed.".!
19. Tn s2:tion 85 of the 1919 Act, in sub-section (3), for clause (c) , the Amendment
folls~ingC!?JS? sllall b: sub-tituteci,fnam:ly:- of section 856
"(c) A 7 3 1intm:nts i3 all p ~ t inzlludzd
s in Class 111 and in Clasq IV and to
t i?:lud:l shall b: r n l k by ths appsintm:nts Cornnittee consisting
all oth:r p ~ j ni ~s~
of ths May?r, ths Comaission:r and tws c~uazillorselected by the council, which
shall b: estab!ish:d fix th: cxpxation ssbjszt to ths by-laws if any, made by the
council.".
20. In s5:tion :37-B of the 1919 Act, for the expression "three years", the Amendment
expression "six years" shall 1): substituted./ of section ,
137-B.
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AMENDMENTS TO THE MADURAI CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT. 1971.
Amendment 21. In section 5 of the Madurai City Municipal (:orporetion Act, 1971 (hereinafter 1 alnil E
of section 5. in this part referred to as the 1971 Act), in sub-section (%), clause (a) shall be Ac' ''
omitted. 19711,
Amendment 22. In section 5-A of the 1971 Act, in subsection (?), clause (b) shall be
of =ti on omitted.
5-A.
Amendment 23. In section 6 of the 1971 Act, ir, snh-section (1) , for the expression "not
of section 6. exceeding three", the expression "not exceeding six' shall be substituted.
Amendment 24. In section 30 of the 1971 Act, for sub-section (3), the following sub-sections
of''wfion 30. shall be substituted, namely :-
"(3) The Deputy Mayor shall hold office [or a period of five years from the
date of his elction and he shall continue,as such Deputy Mayor, pro7:ided that in the
meantime he does not cease to be a councillor.
(4) Any casual vacancy in the office of the Jleputy Mayor shall be filled by
a fresh election held in accordance with such procedule as may be prescribed and a per-
. , . * ,
. . son, elected as Deputy Mayor in any. such vacancy shall enter upon office forthwith
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and hold ofice only so long as the person in whose place he is elected would have
been entitled to hold office, if the vacancy had not occurred."
~nsertidnof 25. After section 38 bf the 1971 Act, the following section shall be inserted,
new section namely :-
38-A.
"38-A. Entrustment of additional functions to Mayor.-- The Government vm~l?
may, subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder, by notifi- ct 25 (
cation, entrust to the Mayor such additional functions as it may deem necessary for MI.
carrying out the purposes of this Act.".
Amendment 26. In section 59 of the 1971 Act,-
of section 59.
(1) in sub-section (I),--
(i) the expression "end every per son nominittcd under clause (a) of sub-section
(2) of section .C " shall be omitted: -
(ii) for the expression :
"elected as a councillor of/
(2) of section 5 as a representative in",
the expression "elected as a co~ncillor of" shall bc substituted: ,
(2) in sub-section (2), the expression "or sits as s representative nominated under
clause (a) of sub-scetion (2) of section 5" shall be omitted.
Substitution 27. For section 97 of the 1971 Act, following section shall be substituted,
of section 97. namely :-
"97. Powers of several authorities to sanction estimates.-The monetary limit
for sanction of any estimate by several municipal autllorities of' the corporation shall
be such as may be prescribed and such monetary limit shall not exceed twenty five lakhs
of rupees".
Omission of ' 28. Section 98 of the 1971 Act, shall be omitted.
d n n 98.
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29. Tn section 99 of the 1971 Act, for sub-section (2), the following suf%sectfbnAmendifltnt OF
shall be substituted ,namely:- se&ion+993
"(2) No contract involing an expenditure exceedifig the monetary limit pre-
scribed under section 97 shall be made by the municipal authorties of the corporation
otherwise than as may be prescribed".
30. For section 101 of the 1971 Act, the following section shall be substituted, substitution of
namely :- section 101.
" 101. lnvitation of tenders :-(1) Atleast seven days beforr entering into any
contract for the execution ot'any work or the supply of any materials of goods which
will involve an expenditulre exceeding five thousand ruppees, the Commissioner shall
give notice by advertisement invitihg tenders for sllch contract.
(2) The Commissioner 011 receipt of the tenders in respect of any contract
made In pursuance of the notice gen under wub-.section(I) may, subject to tilt: provisions
of szztion 93 and the 1.~1;s made tnereur,der a-,ecept the tender after following the
the procedure as may b,: prescribed".
3 1. In section 168 01 the 1971 Act, for the expression "three yers" the cxpres- Amendment of ,
sion "six years" shall b~: substituted, section 163.
AMENDMENTS TO THE COlMBATORE ClTY M UNlCIPAL CORPORATLO1.i

ACT, 1981.
Taiuil Nadu 32. In section 5 of tile Coimabatore City Municipal Corpraton Act, 1981 (here-in Amendment
~~t 25 of after i n this Fart referred to a j the 1981 Act), in sllb-section (2), clause (a) shall be of section 5.
199 1 orn~tted.
i Amendment
33. In stction 5-A of the 1981 Act, in sub-section (2), clause (b) shall be
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34. In section 6 of the 1981 Act, in sub-section (I), fok the expression "not " Amendment
/ exceed~ngtiiree"t11e expression "not exceeding six" shall be substituted. of section 6.
L 35. 111 section 30 of the 1981 Act, for sub-section (3), the following sub-sections Amendment
shall be substituted namely :- section 30.
-'(3) The Deputy Mayor shall1 hold ofice for a period of five years from the
dntc uC hi clectron and he shall continue as such Deputy Mayor provided that in the
mcan time lic: does not cease to be a councillor.
(4) Any casual vacany iil the office of the Deputy Mayor shall be filled by.a
fresh t l x ~ i o nheld in accordance with such procedilre as may be prescribed and a,person
clcctc..i I),:p~~ly Mayc~ any such vancay shrill enter upon office fo:tl1 with and hold
oftic; !)ill! ~.)l:)iig:IS the pxson inwhose place he is elected would liavi: be:il entitle to hold
oficc, l i ' t i t i ' va.,:ay h.::' n - t qrovrred.
ih \I \ec[~on39 ol the 198 1 Act, the following section shall be inerted, namely - Insertion of
new section
39-A.
1) / \ E~lstrusttnznt of additional functions to Mayor:-The Gsvernment may
subject to Lne provlslon s c ~ this
f Act is the rules made thereunder by notifiction theirust
to thc hilayor such addl onal functions as it may deem necessary for carrying out the
I'L".po"" c)! tlll5 P,ct".
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(1) in sub-section (I),--
(i) the expression " and every persoil nominated undpr caluse (a) of sub
section (2) of section 5" shall be omitted::
(ii) for the expression--
"elected as a councillor of/
nominated under clause (a) uf sub-seclion
(2) of section 5 as a representative in"
the expression "elected as a councillor of" shall be substituted:
(2) in sub-section (2), the expression "or sits as at reprsentative nomi!?ated under
"Itlause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 5" shall be omitted.
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Substitution 38. For section 99 of the 1981 Act, the following section shall be substituted
1I of section 99 namely :-
"99. Powers of several authorities to sanction estimates.-The monetary limit
I for sanction of any estimate by several municipal authorities of the corporations shall
1: be such as may be prescribed and such monetary limit shall not exceed twenty-five lakhs
Omission of of rupees."
Mion100. 39. Section 100 of the 1981 Act shall be omitted.
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Amendment of 40. In section 101 of the 1981 Act for sub-se~tion(2), the fdlowing sub-sectioll
section 101. shall 5e substituted nane1y.-
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"(2) No contract involving an ependiture exceeding the monetary limit prescribed
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1 under section 99 shall be made by the minicipal authorites of the corporation otherwise
than as may be prescribed.".
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Substitution 41. For section 103 of the 1981 Act, the following section shall be substituted,
, of section 103 namely :-
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"103 Invitation of tenders.-Atleast sevene days bfol-e entering into any contract
for the execution of any work or the supply of any materials or goods, which will involve
an expenditure exceeding five thousand rupees, the Commissioner shall give notice by
I advertisment inviting tenders for such contract.
(2) The Commissioner on receipt of the tenders in lespect of any contract made
in pursuance of the notice gi$n under sub-section (1) may subject to the provisions of
section 101 and thewles made there~mder,accept the tender after the following procedure
as may be prescribed."
Amendment of 42. In section 168 ol the 1981 Act, for he expression "three years", tl-e
section 168. expression "six years" shall be substitutcd,
PART VI.
AMENDMENT TO THE TIRUCHIRAPPALLT CITY MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION ACT, 1994. '
Amendment ot 43. In section 5 of the Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation Act, Tamil Kadu
section 5. 1994, in sub-section (2), clause (a) shall be omitted, Act 27 of 1991
PART VII.
AMENDMENT TO THE TIRUNELVELI CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
ACT, 1994.
Amdnement ot 44. In section 5 of the Tirunelveli City Mi~ilicipal Corporation Act, 1994, Tamil ~~d~
section 5, in sub-section (2), clause (a) shall be omitted, Act 28 of 199.
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ACT, 1994.
T ti>,I 'V,I(ILI 45. In section 5 of the Salem City Municipal Corporation Act, 1994, in Amendment of
1991. sub section ( 2 ) , clause (a) shall be omitted. section 5.
Tsini~'w ~~1( i 46. (1) The Tain~iNadu Ivlunicipal Corporation Laws (Amendment) Ordinance Repeal and
I 1.: i f 1996, the Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Fifth Amendment) Ordinance, 1996 and savings.
19%. the Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Sixth Amendment) Ordinance, 1396 are hereby
Tatni' 'u'.i~lu repealed. $
Ord1n:i1ice8
ef 1996. 1
Tam11 Wadu
Ordinance 12
of 1996.
Tam11N ~ d u (2) Notwithstanding the repeal under sub-section (I), anything done
0rd11i,w:: 5 or any Action taken under the Principal Act, as amended by the Tamil Nadu
of 1996. Municipal Corporation Lass (Amendment) Ordinance, 1996, the Tamil Nadu
Tamil V'idu Munici~al Laws (Fifth An~endment) Ordinance, i996 and the Tamil Nadu
Ord~l:~~ncc8 Municipal Laws (Sixth Amendment) Ordinance, 1996, with effect from the 18th
of 1996. October L996, 14th Novembx 1996 and 27th December 1996, as the case may be,
T;irn~INadu shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the Principal Act, as amended
Ordinance 12 by this Act.
of 1996.
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Tht follc wing Act of the 71tl:lll Nadu Legislative Assembly received the assent
of the Govern01 on the 1st Ncvc urber 1997 and is hereby published for general
a information :-
f
-4CT No. 57 OF 1997-
An Act further to amend the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920.
Bt: it e,~aclecl by the Legislative Assembly of the State cf Tamil Nadu in the
Forty-eigl?rly Year of the Republic of lndia as follows :--
1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu District Muaicipalities (Second Short title iifid
Amendment) Act, 1997. commence-
ment.
( j u clause (I) of s e ~ t i o !2 ~al;d sbb-scdtions (1) a d (2)

('; ( L * ) 5.,:)-!:li~~l:ri3
of >=;tion 4 sh::ll be deernei t, have come into forcc uci tl,e 19th day of June 1997.
( I ) : Sub-c!,~use( b ) of slause (1) 05 section 3 sl all be deemed to h ~ v e

come
i!ito t<):.ic Gtn tlic 4th (Icy ,)f Augtist 1997.
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(c) Clduse (2) of secion 2 shall be deenlcd to ha\e come into force on the
131i1 day 01 August 1997.
(11) Sub-se.:tions (3) i ~ (4)
d of szctioil 4 shall be deemed lo have come
illto force on tllc 30th d : ~c.i September 1997-
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,m:l Nadu Act 1. J n ze<:tlon 375 of the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920 (herein- Amendment
V 0 1920. altc!. referred to :IS the prircipal Act),-- of sectior
375.
( I ) i n sub-scction (2).--
( a ) for the expresqic n " 30th day of June 1997 ", the expressioli " 3rd
ci,ly of August 199?" shall be substituted ;
( h ) the cx!71essio:? .' and yercaud TOW,;Panchayat " shall be omitted ;
( 2 ) fo cub-slction (2), the following sub-section shal; be substituted,
l\:ll~,cly: -
'. ( 2 ) The Specia: Officeis appointed \:ndeq sub-section (1) in respect of

CoLlrt:lll:lm , L I I ~Ghlvitnisag;~. MLnicipalities a-ld holding office as such immediately
betoii: ti,-. 13!h ci,ty of Aug is! 1997, shall be deemed to hnve been appointed as
Special Otticer., ril1Jcr sub-ser tion (1) with f.ffect o n an f c\m tlir 13th day of August
1997 i n rcFpcct cf Courtallam and Bhavanlsagar town panchayats :'-r,d such Special
Officcrq s h ~ l continue
l to hol l office upto the 31 st d ~ of
y December 1997 or. for such
c ; .I O L ~ tile State Governnler1t may, by ?;otihcatiori, specify i n +':$ behalf.".
, \ ~ ~ i . ~PC:
; ~ ally action taken by the Spezinl Officers deemed to have Validation

I I ~ ~ or
\ I ~ ; I ~ tlollc of
1 ; , , I $1 IL'I. sub-z;:t~on (2) of sectio~i375 of ,: p~incipnl Act. :s a ~ ~ i c n d e d things done or
1:
I)!, \!li, 1 t , , , I , ) I :\f!cr thc 13th day ot August 199- 31111 before the 30th day ot action t a k a
~ c p l c ~ ~ ~f l' ~, .). ?\[lull,
. be dcrrnetl 1 1 1 I>%,.:ind 10 ~ ~ T .aVl ~Cl a been,
lor :I 1 pLl9pose;es, ~s by the Special
c!ilnc ,)r. t [kc,, i n accordance with law and shall not be liable to be questioned Officers.
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(2) Notwithstanding the repeal d e r sub-sectioil (11, anything done or any

action taken under the principal Act, %.amended by the said Ordinance, with effect
on and from the 19th day ot June 1997, shall be deemed t o have been done or taken
.under the principal Act, as amended bq this Act*
(3) The Tamil Nadu District Maaaidgaljties (Third Ammdment) Ordinance, Tam11 xddp
6997, is hereby repealed.
(4) Notwithstanding the repeak un&r sub-section (3), anything done or

action taken under the principal Act, as w n d e d by the said Ordinance, with
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ef a t on and from the 30th day of September 1997, shall be deemed to have been
done or taken under the principal Act, as amended by this Act.
A. K. W A N ,
Swretury to , G o y a r m , Lqw Department.
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Th: fol1ow;ng Act of th: F a 11il N d u L,:glsi3! vr Ansc I?biy i.cc:ivccl t!~; nsscnt
of th: GJVXII?S 011 thr: 17111 Ko.~enibir 1?37 and i5 hlrcby published
Tor g:i::.:rl i~lfor,natio:l:-
A( I' N o . 65 OF 189 7.
1. ( l ) rl".li; .\<:t .:I-:_:5 2 sJ1l : .l ;lie Ta!nii N:.tf,~:41:i:~i..il~?.l :.,::;<s (42,:3n3 Amend- Shoat title and
.;cent) As!, :S?7. commencement*
n
, . Substitution of
. ., ' . ' ; 1 :; :;(' J ".!: , :: - ) ,,I :. ,? 3 -):.::i \ 1
- (:12>s>,r:2i: iil tilis sectlons 99, 100,
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I , , , ,', I . . .1 i ;j, I : ' 8 ! :/: 1.5 ; :;'i.* l i ,:,I:!! ' ~ 2; l');;{i; ; i >'J, :l?l,i?l?ly :-
104, 105, 106:
107, 108, 108-4;
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s:l:;l
s,lc:l :\:t::ils n3
prcjci-i'o:d,
~ n l yl x presci-ibsd for thc
:1 ret!lrn
% . . !l ' , . ,.I:. . ... - 1 . >.,;,::;y stu t j t'12 s z i j i ) i ' r I ing or 1,mcl.
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(3) Tn the case of reassessment or general revision of any property t<\xlevi:ibIe,

under this Act, thc owner or occupier of any building or land shall furili\h t o the
Commissioner within such ti~neas m3p be prescribed, a rzturn in such r :-, ; ci. 11.
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taininy such details as may be prescribed for the assessment of property t . ~S L I C ~ T

building or land.
(4) If any ,.rner or ccc1:rier of any building or lan{I fzils to f r r i i i < ' i .; return
as required under sub-sectimt (2) or sub-section (3) c r firlnishes an inccri7l7let~(11
illcorrect lecurn, the Commissioner o r any person authorited by him in t1:iq behalf', i
shall cause an inspection to be mrde and also to m;,I e such lc cal cnqkllriesas
may be considered necessary, :?,lid based cn such i sptcticn ant1 i ~ i nnation f ~
collected, shcll prepare a ret~rn and z ccpy cf the ret~rrnshrll bc firr~~i\llcd to the
owner or occupicr of tllc b~lildint:c,r land.
(5) On receipt of a return under sub-secticn (2) :r sub-secticn (3) o r 012
the basis of the return prep:i,rcJ by the Coinmissicncr under sub-secticn (4) and
after consideri~tgthe objecticns, if any, received, the Cc lr missic ner sh: ll determine
the tax paydble in uccord;ulce witit tile proiisicns c\f 1111, Act and ~ i ~ s ~a dl l nn
intimation to that effect to the pcrson concerned.
(6) For the purpose of assessment of property tax f ~ 2ny
r building or land
in the 'City, the Commissioner c r any officer authorised by him in this behalf may
enter, inspect, survey and measure any building cir land, zfter giving due notice
to the owner or occupier before such inspection and the c wner cr ccc~ipiershall be
bmnd to furnish necessary information required for this putpose.
(7) The property tax on building and land shzll, subject to the prior payment
of the land revenue, if any, due to the State Government therecn, be a first charge
upon the said bvllding or land and upcn the movable property if any fc.\*ndwithin.
or upon such building or land and belonging to the perscn liable to pay tax.. j. .
100. Minimum and maximlrin baasic property tax, cldditional badsic projwrtj
tax, etc.-The State Government shall prescribe the minimtam and the maxinlunr:
rates of-
(a) basic property tax for fhe building or land having regard to-
(i) the:existing prc.2erty tax ;

(ii) the value of the building and land ; and
(iii) the use of the building ; ..
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(h) additional basic'property ttk for every bvilding hzving regard to--
(i) thelocation of the .building ;
(ii) the type of construction of the building ';
(6) the concession with regard to age of the building
101. Determination of .b ?sic property tax, additional basic properly tcrs, erc., bJ,
Council-.(i) The bssic property tax, the additional basic property tax and tha-
concession, if any, with regard to the ages.for every building o r lznd shall be deter-
mined by the Council srbject to the mil lmum and maximum rates prescribed b)
the State Government under section 100,
(2) The Council shall notify the rates determined under sub-section (I) an&
such other particulars ai~dit1 such manner as may be prescribed.
(3) (i) (a).The basic property tax for every building-shall relate to the carpet
area of the buildlng and its usage:
Provided thet the carpet area of ar y brilding shall itof incliide the ope=
verandah, a open court-ysrd or any other open space which is not enclosed.
(b) The classification cf the bvilding for the purpose of deciding the usage -
of any builtiing shall be residential. contmercial; industrial c r any other classificnti~n
as may be prescribed.
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(a) The additionr+lbxic property t,:x fcr cv2r;- '-1i1Ji:lg s!lall relate to
l o c ~ t i o nand type ~f collstrilction ~f the b:lilding
(b) For t l ~ cpurpose of this cl:x'sc, the Icc,:ticil c f tiic bzildin: shell be
clLissi%edas follows :-
(A) arterinl r o ~ d j ,:)LS S C U ~ C~ c i s tc
~ ~i.xdi,lg ;;;csi,.l rc::ds 2nd maYn
roads ;
(U) bus-route ro: ds c i l s r than thosc s?ccii"led in i t c n (A) ;
(C) rscds rend streets in piii,l,:rily rcr;de:lii-,I ~ c ~ l ~ n i c s .

(c) b ,;;,!; 12tdi..l! L.: ~ l ; ~ ~ s i f iillt~j
c F I;,,:
The type cf coil trt..c~i.~:l c + J different
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(A) thatched ant! tiled r w f ' ;
f B) reinforced cc ncrcte, ce~nentrci f ;
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(C) reinforced co ilcrute cement rcof with ~ n c s ~flcoril~g

ic partly cjr fully, ;
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(D) granite, cereinic tiles z ~ t dmarbic 2 c c ring and walls p ~ r t l yor fully.
(i;i) A concession o 1 the I?.sic prjpeltj '.::c ;!~c!l bu :.llcwed in c.lculating
!he p I , pc. ty L:1x having reg1.r 1 I?thc 7-gc c f Elr: b.>i!d ngl i;l slich mclliler cs may be
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ps~:v;ri>:cl
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l"ro\:itizd tilat n3 baildine wilicjl ];as ')C;~I c ..;.;t~~.lc:~:c: i:l cc r~ir~vc!~tion
of the
'~:.ildit~g,i.illcsn1;:tle under this Act sh;:ll b-: css,:.::c(! t:, p::\;7erty tr.s.
I 13) 'T'l~c?rc perly tax shall b s c:.:c1~!.~tcd c.; C- ;l;\vs
ii;) Firstly, tile 5..s;c pr::>ci.ty tax f;s 2 LiliiLiil:

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shell be c?.lcinisl.ted at the

A-c:ielirec' by the csu ncil ;
(4) Sccon lly, the ~.ci(litic;nnl

b.:sis px,p<;s~yt : f,:- ~lc l b:.ilding
~ shall be
*.~lcill,:lcil: 1 tlic rate fixcr! by the Ccu;ls,i '#:l(i ~ . ~ i c i cio
l t l : ~b.isic pro-
perty tax so arrived at uilder elavse (a) ;
(c) Thirdly, on the q~anturn of amoun! 2sii )rcCi at cnc!~r C:L~U:.CS (a) and (b),
the conc~ssionhaving regad t o the age of the building at th:: rate fixed by the
couccil sllzll bo dsducted and th2 amount so a:rived at shdl bbe the propertytax
payablc in rcspact of any builcqingfor every half-year and shnll bc paid by the cwlier
or occirpier of such builr'ing tiithrn the half year period.
:* , ~ r c r r ? . l f ; o ~--For
pu .pqse of this sub-see :ion, tllc cxpres~ioll "h?lf-year"
~. thr
,I: i:! !i: tile 1st day of A p ~ i lto t l ~ c30th d::y of Scpte.:-.bct 2nd lsom the
f;
k: ' :! I r c'ci )her to ti12 31s day of March of o ycar:
I-"rc\vid.d that in the case of any Governnlcnt or railway building a concessio~l

il.111 I,,: ails.\s:d it) calculating llze property tax in sucIi manna as may be Prescrlbea.
(3) C~~n~nissioner :,hall issue a property tax book containing aII the
J:rnils of 1.13 b.rilding or land and the property tax payable in relation to such
!>llildiiz: or laad In such form as may be prescribed. i
(4) Where there is any vacant land without an] building situatdd within the
Lity limit, the Coinmissioner shall determine thc prop( rty tax payable for such I
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arncnnllalltl at the rate fixed 1,y the Council.
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103. General revision o f ttroper:y tux.-.TI-o general revision of the a%sessmcnt

oi property tax in rclation to the building and land situated within the City limit
shall be made from such date as the State Gownment may, by notification,
the Commissioner may revise the property tax in accordance with the provision%
of this Act and the rules made thereunder :
Provided that t k r e shall be an interval of five years between one general revisioa
and anothe~ general revision.
104. ~elzeralexemptions.-Tho following buildings and lands shalt be ewm*
from the property tax:
(a) places set apart fcr public worshiptand either actually so used or useif
for no othcr purpose ;
(b) choultries for the occupation of which no rent is charged and choult~ks
the rent charged for the occupation of which is used exclusively for charitabb
purpom ;
(c) buildings used for c ducational' purpose including hostels attached
t M t 6 and place6 used for the chatitable purpose of sheltering .the destitute 0~
animals and orphanages, homes and schools for the deaf and dumb, asyhm
fa) die a@&and fallea womeh and suCh similar institutions run pUr6Iy on p h i W
thropic lines as are approvcd by the council ;.
a ($2) such ancibht mofiumehts protehed undbr the Aficient W~qumentgCentral
~&ivation[ h t , 1904 atid such allciedt hid. bistdri~al monumeht3 decked; b ' ib WIl at lm
under the Ancient Monuments and Archatological Sites and Remains Adt: 4!J8 Ce-4 A*?'
fG be of national importance and also such ancient monuments , and srrehaeob@m~ 21 d t 9 ~ ~ .
sites and n.mains protected under the Tamil Nadu Ancient and Histor~ca)
MofidmdntJ and A ~ c h a ~ l o ~ cSitn
a l and. .Rkjrnsi*s Act, 1966, w parts (Rereof
as are not used as residgntial quarters or puBlia office ;
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(e) charitable hospitals and dispensaries but not including lesidential
quarters attached thereto ;
( j ) such hospitals and dispensarieS najntaired by rcilwey administtktba
as may, from time to time, be notified by the State Government, but not including
residential quarters attached thereto ;
(g) bulial and burning grounds iaolbdedjn the list yubtishcd by the Com.rr~i.s-
siorier unifer sub-section (3) of scction 321 ;
(h) the bed of the Cooum, the bed of the Adyar, the Buckingham canal.
Odvernmebt lands set apatt free for recreation purposes and all such 0 t h
Government property being ncither buildings nor land trom which in the opinmr
of the State Government any income wuld be derived as may, from timc to timc,
be notified by the State Government :
P r o v i d ~that the Government does not derive any income f -om such beds :
Provided further that nothing contained in clauses (a), (c) and le) shall ,be
deemed to exempt any building or land from property tax fcr which rent o r service
charge is payable by tho person using the same for th.: purposes referrecl to in
the said clauses.
105. Power to rectify error apparent on the face o f the r'ec:ord-- (1) The
Commissioner may, on his own motion or on an application made at any time
withi.1 six months from the d~te of any order passed by him rectify any error
apparent on the face of the rzcord:
Prox~idedthat no such rectification which has the effect of enhancing an assess-
ment, shall be made unkrs such authority has given notiw to tke assesseu. and has .
allowed him a ~easonabk o~poitunityof being heard.
(2) Where such mtification has the effect of r~jduc~ag an assessinent, tile
-excess amount if any paid by the assessee shall be adjusted towards any tax.
that may accrue in future.
106. Levy of 8w.- (1) W!~?rea gsrsoh feih to ptwthc pPoprtY tax witbin.
the time specified, the Comrmssioner shat i M p o a ~ upon him, by way of. fine 9
sunq a fixed by the council in this behalf in accordslna: mith such rules as may
be prescribed.
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(2) On vcriiicatioil of the return filed by the owner or occupier of the

building or land ; . he issue ,f the property tsx bsok. the Commissicner may,
if he is satisfied t I + , he owner c r ~ccupicr wilfully filed false return, the
Commissioner m2.y cause rezssessme~t of srch prcpcrty and direct the own+
or occupier to ply. in addition to the tax assessed, by way of fine, a Pltm which.
shal be one hundred percent c f the difference in the tax due :
P ~ v i d e dthat no fine under this su b-secticn shall be imposed unless the b
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such impositicn. 1i
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107. Ta.uatiorz Appeal? 7riblmal.-(I) There shall be one or mo* Tajca&&
Appeals Tribunals (hereafter In this section referred to as "the Tribunal") fbr tli\t
wrp~rationfor hearing and disposing of an appeal preferred by any person aha
is not satisfied with the assessment order m.?.de by the Commissioner vnder this
Act other than the ord1:rs relz.ting to the transfer duty.
(2) The Tribunal shall consist of a Judicial Officer who is or gas beea a:
Civil Jvdge (Se13iorDivision/Clrief Judicial Magistrate).
(31 The terms and co~zditlon.of the Trib~lnalshall he such as may be deter-
n~incdby the Governmel?t.
(4) The salary and other all~wancespayable to the Tribunal shall be borne
froin the funds of the corporztion.
( 5 ) No nppeal shall be entertained by the Tribural unkss the appellant

dep~sitswith the corporetion the entire ?mount a s a s s e s ~ dby the Cornmissionw
in the revision.
(6) ii) Every appeel filed under this sectior. shall be entered in a n g i s t e
mintained for this pu p o s e by the Tribunal.
(ii; The Trib:~nal shall give to person filing an appeal a written n o w
specifyillg tile place, date and tima of hearing the appeal. r g:3L .,
(iii) T l ~ cTrib:in:~lshall diqose of the appeal within five months from the
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register whic!l shjli be duly attested by the Tribun2.1 and a copy of the order shall *
be suppliccl hithin ten d ~ t from

s the date of passing of the order to the appellant.
(vi) T l ~ c cuccqs an~sulit,:f tnx is available in viev; of the orders of the
T~,bu oul w ~ l l0 3 udjus[ccl by tkc Com~~~issioncrfor the property tax to be collected
in future.
(7) AII :rppz ~1 agli.~stthe c ecisibn of the Taxztion Appeals Tribunal may
be filed within lllirty days from t l ~ cdate cf the order to the Di'strict J~dge.
(8) No allpeal shall be entertained by the District Judge unless the appellant
dep2sits with th:: c :rp31ation the entire amount cjf tax zs decided by the Tribunal. I
(9) Wht-lc: nc :! result c f ally nrder p~sqedin 2-ppeal, any amount already
dcpositecl i,; in c\ccjc ~r thc t ~ xdue, the diffcrence zfter deducting the tax due
l l ;~dji~slt.tlLOW;~IYLS the tax and fine due, in respect of any other pertod,
s h ~ ~be
to the corlvrat ic,ll."
3. 11- szctioil 31s crf thc 1919 . k t , clauses (a) and (b) shall bc omitted. , Amendment of
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Scl~~:tlulc ! A~endmentof
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ACT, 1920.
lbstitution of 5. In the ~ a r n iNadu
l District rdunicipalitie; Act, 1920 (herectfter in this Tamil Nadu
sections 81, Partreferred to as the 1920 Act), for sectio~ls81, 61-A. 42, :r3, 84, 85, 86, 07, 88, Acr V of 1920
81-A,82, 89, 90, and 91, the following sec!ions shall bo substituted, ilalnely :-
83,84,85s 86, .
87,88, 89, 90
and 91.
"81. Levy of propertjtax -(I) The property tax shall be levied on cll buildingS
and lands within the Municipality.
(2) (a) In relation to any b:~ildingnewly- c~nstrl:cted or wllcre ~ n addition
y
dr alteration has been made to any existing building, the G wner or cccupier of such
buildings ;
(b) where the title of any b~ildingor land is trm,fc:rred, such transferee ;
(c) in relation to a n j b ,ilJing or hnd, in tile evc ~t of dc?.tii cf tile person
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Mmarily liable to the payrneilt of property tnx, the perscn Gn whcm the pr~perty
is transferred,
shall furnish to thr: executive P,. thot-ity within suc:~cletc es mry be prescribed, a
return for such b.iilding, or l:?i~dosntainiug s!lch detr.i!s 2s m:y b o prescribed
for the Gssessment or reassessment of the propcrty tax to the said bii2di;lg cr land.
(3) I n the cl.se of re !ssessmciit or ge:lcrel revisicn cf any ps~pertyt9.x leviable
under this Act, the ow;l?r or oc:.~picr of zrly b-~ilrlingc;r I.:nd sll;ill f',.r~lishto the
executive authority within slrc:~ti~nct.s lacy be presciihsi, a re.t:nl in s ~ c hfcrm
containing sue11 details as 1n?y b> ~rcscribedfor t l ~ c,-.ss-,s.ms,~t, f prcpcrty to srch
building or lane.
, (4) If any owilzr or occuyi(:r of ally b~lrldingcr 1,:x fi:ils to Lrr!lislt a return
as raquired under sub-section (2) c r sub sccticn (3) ;r f:,r ~is!lcs c.11 incsmplete or
incorrect return the executive ,.u:hority cr any perscu ;.t,~i.c ,,sec'c b iA.l ir this behalf
shall cause s?n inspection to be 9;-.de 2nd ~ I s oto make such local cnqt.,iries as
may bo considered necessary, a i d blsed on s.;cil inspe,:ticn c11d infcrnlation
coKected, shall prepare z retu -n xzd a cjpy of tile rciarii ,h,-.llbc f:;!-!iisl~cd to the
6W11er or ocsqier of the byillling or land.
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the basis of the retunl preprcd by the ex.=cu:ivctutl:irit;. . ilder st,b-s~;c'it,n (4) 2nd
after considering the objeziior ;:if any received the cxecutiv : r..uthr,rity shzll dcterlnlne
. tax payablr: in acc.srdc3itcs with the provisic~lscLr tkis Act i.~ldsl;,,Il :end an
,the
Intination to. that effezt t3 :,ha persoqconceriied.
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(6) For the pulrpso cf assezsment c f prcpcri:' t?,-.x _ r :: y u .I,(!..:,:
.r
Qn the T~f~nicipahty thc exz: tivc: authsii'y or ?,nj c &;ei ::idtll~risedLy Ililil in this
1.
behalf may enter, inspect, s:;rvey and moesure any b: iIc';ng cr Irtlld, r.fter giving
due notice to the owner o r occupier berose s i i ~ hiny:sticil ?nd tkc ow:ler cr cccu-
pier shall be bzund to furnish nesesszry iilfsrnlat~onrcq 'red fcr 15; p:,rpcse.
1% 17) The p r ~ p ~ r ttlii
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j r on b~ilding2nd lend shr.11, s.: ;eel :s tho pri. r p;ynlolt

'of the land reven7;a, if any, due t~ the State Go~ernrne~li llercon, be 2 first. cllarge
upon the slid b~ildingor l ~ n d:l.~~cl up311 the m-:vable pi., )eri:r if ::ny fg: ,;nd withill
o r upon such b:~ildingor r.1-d bcloilging to the l>cia:: li:.blc 10 p :)I t;,s.
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r:~~.ui:~z:~n?b n j c property tax, md['i'ti:nal b c i c y, opc, ty tax,
etc.-The State Governmei~t shall prescribe the minil lurn and the ~ i l o s i m ~ ~ l
rates of-
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.: (i) the cxistin,o 2rcp:rty tax ;
(ii) the vnliie cf t,hc S~rildingand, land ;a: d
5)I;c U S L . . t:lc b:.ild;ng;
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(b) additional b ~ s i cproperty tax for every building havi112 regard to--
(i) the location of rhe building ;
(ii) the type of construction of the buildin? ;
(c) the concession wit11 regard to age of the b ~ i l ing,

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53. Determimlon of bvsic y~operly tax, additional basic pro erty tax, 'etca
by . ~ u r ~ i c p acoztncil.-(1)
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The basic property tax, the additions basic property
tax and the concession, if awj, with regard to the agc., for every building or land
shall be determined by the m ~ n i ~ i p a l e ~ usubject
n ~ i l to the minimum and mvximum
t a m prescribed by the State Government under section $2.
(2) The Municipal council sltall notify the rates determined under scrb-
iectloti (I) and such other particulars 2nd in such rnanner as may be grescribed.
(3) (i) (a) The basic property tax for every building shall relate to the carpet
area of the buildi,lg and its usage :
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1-1 .,Provided that the carpet areaof any building shallnot inclrde the open verandah,
open court-yard c ~ rany other open space which is not enclosd.
, (b) The c:lassification of the building for the purpose of deciding the tisage
nf any bGildin:: shall be residential, commercial, industrial or any other classification
as may be prescribed. '
(ii) (a) The additional basic property tax for every bvilding shalljrelate to
location and type of construotion of the buildiug. .: .
(b) For the purpose of this clause, theylccation of the;l>uilding shell be
classified as fouo ws .-
(A) arterial roads, brs-route roads leading to arterial roads ailcl . i.l;,l
roads ;
(B) b,~s.routeroals other than thcsz specified in ite~n(A) ;
(C) roads and streets in primarily residential colonies.
(c) The type of construction of the building sltall be classified intc di5'er'erel;t
g o u PS as follows, namely :-
(A) thatohed and tiled roof ;
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(B) reinforced concrete cement roof ;

;C) reinforced concrete cement roof with:mGsnic flooring partly or f~lly ;
(D) :granite, ceramic tiles and marble flccring and walls partly or f t . 1 1 ~ .
(iii) A concession on the basic propeity tax shall be allowed in calculating
t ~ l epr~pu'rtytL!x having regard to the age of the btlilding, in such manner a s mey be
orescribod.
84. Asse.sstneltr and cdfculution 0.f property tax:--(l) For the purpose of levy
ofproperty Lax, every building s hall be assessed together with its sites and
other ,idj:Lce~~t
premises occupied as an appurtenance thereto :
P r , , v ~tlcd I i ~ I I~~ building
t >vltichhas been constriicted in contraventicn c t the
bi::ltiiltg tinder this \ct shcll be nssessecl to property tax.
I ,I Ivc, ,>I~ d c I
rile j?roperty tax shall be calculated as fcllows :-

( ( 1 ) Firctly. the basic pr :perty tax for a building slx.11 be calculated at ' the
coliilcil ;
r'lre Iiucd by tllc nl~l~liclpal
(b) Secondly, the additional b?sic property tax for such building shall be
calcurated :11 tile r.ltc fixed by t4e manlcipal council i i ~ ~added
tl to the basic pro-
port)' t : t X ' c r n 1 l lvcd CLIiiilUCl c i . : l i s ~ (([) ;
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ACT, 1920.
iubstitution Of 5. In the Tamil Nadu District rdunicipalitie; Act, 1920 (hereafter in this Tamil Nadu
sections 81, Partreferred to as the 1920 Act), for sections 81, S1-A. Y2, b3, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, Acr V of 1920,
8l-A, 82, 89, 90, and 91, the following sections s h ~ lbs
l substituted, namely :-
83,84985, 86, '
87,88, 89, 90
and 91.
"81. Levy of propertytax-(1) The property tax shall be Icb~cdon 2.11 buildingS
and lands within the Municipality.
(2) (a) I n relation to any b:lilding newly c2nstri:cicd c r >,srhererl.ny addition
dr alteration has beeil made to ally exisiing b.iilding, the ,,wacr r cccl.,picr of such
buildings ;
(b) where the title uf b~ildingor 1;1!1d is tr:?~sfcrred, s~;c!i t r ~~isfcl-ee
(c) in relatian to all j b I iWiag ur lrvl.,,
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primarily liable to the paymc,lt c.t property t ~ x the
, pers 11 cn whcm t!:e prc,perty
is transferred,
shall furnish to ths cxecutiv~?,. thority within such dztc i.s 1ncy be pl,eicribed, a
return for such b.iilding or I.! ld c..)ntainin~ such detr.i!: :<s m:.y bs prescribed
for the sssessment or reassessnlent of the propzrty tax to rhe said b.:ilili,>g cr land.
(3) I n the cl.se of re:.ssessment or ga:ierel revisic~ic ' sny pr;ne;tg tax levisble
under this Act, the o w x r o i os;.ipior of zny b-~ilding0 1 1?,11d shsll f rllislz to the
~ x e c ~ t i vagthoritjr
e wiGlin soch ti~nces sany be pres,-;i'uv.$',a rett:rn i11 s~icilfcrm
containing such d4tdils 2.s m7.4b> prescribsd far t:~c.zs;s ,mcnt cf prcpcity to svch
building or laniq.
(4) If any ow:lzr or occ~picroi'a:ly 1 ~ ~ ~ 1 cl rd Ii;.naca~ fr:il: tc L21.!1lsi&a return
as r.iquired under sub-section (2) c r sub-sccticn (3) ir f:,r :is!~cs 2.n iilscmp!cte o r
I incorrect return the executive au Ilcrity ( r cny pcrscn r,~ithcriscci by ICil-.l i i this behalf
shall cause an inqwction to br: !ii:do :l.i~.l ;;Is3 to 1,1;1~1. such l,c,:l cnq, iries as
may be considerad necessary, alld blsed on svicil inspc:ticn cnd infcrlnation
collected, shall prepare r retarn and a cspy of t!ic rc:::r~i .;l:.Il be f.,~..~i~!.cd t~ the
6~11eror ocss~pierof the bl Ild iilg ci.land.
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(5) On receipt of a rct:rnl under s:lb-secticn (2) c sob-sceticn (3) c r on

the basis of the retulil grepzred by the ex.=cu;ivcs.~fillcrity: , ~ ~ ds~#b-seclicn
er (4) and
after considering the objes:ions':if any received the cxecu tiv :z-uth3rky sl~alldetermine
. tax payable in acmrdance with the provisic~lscC t!:i\ Act a d ~I-~::llsend an
, the
intimation to t!ict c3c3t t 3 tlic person c::?lcciilcd.
1s
cssessmcnt c f prcpcrlg tzl: r c g LL,iid:.:~ c r lend

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authiiify or zny c Pilccl. ,;~tll~risecl by iiuil in this

s:;rvey and meas~rreany b:lili in!: or 1:?1ld,r-ftcr giving
occupier before sir sh inspxti 1n i l l d t l ~ cow:lcr cr cccu-
necessnry infsrmc?tion re2 'red fcr tki; p~,rpc se.
is?of the land

'(7) he p r a ~ c r t y:t cn b.~ildinaand 1r.nd ~11~11,
s?:: 'sct ts tilo pii. p:.ynlellt
rev:-lrrs, if 2ily, d:le ta the State Governn~c~~t tt'1%rccn,be firsv cllarge 2
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'upon the s3id b~ildinl:cr 1:xnd ::nd upz~nthe rnnvable :?ii,lerl:l if m y C~:,;nd wjthin
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82. Mirzinluni c!;z!l 1:?7.~i:?:.:i)? ha5ic p-opcrty fax, c:(I(. :ii:;~?(lJ
etc.-Tile St~.te Govenl:t~c:~t,sliizll prescribe tlie miilii :I! IX aiid 11:~ ill;:xilnum
mtcs of-
. ,. _ (a) bzsic pi'cp>ri-y ;:I:; tilc 5:rildiug o; liand I:,sviLlg;.L;~;:I ., t,,\--
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(i) the cxisdng pcporty tax ;

(ii) the vva!uc tf tile bsild ing and-!and ;a: d
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Provided that notiling contarned in clauses (a), (c) and (e) shall be
doc: .cd to exeilxpt any Flrilding or land frc-1-1 prop-rty t:!~ f c r which rent or ser-
b vlcu cl~~irge is payable by tll9 person csing tllc sanw f o ~the purposes referrad to 1,)
tho \%lidclauses.
b7. Powrr to rectify error apyurenr on the face oflhe ~.ecord-
(1) The executive authority may, on lis own motion or on an application
at any time within six months from the date of any order passed by him
~~l,~cic.
rectif! any error sppare~:t on the face of the record : . .
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PI-ovibdtli:lt no sucll rectification which nas the effect of enhancing an as5ess-
l l ~ c n i ,\hall be ]lade unleb\ such ai thority has given 1;otice to the asse,ssee and has
dl \\idhi I a reasonable opportunity cf being heard.
(2) Wll0i.3 \UCII r ~ ~ t i f i c ~ i t i o ~ tllr:
l cl~i'ct bf ! ~ ( i ~ ~ ~ilr~
i l ~l LgC ; : I I I ~ I I ~ , the
escc,\ ,~~llount i f any p lid by the as\ess.:e shall be atljusted towards any tax
t ll.ii .:y a c ~ r u cI 11 f~!ture.
b 8 . Lely uf Ji1w.-(1.) Where a person fails to pay tht. property tax within t b
t~iutspecified, tho executive authority shall impose upon him, by way of fine a sum
a? fi~edby the lilunicipal council in this behalf in accordance with sub., iates a5 nlaj
be prescribed.
( 2 ) On vsrificatioil of the return filed by the owner or occupier of the
built1 r116c r la lc! ,.fter thc .sue of the prcperty tzx b- ,-k, the executive al~thority
]nay. if he is satisfied that the owner c r cccupier wilf: lly filed false return, the
executive authcrity may cmse reassessment of such prcperty and direct the owrler
o r I-mupier tc pay, in i.d.~itionto the tax assess:d, by way cf fine, a sum which
s l ~ ~be
~ lcne
l hundred per cent cf the difference in the tax due :
Provided that no fine mder this su b-section shall be ilnposed vnless the G wner
or occupier affected has had a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against
zucl~i1np8 siticn.
89. Tuxation Appeals Committee.-(1 j T b m shall be a Taxation Appeals

C(.rurnittee hearing and dsposing cf an appeal preferred by a fly perfon who is
fol
11o1satisfird with the asessment order made by the executive authority under this
Act i\tl,er than the orders relating to the dvty on transfer o i proverty,-
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(i) for every town pmchayat oonsisting of the Chairman of the municipal
cl ,I ncil who sh:lll be the ('hairman of the Taxation Appeals Committee and sucl?
,,umber of members as may be notified by the State Government from among tile
n~cmlxrs , ~ fthe town panchaqat;
(11) for every milnicir'ality, consisting of the Chgrman of the municipat
LL r i 11 w ~ also be the Chairman of the Taxation Appeals Committee and fo~:r
I shall
( ,:11ls:rb e:ected by the c:ounciI.
( 3 , rile business of the Taxation Appeals Committee shall be transacted in
E'LIICI: ~ i t l the
i rules made by the State Gvvernrnent in this behalf.
( 3) ,in :~ppealagainst the decision of the Tax:.tion Appeals Committee may

I): tL \\Gthin thirty days frc m the date of the crder to the District Judge.
(4) No ap ~ 1 shall 1 bt: entertained by the District Judge, unless the appellant
.-,.dep 'hlk'i wi~1ithe town palicltayat ur municipality, as the case may be, the entire
.L?~>, [ # n to f tax as decided by the Taxation Appeals Committee.
( 5 ) Where as 21 result of any order passed in a11 -z,ppesl my r.mcutlt already

clcl?i,.ited is in excess of the tax due, the difference, after deductmg the tax due,
shall be xljusted towards the tax, and fine due, in respect of any other period, by the
~~lt~nicivality.
( a ) the heqding "As~essmentof the property tax" .and the r~lles 6 to 15 Amndmafi 04
, , L : ~ cutlde~ s41rll be om~tted ;
Schedule IV.
(1.) 11.c Ilc;~dinp"Apl eols" alld tllc r1llc<23 to 28-A thereunder shall be
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PART Iv. I
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MENDMENTS TO THE MADURAI CITY M UN.CIPAJ. CORPORATION
ACT, 1971.
7. In the Madarai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1971 (l~ereafteriil this - ~~d~ A,-.-.
Part &erred to as the 1971 Act), for sections 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 1 27 15 of 1971. !
128, 129. 130 and 13 1 , tile f*:)llowingsections shall be sub~tituted,namely :-
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120. Levy of property tax.-(1) The :property tax shall be ]?vied on all
buildings and laads within the City.
(2) (a) In relation to any buildiq newly construc;ted or where any addition
or alteration has been made to any existlng building the owner er occ~~pier of szlch
bilildings ;
(b) where the title of any building or land -istra asferred, sr ch rran~feree;
(a) in relation to any building or land, in the event of death of thc pecrsoa
primarily liable to the payment of property tax,the perscn on whom the property is
trapsfemxi;
shall furnish to the Comrnissio~lerwithin such date as may be prwribod, a retura
for suoh building or land containing such details as may ba prescribad for the
a s m n t or reassessment of the property tax to the said building or h d .
(3) In the case of reassessmen! or general revkon or any property tax lavbbk
under this Act, the owner or owupler of any building or land shall furnish to ths
aCommissior,er within such time as may be p r d b o d , a return in such form con-
taining such details as may be prescribed for the assessment of propexty to such
brilding or land.
(4) If ak, -wner or occupier of any building or land fails to furnish a return
as required under sub-section (2) or sub-section (3) or f~rnishesan inccmplete or
incorrect return, the Commissioner or any person authorised by him in this behelf,
shall cacse an inspection to be made and also to make such lccal enqLiries as
may be considered necessary, and based on such illspection and information
collected, shall prepare a return anti a copy of the retc:.n shall be f:irnished to the
owner or occupier of the building or land.
(5) On receipt of a retsrn urrder sub-section (2) or ,sub-section (3) or on
the basis of the ret:lrn prepared by the Commissioner under sub-section (4) and
after oonsidering the objeotions, if any, received, the Commissioner shall determine
the tax payable in amrdance with the provisions of this Act an3 &all send an
intimatioa to that effect to the person concerned.
(6) For the purpose of assessment of property tax for any building or laud
in the City, the Commissioner or m y officer authorised by him in this behalf may
imter, inspect, survey and measure any building or land, after giving d ~ notice
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to the owner or occupier before such inspection and the owner or occupier shall be
bound to furnish necessary information required
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(7) The p r o p e q tax on building and land snall, subject.to the prior paymeat
of the land revenue, if any, due to the Government themn, be a h t charge
upon the said building or land and upon the movable property if any f o ~ n dwit hi^
o r upon such b~ildingor land and belonging to the person liable to pay tax.
12 1. Minimum and maximum basic propsrty tax, aoIditiona1 basic prowly

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rates of-
(a) bane property ' ax for the building or land having regmd tc -
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'lj the . property tax :
(ii) the value of the biilding and land ; and .
.Six the u& of the buildinS-:;?l"
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I J 1 :I I .I >:.sic ,)iL;p2rty tax fur ddiiciittg haviiig

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(I) tale 1 ,c,:ticn of the building;
( i ~ ) tile type of ccnstr~ctionof the buildil~g;
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" if 1971. (c) tho ooncession WI th regard to age of the building.
122. Detert?tination o ' busic property trr.u additional basic property ids, etc.,
by coinzc~il.---(1) The basic property tax, the additioll~lbasic property tax arld the
concessi,:~~, 11' urith regard to the age, for every b~lildingc,r land shall be deter-
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mined by the council subje~tto the minimum and nlaxirnur~irates prescribed by

the Goverilllient ~lildersection 121.
(2) The council shall notify the rates determined vnder sub-section (1) and
such other particulars and in such manner as may be prescribed.
(3) (i) (a) The basic Property tax for every building shall relate to the carpet
area of the bllrldlng and its usage :
Provided that the carpet area of any building shall not inclrde the open verandah,
open court-yard or any other Open space which is not enclosed.
(b) The classifioation of the bvikling for the purpose of teciding the usage
of any buildir g shall be resldentral, commercial, ifidustrial Or any other classification
as may be prewrihed.
(ii) (a) The additional basio property tax for every building shall relate to
location and type of construction of the budding.
(b) For the purpose of this clause, the location of'the building shall be
classified as follows :-
(A) arterial roads, bus-route roads leading to arterial roads and main
roads ;
(B) bus-route roads other than those specified in item (A) ;
( C ) roads and streets in primarily regidentidl colonies. ,
(c) The type of construct!on of the buileing shall be c!r.;sified illto

different groups :is fotlons, namely :-
(A) thatohed and tiled roof ;
(B) reinforced concrete cement roof ;
(C) reinforced conzrcte cement roof witlj mosaic flooring partly or fi-lly ;
K (1)) granite, ceramic tiles and marble flooring and walls partly c r fully.
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(iii) h co.:cession on the basic property tax shall be allowed in calculnting
the property tax having regard to the age of tile buildil~g,in such manner as m:!y be
pre,cri bcd
1 :3 f rs 'r.s:?lclnt clll!l crf'cll~ationof propert], tn.y.--(!) For the purpose of
lei) l,r\,pcrty tax, every building shall be assessed together with its site and
1t11t.r !itj.i c ~ i tprcmi5e5 c,ccupied as an appilrtena,~cethereto:
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that 113 bvilding which has been constructed in cL..'r~ventioncf the
p~-,~\;l~ii.d
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t7irlj,ill~; I , l i b ~ e thii Act shall be assessed ta property tax.
J ! IL- !'I ~jcrtytau s l ~ n l lbe calculated as fc1lows:-
I ) 1 jr ,tly, tile basic llroperty tax for a building s11:ill be calculated : t tile
t ~ I,, tlie c, uncil .
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(11) ;c~,>,lrlly. pcrty tas li)r such b u i l d i ~ lshall

the :ldditiolial basic p r ~ ~
. ilck41.:r,.t~ r.~tc fixed by the council tlnd trdcled to the basic prcperty tax
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(c) Thirdly, on the ui nturn of amount arrived at under clau\eb ((',I ' i i ~ (!,I,
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the concession having regar to the age of the building at a rate llot exceed ing
the maxim+.m of guideline valve shall be c i educted ar,tr tile amount i t r l ivc C, .I
shall be the property tax payable in respect of any buildir~gfor every half-year and
shall be paid by the owner or occupier of such building within the half-vear period.
E~planation.-For the pulpose of this sub-section, the expression "half-year"
shall be from the 1st day of April to the 30th day of September and fro111the 1st
oay of October to the 31st day of March of a year :
Provided that in the case of any Government or railway building a concession
shall be allowed in calc clating the property tax in such manner as pay be prescribed.
(3) The Commissioner shall issue a propelty tax book containing all the
details ~f the building 01 land and the property tax payable il, lclation to such
building or land :- such for111as nzay be prescribed.
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(4) vv hare there is any vacant land without any building situated \vithin ths City
'limit, the Gomnlissioner shall determine the property tax payable for such vacant
land at the rate fixed by the council not exceealng the maximum oP gurt.uline valce.
124;.General revision of propert:? tax.-The general revision of the astsbnlent of

property tax in relation to the building and land situate^ within the City liniit ,hall
be made from such date as the Government may, by notification, appoint.
The Commissioner may reviw the property tax in accoiaance with tho provisions
of this Act and tlld rules nzade thereullder :
Prokided t b ~there
t shall be an interval of five years botweec one general revision
and another g;neral revision.
125. General exemptions.- Tho following buildings and lands shall be exenlpted
from the property tad: -
(a) places set apart for public worship and fither actually so used or used
for no otber purpose ;
{b) ohoultries for the occupation of which no rent is charged arld the choul-
tries rent charged for the occupation of which is used exclusively for charitable
purposes ;
(c) bui!dings used for educational purpose including hostels attachd
thereto and places used for the charitable purpose of sheltering the destitute or
animals and orphanages, hos;es and schools for the deaf and dunib, asylum
for the a ed and fallen women and such similar institutions run purely on philan-
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thropic ines as are approved by the council ; %,
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(d) such ancient m muments protected under the Ancient Monuments
'Reservation Act, 1904 (Cantral Act V'JLof 1904) and such ancient and historical
monuments declared by or under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological
Sites and Remains Act, 1958 (Cer tral Aot 24 of 1958) to be of national
fmportanceand also sucb ancient monulnents and arcf.aeological sites and remains
protected under the Tanlil Nadu Ancient and Historical Moauments and
Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1966 (7 amil Nadu Act 25 of 1966) or
parts thereof as or not used as residential quarters or public offices ;
(e) charitable hospitals f and , diswnsaries but not including residential
quarters attached thereto ;
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(n such hospitals and dispensaries maintained by railway administration
as may, from time to time, be notified by the Government, b ~ t not including
residential quarters attached thereto ;
(g) burial and burning grounds included in the book kept in the m1 nlqpal
officeunder section 404 ;
(h) the. bed of any river or canal or any river 01- canal belongire to Govern-
ment and wM~h do not provide any Income to Government or aay
Government lands set apart for recreation purposes or any Government
property being neither building nor !ard from which i n the oprnion of the
Government any income could not be, derived as may, frc.m tin16 to rim., be
notified by the, Government:
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- Provided that ncthing containod ;n tlauk:, '.I), (c) and ( e ) shall be

doe !led LC, e x e ~ ~any
p t building or land frc3in propoi-ty f . 1 ~ I f I hicll ror t or s e r v i ~
charge i u payable by th5 p\!rson or per,ons uciilg the salnefor the purpcres roferrod
to in the said clauses.
126. Po~wr. ro ,.z:tifv error rtpp ti-ent onthe fkcz of' the record.- (1) he
Co 11 izisioner may, on his own mction or oil an application iiiade at any time
within \ix months fro:n tho date of any order passed by him, rectify any error
app~ironton the face cf t hc record:
Providod that no such rectification which has tbe effect of enhancing an assess-
ment, cllall be lnade unlm. such authority has given notice to the assessee and has ' 2 ,
allon rl III~II 3 reasonable opportunity of being hoard.

( 2 ) Wh;m sucll leciific-itiou has the ofict of r$ducing an assessilleut, the
exceqs r , , ~ o ~if~any
n t paid by the assessee shall be ad~ustedtowards auy tax that
111a4 n&rkle In future.
i 27. Lovy o fflitc.-- (1 1 Where a parso~lfailjto pay tl~sproperty tax withiq the I
tinx cpcified, the Com~nisionershail impose upon him, by way cf fine a sum as ,
fixcil the council i n this '~chaIfin zccordance with such rates as may beprescribed.
( 2 ) On verification of the return filed by the owner or occupier of the
1,uildilrg c,r land after the issue of the property tax book, the Commissioner may,
if 11e 1 5 sat,sfied that th' c wner c r t ccirpier w~lf~lly filed f2,lse return, the
Cc 1illn15.oner may cause reassessment of such property and direct tlle owner
01 ( ;c~!l> L r t c pay, in adilitir n to the tax 7.ssessec , by way of fine, a sum which
l l olle hundred per c ent cf the difference in the ti1.x d18e :
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Provide:l that n o fine ~inderthis sub-secti~nshtlll be imposed ullless the owner

or occupier affected 11::s i~ d a reasonable oppcjrt~~nity of showing caL1se against
such i~llp?sition.
I 2g. T[~.unr,;o/l4pl7caI~Tribunal.-- (1) There shall be one or more Taxation

Al>pe.il?;Tribu::als (h.-r-aftc ill this section referred to as "the Tribunal") for the
corporation for hearing and disposing of an appeal preferred by any person
who is not satisfied with the assessment order ~l:.de by the Commissioner vnder
tllij .ict other than the o r d m relating to the transfer duty.
(2) The T'rih~lnalshall consist of a Judicial Officer who is or has been a
Civil Judge (Senior Divisioll/Chief Jlldicial Magistrate).
(3) Tllc t4:rnls and ccnditions of the Tribunal shall be such as may be deter-
111ii~c.tl hy tllc C overnment.
(4) Tile salary and other allowaltces payable to the Tribunal shall be borne
fro111 the funds of the corporation.
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.-; (5) No appeal shall be entertained by the Tribunal rnless the appellant
deposits with the corporaticn the entire amount as assessed by the Commissioner
in the revision.
(6) (i) Every appeal filed under this section shall be entered in a register .
nu~~ntainedfor this purposo by the Tribunal.
(ii) The Tribunal shall give to persort filing an appeal a written notice
specifying the place, date and time of hearing the appeal.
(iii) The Tribunal shall dispose of the appeal within five months from the
date of filing of the appeal.
(iv) Any person preferring an appeal may either appear in person or
i h r o ~ ~ gan
h avthorised asent before the Tribunal.
(v) The gist of tho order passed in an appeal shall be recorded in the
regi~ter\vhicll shall be duly attested by the Trib~lnaland a copy of the order shall
be supplied within ten days from the date of passing of the order to the, appellant.
fvi! The excess am Junt of tax if availabl: in view of the orders of the
Tribullal :iill be adjilsted by the Commissioner for t le property tax to be collected
in Cutu~,c.:
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(7) An appeal agzinst the decision c f t%e tax^ l i n P.ppe?.ls Trlbi.:l.-I inay (
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be filed within LA.'-+lr days from the date of the ~ r d e to

r the District Judge.
(8) No appeal shall be entertained by the District Judge unless tile appellant
deposits with the corporation 'ille entire amount of tax ;LSdecided by the Tribunal.
(9) Whereas a result of any order passed in :.ppeal, any amoutl' already
deposited is in excess of the tsx dve, the difference ~ f t e rdeducting the tax due
shall be adjusted towards the tax and fine due, in res.>ect cf any other period,
to the corporation.".
Bmaadmant of 8. In Schedule 1I;of the 1971 Act, Parts I1 :and V sl~allbe omitted.
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PART V.
AMENDMENTS TO THE COIMBATORE CITY MUNICIPAL
lamil Nadu Ad 9. In the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation Act, 1981 (hereafter in this
25 of 1981. Part referred to as the 1981 Act), for sections 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, Substitution of
129, 130, 131 and 132, the following sections shall b: substituted, namely :- sections I2 1,
122, 123, 124,
125, 126, 127.
128, 129, 130,
"121. Levy oj property fa.~-(I )The property tax shall be levied on all buildings and 131 and 132,
lands within the City.
(2) (a) In relation to any building newly constructed or where any addition
or alteration hzs beell lnadc to any existing building, the owner or occupier of such
building ;
(b) wl~*:re the title cjf any building or land is transferred, such transferee ;
(c) in relation to any building or land, in the event of death of the person
primarily liable to the payment of property tax, the person on whom the prcperty 1s
transferred,
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shall furnish to the Commissioner within such date as may be prescribed, a return
for such building or land containing such details as may be prescribed for the
assessment cr reassessment cf the prcperty tax to the sr.ld building or land.
(3) 111the C ~ L cf
S ~reef wx.;~ncntc r generzl revisic n c f ::ny prc perty tex leviable
under this Act, t!le owner i'r occupier of any building or land shzll furnish to the
Com~nissit~, er within such time as may be prese-ibed. a return in such form con-
taining such details as may be prescribed for the assessment of pr~perty tax to
such b,ilding or land.
(4) If any o\vner or occupier of any building or land fails to furnish a retvm
as required under silb-section (2) or sub-seetion (3) c r furnishes an incomplete o r
incorrect return, the Commissioner or any person avthorised by him in this behalf,
shall cause an inspection to be made and ~ 1 s o to make such lccal enquiries as
may be considered necessary, and based on such inspection and information
collected, shall prepare a return and a copy of the return shd! be fi~rnishedto the
owner or occ!! pier of the b ~ilding
l or land.
(5) On receipt of a return under svb-section (2) GT s~b-secticn (3) or on
the basis of the return prepared by the Commissi~nerunder sub-section (4) and
after considering the objections, if any, received, the Ccmmissioner shall determine
the tax payable in accordance with the provisions of this Act and shall send an
intimation to that effect to the person concerned.
(6) For the purpose cif assessment of property tax fcr any building or land
in the City, the Commissioner or any cfficer avthcrised by him in this behalf may
enter, inspect, srrvey and measure any building c r lend, rfter giving due notice
to the owner or occrpier before such inspectlcn and the cwner or occupier shall be
bomd ,to funish necessary information required for this pl3rpose,
(7) The property tax on building and land shall, subject to the prior payment
of the land reveiw e, if any, due to the Gc vernment thereon, be a first charbe
opon the said bi3jlding or laod and upcn the mcvable prcperty if cny f ~ r n dwithin I
or 11pot1 silcl-,b ~ l ~ing
l d c r l ~ n dand belcnging tc the persc.n lii.ble to ,pay tax.
122. itlir~ilt~llnrand rilaximum basic property tax, additional basic propert)

tax, elc. The Government shall prescribe the mi~~lrnurn and the. @rlmtlm
rates o f
property
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(b) additional basic property tax for every buildii~ghaving regard to --

(i) the location of the building ;
(ii) the type of constr~lctionof the building ;
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(c) the conoessiolr with regard to age of the building:'
123. Determination of ruic property tax, additional basic property tax, etc. by
Council.--(l) The basic property tax, the additional basic property tax and the
concession, if any, with regard to the age, for every blilding or land shall be deter-
lllined by the Council srbjecc to the minimum and maxin~um rates prescribed by
the Government under section 122.
(2) Tlie Council shall notify the rates determined under sub-section (1) an({
such other parti~vlarsand in such manner as may be prescribed.
(3) (i) (a) The basic prctperty tax for every building shall relate to the carpet
area of the building and its vsage :
Provided that the carpet area of any bvilding shall not include the open verandah,
open court-yard or any other open space which is not enclosed.
(b) The classification of the bvilding for the purpose of deciding the usage
of any building shall be residential, c~mmeccial~ industrial or any other claeufication
(ii) (a) The additional basic property tax for every bdilding shall r:l ~t 1
to location and type of construction of the building. ,
- (b) For the purpose of this dame, the location of the bvilding sh- I t
be classified as foilows :
(A) arterial roads, bus-route roads leading to arterial roads and main
roads :
- a (B) bus-rou te roses G ther than those specified in iten1 (A);
(C) roads and streets in primarily :resideqtial colonies.
(c) The type of construction of the building shall be classified into different
groups as follows, namely :
(A) thatched and tiled roof ;
(B) reinforced cc ncrete cement roof ;
- . . flooring partly or h lly ;

(C) r&nforced concrete cemeut roof with.mosaic
(D) granite. ceramic tiles and marble -flooringand walls pal tly or fvlly.
(iii) A concession oil the basic property tax shall be allowed in calwktiqg
the property tax having regard to the age of the building, in such manner as may bet
prescribed.
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124. Auessmtt and calcvlat~ono j pmperty tax. (I) For the purpose of levy
of property tax, every building shall bc assessed together with its sib and
other adjacent premises omvpied as an appurtenance thereto :
Provided t4at no building which has been mnstn1cted in contravention of the
bvilding nibs niade u ~ d e this
r Act shzll. be assessed to property tax.
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(2) The property tax shall be calculated as follows :-
(a) Firstiy, the basic property tax for a br~ildingshall be c~lcrlatedat the
rate Gred by the covncil I
(6) h n d l y , the additional basic property tax fbr a& brilaia rhal I*.
Wculatedatthentefbd bythe 6 r d a n d . d d r d t o thebadcpopcny(~m.
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(c) Thiidly, on the quantum of antount arrived at under clauses (a) and (b),
the ccncmsi~n hzving iegard to thc3 age uf the building at the ratc fixad by the I
Counci lshall be deducted and the *mount so arrived at shsll be the property tax
payable in rcsp.,ct of any building foi every half-year and shall be paid by the owner
or clccuyier of such building within the half-year priod.
Exp1lancrtion.-For the purpose of this sub-section. the explession "half-year"
c day of Ap;il tc tho 30th day of Suyto~iiberand from the 1st
shall be f ~ ~ . . l . t hIs1
day of O c t ~ b ~t ur he jlrt day of March of a year :
Providci, that in the case of any Governiltent or railway building a conoession
shall bt. adow,xi ia calculating the prorerty tax in such m?nnel as may be prescribed.
(3) Tin Coixmi~sicllershall issue a proparty tax book oontaining all the '
details 01 tl:c buildilig or land a td tho property !ax p ~ y ~ b l cin relatior!

to such buildtt~gcr land in such forin as may be prescribed. ,:
(4) Wlwrc: tl~areis dl;; ;.:;,:rt !2qd witllout any buildlng situated withiu the ,'
city li::~it.tha Conunissioner shzll dotellnine the prowsty t ~ . x payable for sucb
vacant land at the rate fixed by the Council. /
125, CT.'neiul revlsiotr of pr oyc t!. tux.- The general revision of the assessment
of property tax in n:lation to the building hnd land situatcd within the City limit
shall be iuade frc 1.u such date as tha Governi~lent may, by notification, appoint;
The Co1.1rnissioner.rnay revise the property tax in accordance with the pro\~sians
of this Act a!ic! the rules made thereunder:
Provided that thore shall be e nintc rval of fiveyears betwezn one general revision
and anotho~ &en;.ral revision.
126. Gertet.al exe~~zptions.--The following buildings and lands shall be exempt

frc ln the property tax:-
(a) Places sot apart for public worsirip and a i t h ~ ractuaily so used or used
for no other purpose ; L
(b) cl~oultricsfor the occupation of which no rent is charged and choultries

the rent chat god for the o ocupation of which is irsed exclusively for charitable
purposes ;
(c) builc'ings lrscd for educational purpose including hostels attached
thereto and places used for the charitable purpose of sheltering the destitute or
aniiuals aild orphanages, honns and sch~olsfor tho-deaf and dumb, asylum
for tl~eaged and fallen women and such si:nilar institut~ons run purely on philan-
thropic Iillcs as are a?proved by tho Council;
(d) such ancient mon~i-lonts protected under tho Ancient Monuments
Preservation Act, 1904 (Central Act VII of 1901) and spch ancient and historical
monuinents declared by or under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeologicpl
Sites and Remains Act, 1958 (Ccntr~lAct 24 of 1958) to be of national importance
a t d also sscb ancient monuments and archaeologicd sires and remains ~rotected
under the Tamil Nadu Ancient and Historical hlonuments and Archaeological
Sites and Renains Act, 1956, (Tarnil Nadu Act 25 of 1966) or parts thereof a.
are n.?t sod as residential quarters or public offlco ;
( e ) cliaritabls hospitals ar.d dispensaries but not including residential
quarters attach4 thcreto ;
( f ) such hospitals and dispensaries maintained by railway aclministmtion
as may, from time to time, be notified by the Government, but not lncludrng
residential quartorr; attached thereto ;
(g) burial. and burning grounds included in the book kept in the municipal
office under seation 404 ;
(h) the bed of any river or canal o r any river o r canal belonging to Government
and which dn n c l ?raside any income to the Government or any Governmeat land
set apart for recreation purposes or any other Government propwy being neither
building nor land from whio4 in the opinion of the Government any inyme m u
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Provided that nothing contained in clauses (a), (c) and (e) shall be deemed
to exempt any building or land from property tax any bdldiog or land for which
rqnt or service charge is payable by the person using the same for the purposes
r e f d to in the said clauses. ,
227, Power torectify errob. apparent on the .face of the record.-

(1) The Commissioner may, on his own motion or on an application
mada at any time within six months from the date of any order passed by him,
rectify any error apprarent on tbe face of the record :
Provided that no such rectification which bas the effect of enhancing an assss-
ment, shall be made unless such authority bas given notice to the assessee and has
.allo(Rdd him a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
(2) Where such .rectification has the effect of reducing an assessmept, 6 8

&ums amount if any paid by the assessee shall be adjusted towards any tax
that may accrue in future.
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128. Levy ojJine.-(1) Where a p m n fails to pay the pioperty tax within the
time specified, the Commissioner shall impose upon him by way of ff ne a sum
a8 Gxed by the council in this behalf in amrdanoe with suohrules as mey be
prescribed.
(2) On verification of the return filed by the owner or ocoupier of the

building or land after the issue of the proyt.l~jLu,. t. :I, the Ccrr~rnissionermay,
if ho is satisfied that the 0 wner or oocrpier wilfully filed ialse return, the
Commissioner may cause reassessment of such prorerty and direct the owner
or' occ!lpier to psy, in adiition to the tax assessed, by way of fine, a sum which
shall be one hundred perZn1: of the difference in the tax due.
Provided that nc, lineunder this sub-section s b l l be imposed unless the owner
or occupier affected has had a reasonable oppjrtunity of showing cause against
such imposition.
129. Taxation Appeals Tribunals.-(1)There shall be one or more Taxat~onAppeals

Tribunals (hereafter in this section referred to as "the Tribu na1"Xfor the corporation
forhearing aad dispjsing of an appeal preferred by any person who is not satisfied
~ i t hthe assessment order made by tho Commissioner under thisr Act other than
the orders relating to the transfer dimty
' ! l'he I ribu nal shall consist of a JudiciJ Officer who is or has been a Civil
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Judge (Senior DivisionlChief Judiciol Magistrate).
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(3) The terms and cooditicas of the Iribunal shall be such as may be deter-
mined by the Government.
(4) Toe salary and other allowances payable to the Tribunal shall be borne
from the funds of the corporation.
(5) No appeal shall be entertained by the Tribunal upless the appellant]
deposits with the cdrparation the entire amount as essessed by the Comn,issioner
fa the revision.
,. : (6) (i) Evev appeal filed tinder this section shall be entered in a register
nmiutained for t h pcrpose by the Tniunaf.
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iii) The T r i b ~ l u lddl give L1 -n filing an iwca a ~ & k mnotice
specifying the PI*=. date a d time of bwiag the appeal
- (iii) The Tribunal shall dispose of the appeal within five months from the
&t;6, a. t e~
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(v) The gist of the order p.issed io an appeal shall be recorded in the
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register w;lic4 s l l i l l bz duly attested by the Tribunal and a c ~ p yof the order shall
be supalizd wit:ii.i te:i days frr,m the date of passing of the order to the appellant.
(vi) Tho excess ~ r n c l u i l tof' tax if available in view of the orders of the
Trinut~alwill b,- adjilsted by ti10 Co~ninissionerfor the property tax to be collected
in future.
(7)'An ap2eal ag3inst the docision of tbe Taxation'Appals Tribunal may
be filed within thirty days from the date of the order to the D~striotJudge.
(8) No appsal s!lall be entertained by the Districl: Judge unless the appellant
dspsits with tht c ~ r p r a t i o nthe entire a m ~ n04
t tax a3 decided by the Tribunal.
(9) W;iere ds a result of any order passed in appeal, any am?unt already
dep~sitedi; in excss*of tile tax due, the difference after d2iucting the tax ~ h d l
he :rl i ~ s t e 3t t wards the tax and fine d uo, in respect of any, other period to
the c~rgoration.".
10. In Schedule 11 to the 1981 Act, Parts I1 and V shall be omitted.. Amendment cf
Scrhedulo Ik
(By order of the:Governor)
A. E. RAJAN,
Secretary to Govetmmt, Law Department.
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Tho following Act of the Tamil Nadu L,egislative As:.einbly received the a j s e ~ ~ t
of the Gov~rrtoron the 26th April 1998 and is horeby published for general
infcr~nation:--
ACT No. 9 OF 1998.
to ame,'; +he Tamil Nadu District Muiticiptrlities Act, 1920.

,4rz Act-furfl~rr
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BE it enacted by the Legislativc Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in the
Forty-ninth Year of the Republic o: India as follows :-
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.I litlt and 1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities (Amend-
rnc,Fzcen~c~nt. ment) Act, 1998.
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on thc 19th day of Dcccmber !
1997. 1"
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endnaent of 2. In section 375 of the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920 (herein- I'urnil Nadu Act )
tion 375. after referred to as the principal Act), in sub-section (2), for the expression "31st V oj 1920.
day of December 1997", the expression "30th day of June 1998" shall be Tamil
substituted.
peal and 3. (1) The Tamil Nadu District Municipalities (Fourth Amendment) Ordinance, Tamil Nadu
ving. 1997, is hereby repealed. Ordinance 10
oj 1997.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anytbing done or any action taken under
the principal Act, as amended by the said Ordinance, stall be deemed to have been

A. I$. RAJAN,
Secretary to Governnnel.tt,
Law Department.
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ACT No. 10 OF 1998.
An Act further to amend the TnnziI Nodu District Murticipulitios Ai t, 1920.
BE it euacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in the

Forty-ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows :-
1. (1) This Act lnay be cal1ed:thelTamil :Nadu District Municipalities (Second Short title a n d ,
Amendment) Act, 1998. commencement,
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into ;force:on the 29th day of December
land within the area of the hill station having plinth area,-
(b) not exceeding two hundred and fifty,square,metres:in,the ground floor

and in the first floor in the aggregate; or
(c) in the case of improvement or enlargement of an existing residential

building, the construction of which does not exceed ,two hundred and fifty square
metres, the remaining ,area for such improvement or enlargement of such building
including first floor, in the aggregate,
examine such application with reference to building rules prescribed

for the purpose of this Chapter and the matters specified in
-sub-section (5) of section 217-C, and if he is satisfied that the grant of a licence
will not result in the deterioration of scenic bsauty or destruction of the environment
and ecossstem of the h ~ i station,
l he ma;. grant a licence subject to sucl~terms and
conditions as ile rnay ihink fit to impose, or refure to grant a ticence' :
(2.) (aj A.ny person aggrieved by an order of rhe cxeclitive auihority nnder
sib;-section (1) m ~ y ,within a perioii of sixty days from the date on wh;ch a copy
ofthe order kas communicdted to him, prefer a11appeal to t!le State Government la
such form, in such manner and with such fee, as may be prescribed. wl
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(c) Every order passed by the Stata Governnrent under thls sub-sectlon
shall be final.".
3. In section 217-E of the principal ,Act,-
(1) in sub-section (1), for the expression "The State Government rnay at
any time, cancel or suspend any licence granted under section 217-D if-", the
expression "The State Government or the executive authority may at any time,
cancel or suspend any licknce granted under section 217-D or section 217-DD, as
the case may be, if -" shall be substituted :
(2) in sub-section (2), for the expression "the State Government", the
expression "the State Government or the executive authority, as the case may be"
4. In section 217-F of the principal-fit,- '
(1) for the expression "section 217-D", t h ~expression "section 217-D

or section 217-DD" shall be substituted;
(2) for the expression "the State Governmslt", thc ex1)rzssion "thz Stata
Government or the executive authority, as the case msy ,b:" sllall bs substituted.
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4medment oj 5. In section 217-G 01 the principal Act, 111 b~,L.a,;::on (I), ir, clause (d), for 0
gection 217-6. the expression "section 217-D", the expression "ssc tion 217-D or section 217-D D, 1
p the case may be" shall be substituted. I
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Amendment of 6. In section 217-5 of the principal Act, for the expression "State Government"
section 217-5. i n three places where it occurs, the expression "State Government or the executive
authority, as the case may be" shall be substituted.
Amendment . 7. In section 217-M of the principal Act, in 'clause (a), for the expression "the
of section State Government", the expression "the State Government or the executive authority"
217-M. @hall,be substituted.
8. In section 217-N of the principal Act, for the expression "the State Govern-
ment", the expression "the State Government or the executive authority" shall
be substituted.
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Repeal ar4d 9. (1) Thi: Tamil Nadu District Municipalities (Fifth Amendment) Ordinance, Tamil Nadu ,
saving. 1997, is hereby repealed. Ordinance 1
of 1997.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under
the principal Act, as amended. by the said Ordinaxe, shall be deemed to have been
(By ordor of tho Go\lornor)
A. KsRGJAN,
Sccretarj' to Goa*r~tmc.rlt, -
Lnlv Department.
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The following Act of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assemblv received the assent
of the Governo: on the 22od December 1998 and is hereb~fpublished for
ger~eralinformation :-
ACT NO. 51 OF 1998.
An Act ,further to amend the Laws relating to Municipal Corporations and

.kfunici)alities in the State of Tamil Nadu.
Be, it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the St? e of Tamil Nadu in the
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PKELIMINARY. II . ., ..
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1. (I This ~ cj may
t be callcd the Tamil Nadul a1 Laws (~medd: Short dt:e ord a
mtnt) Acr, 1998. c~im~tnce-

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'. 3. shalt be deemed to have come into force onjhe
IT day of July 1918.
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AMENDMENTS TO THE CHENPT.41 CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
ACT, 1919.
, 2. In the Chennei City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919 (hcreafler in lhis Part Amendment Q'
I keferred to as the 1919 Act), in section 129-A,- sectlon 129-A,
(a) for the expression "a tax calculated at such rates" the expression ''a tax
calculated at such rates having regard to the location, size, reach and nature of the
advertisement" shall bc substituted;
(b) in the first proviso, the following shall be added a t the end, namely :-
#'and in any case such rate of tax shall not exceed rupees five hundred per
s b i r e metre per halt-year".
3. After Chapter XI1 of the 1919 Act, the followi~gChapter shall be inserted, Insertion of
' 'namely :- new Chaptm
XII-A.
t r'CHAPTBR- XI1 .A.
?26-A. Definition.-In this Chapter, "hoardi~~g"mzans any screen of boards
at.any lace, whether public or private, used or intended to be used for exhi biting
"a'd\e&emcnt, including the framework or other support, erected, wholly or in part
'uponbr over'any land, building, wall or stxuature, visible to public wholly o r partly,
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326-B. Prohibition for erection of hoardings.-(1 j No hoarding shall be

,erected at any place, on or after the 23rd day of July 1998 (hereafter in this section
referred to as the said date) by any person without o btain~nza licence from the
Commissioner ;
3 (21, Every person who has erected any hoarding without obtaining a licei~ce
- ',, and whicb is in existence immediately befo~ethe said date shal! apply for a licence
in accordance with the provisio~sof this Chapter withill thirty days from the said
date.
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Y'tbisChapter shall be made to the Commissioner in such form, containing such parti-
ylars.and with such fee, as may be prescribed.
(2) The Comruissionir may, after local inspection, g ~ a nat licence with
suoh,conditions or directions, subject to such rules as may be prescribed.
(3) The Commissioner may refuse 'o grant licence for reasons to be
recorded In writing : , ' '"1 .,.m
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Provided ;hat a licence shall not l;e reluscd ~ ~ r i l eilic
been given an bpportUnilq' ma!iin& his I cpi csc1:tsli~n.
(4) Every licence granted under su b-section (2) shall bf valid for such
period as may be prescribed and may be renewed from t t ne to tlme.
326-D. Powel tc cancel or suspend limpce. 4 1 ) Without ~rejudlceto any

other penaltltovhich the licensee may be liablc under this Chapter, t5e Commissjoner
may, at any time, by c~rder in writing, cn7rP' 9r su spend any licence granted or
renewed under section 326-C, if -
(a) such 1: cence has been obtained by fraud, mis-representation
or suppression of materiel paticulars: or
(b) tbc licerlsee has contravened any of tile provisions. of this Chapter or
the rules made thereuuder or any of the condi. ions subject to wlilch tnc lrcence was
granted.
(2) Before cancelling orsuspendilig a licence under su b-scction(I), the'
Commissioner shall give the licensee, an oppcrtunlty of making his representation.
326 E. Removal of unauthorised hoarding.-Any hoarding erected with-
out a licence !hall be confiscated and removed by the Commiss~oner,wit5out
giving any notice.
326-F.Removal of hoarding in cxtajn other cases. -(I) Where any
hoarb i@ is retained after the expiry of the licence or erected contrafy to the .condi-
tions of licence, the Commissioner may, by notice In writing, requlre the l~censee
to remove such hoarding within such time as may be prescribed.
(2) Where the hoarding is not renloved within the time s~ecificdin the
notice the Commissioner shall, without further notice. removs such hoardlng and
recover the expenditure fcr such removal as an arrear of land revenue.
326-G. Exemption. -Nothing contained in this Chapter shall apply
to any hoarding on which is exhibited any advertisement which relates to,-
(i) the trade or business carried on within the la?d or building,
upon or over, which such hoarding is erected or to any sale or lettlng of such land
or bulldig or anyeffectstherein or to any sale, entertainment or meeting to be held
upon or in such land or buiiaing; or
(ii) the name of the land or building, upon or over which the hoarding -
is erected or to the name of the owner or occupier of such 1:lnd or building:
Provided that the exemption under this sectiorl shall be subject to such
size and nature of hoaiding as may be prescribed.
326-H. Appeal.- (1 ) P,n appeal shall lie t o the Standjng Cornmiltee from
an order of refcsal to grant or renew a licence or cancelling or suspending a l i c e ~ ~ ~ e
by the Commissioner under this Chapter ~ i t h i ntPirty dzys frcni ihe date ofreceipt
of the order.
(2)The appealshall be in such fdrm and ia such manger and shall
aacornpany with such fee, as may be prescribed.
(3) On receipt of such appeal, the Standing Comnlittcc m;y, aflcr nnking
such inquiry as may benecessary and giving s reasonablc opp( I tu1:ity lo thc appe-
Uant to be heard, pass such orders as it deems fit.
326-L Penalty.-Whoever contravenes any of the provisions of this
Chapter or any rule or order made thereunder or ob:jtructs lawfirl exercise of any
power conferscf by or under this Chapter shall be puni:hcd 17iiZh imprkcrmcnt
for a term which may extend to three years or with fine which may extrnd t s
ten thousand rupces or with both.".
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AMENDMENTS TO THE TAMIL NADU DISTRICT M UN~CIPALITIES
4CT 1920.
3. In the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920 (hercsizel in rliis Amcadraoa
the following clause shall be inserted, nan~ely: -
Part referred to as the 1920 Act) in section 78, in sub-section '1) alter clsluse (d), of emtIon
78,
"{dd)a tax on advertisements other than ailvcrl~~rrneurs
publish& it,
the news papers and advertisemen?s broadcast by radio or television,".
5. Aftm section 107 of the 1920 Act, the tollowing shall be inserted, namely :- I m o n of
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Tax on advertisements.
Provided that the rates shall be subject to the maxima and minima laid
down by the State Government in this behalf and in any case such rate of tax shaU
not exceed rupees five hundred per square metre per half-year :
Provided further that no tax shall be levied under this section on any adver-
tisement or a notice-
(a) of a public meeting; or
(b) of an election to any legislative body or the municipal council: or
(c) of a candidature in respect of such an election 2
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(b) relates to the trade or business carried on, within the land or building
upon or over which such advertisement is exhibited, or to any sale or letting of such
landtor building or to any effects therein or to any sale, entertainment or meeting
to tr"e held upon or in the same; or
(e) is exhibited within any railway station or upon any wall or other
property of a railway administration except any,portion of the surface of such wall
or property fronting any street.
t7xplanation I.-The word * "structure" gin this section shall include
any movable board on wheels used as an advertisement or an advertisement ~nedium.
Explanation 11.-The expression "sky-sign" shall, in tlvs section, mean any
advertisement supported on or attached to any post, pole, standard frame-work
or other support wholly or in part upon or over any land, building, wall or structure
wbich, or any part of which sky-sign shall be visible against the sky from some point
hapy public plape and includes all and every part of any such post, pole, standard
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balloon, parachute or other similar device employed vholly or in part foi &hepurposes
of any advertisement upon or over any land, bui1du.g or structure or upon Jr over
any public place but shall not include-
(a) any flag staiT, pole, vane or weathi-cock, unless ad0pl.d or used
wholly or in part for the purpose of any advertise nent;
fibTided that such board, frame or other contrbvar1ceshall be of on: coldiflu~us

. face and not open work, and does not extend in height more ttiall one metre above
any part of the wall, or parapet, or ridge to, against or on, which it is fi,:zd or
J4% supported; or
(c) any ad\ 3rtisenent relating to the n m e of the ' :nd or t>?lild~~~g,
upon
or over whicli the advertisement is exhibited, or to the nay , of thr owner or
occupier of such land or building; or.,jL_:,; tdjY
Exyl~natimIll.-"Public place" shall for the purposes of' this section,

mean any place which is open to the use and enjoyment of the public, ~lletheri t is
actually used or enjoyed by the public or not
Expbncltion IV.-In this Cha tek the expression "advertisement" shall
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no;'ficludlude any :dvertisement publishe in any I ewspaper and advertisement b-aad-
atst by radio or telsvision.
107-B. Prohibition o j cdverthemlmts wirhout written permusion oj executive

authority.-(1) No advertisement shall, after the levy of the tax under section
107-A hastbeen determined upon in the mu+cipal council, be erected, exhibited,
fixed or retained upon or over any land, building, wall, hoarding or structure within
the municipality or shall be displayed any manner whatsoever in any place without
the written permission of the executive authority.
(2) The executive authority shall not grant such permission if-
(i) the advertiscment contravenes any by-law made by the municipal
council under clause (28) of section 306; or

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rJ.9,. 107-C. PermiWssion 01 the executive authority to be~omsvoid i,d certain a,ves,-
The pemioison granted under secticn 107-B shall become void in the following
uses, namely :-
@) if any addition to the advertiswent be made except for the paposes

F~?,@ng&ecurg under the d 9 t i o n of the engineer for general purposes;
(c) if any material change 66 d d e in ttr'e advertisement or any part thereof;
(f) if the building, wall or structure uk \nor over which the advertisement
is erected, exhibitcd, fixed or retained be demoklshed or destroyed.
107-D. Owner or person in occzpation to be deemtd r~sponsib1e.--Where any
advertisement shall be erected, exhibited, fixed or retained upon or over any land,
building, wall, hoarding or structure in contravention of the provisions of section
107-A or section 107-B or after the written permission for thc: zrectior~, exhibition,
fixation or retention thereof for any period shall have expired or become void, the
owner or person in occupation of such land, building, wall, hoarding or structure
shall be deemed to be the person who has erected, exhibited, fixed or retained such
advertisement in such contravention unless he proves that such contr wention was
" committed by a person not in his employment or under his control or was committed
without his connivance.
107-E. Removal of unauthoriscd ~1dvertisernent.-If any advirtist rneni bi: erected,
exhibited, fixed or retained contrary to the provisions of sections i 07-P, or 107-13 or
31 oew
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CHAPTER XII-A.
( 2 ) Every person who has erected any hoarding without obtain-

ing a licence and which is in existence immediately before the said date, shall
apply for a licence in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter within
t b r t y days from the said date.
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285-C. Application for lic en~~.-(1) Every application for licence under this
Chapter shall be made to the exrcutive authority in such form, containing such
particulars and with such fee, as may be prescribed.
(2) The executive authority may, after local inspection, grant a licence with
such conditions or directions, subject to such rules as may be prescribed.
(3) The executive authority may refuse to grant licence for reasons to be
recorded in writing:
Provided that a licence shall not be refused unless the applicant has been given
an opportunity of making his representation.
(4)Every licence granted under sub-section (2) shall be valid for such period
as may be prescribed and may be reaewed from time to time. 1
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285-D. Power to cancel or suspend 1icencc.- (1) Withal-L PI c; dice to any other
penalty to which the licensee may be liable under this Chapter, the executive autho-
rity may, at any time, t y order in writing, cancel or suspend any licence granted
or renewed under section 28542, if-
(a) such licence has been obtained by fraud, misrepresentation or suppression
of material particulars ; or
(b) the licensee has contravened any of the provisions of this Chapter or the
rules made thereunder or any of the conditions subject to whit h the licence was
granted.
(2) Before cancelling or suspending a licence under sub-section (I), the txe-
cutive authority shall give the licensee, an opportunity of making his replesent. t'Ion.
285-E. Removal of unauthorised hoardings.-Any hoarding elected without a
licence shall be confiscated and removed by the executive authority, without giving
any notice.
285-F. Removal of hoarding in certain other cases.- (1) Where any hoarcling
is retained after the expiry of the licence or erected contrary to the conditions of
licence, the executive authority may by notice in writing, require the licensee to
remove such hoarding within such time as may be prescribed.
(2) Where the hoarding is not removed witkin the time specified in the I otice,
the executive autbority shali, without further notice, remove such hoalding and
recover the expenditure for such removal as an arrear of land revenue.
285-G. Exemptions,-Nothing contained in this Chapter shall apply to any
hoarding on which is exhibited any advertisement which relate; to,-
(i) ' l i e trade
or business carried on within the land or building, upon or over,
' w1*;~h
suchhoaid~ngis erected or to any sale or letting of such land or building or
any effects therein or to any sale, entertainment or meeting, to be hcld upon or in --
c such land or building: or
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(ii) the name of the land or building, upon or over which the hoarding is
erected or to the name of the owner or occupier of such land or building:
Provided that the exemption under this section shal! be subject to such size and
nature of the hoardin;: as may be prescribed.
j (2) The appeal shall be in such form and in such manner and shall
with such fee, as may be prescribed.
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(3) On receipt of such appeal, the Taxation Appeals Coiliiilittce may, attei
making such inquiry as may be necessary and giving u reasonable ctpportunity to
the appellant to be heard, pass such orders as it decfi~sfit.
rupees or with both''.
(a) for the expression "a tax calculated at such rates", the expression
"a a calculated at such rates having regard to the location, size, reach and nature
of the advertisement' shall be substituted ;
(b) in the first proviso, for the expression "shall not exceed rupees one
hundred for each advertisement per half year", the expression "shall not exceed
rupees five hundred per square metre per half year " shall be substituted.
8. After Chaptsr XI11 of the 1971 Act, the following Chapter shall be inserted,
namely : -
"CHAPTER-XI11 A.
public wholly or
410-B.Prohibition Jor erection o j hoardings.- (1) No hoarding shall be erected at

any place, onor afterthe 23rd day of July 1998 (here after in this section referred to
as the said late), by any person withoutlobtaining a licence from the Commissioner;
(2) Every person wko has erected any hoarding without obtaining a licence
and which is in existence immediately before the said date shall apply for a licence
in accordance with the provis~onsof this Chapter within thirty days from the said
410-C. Application jor licence:+l) Every application for licence under this
,
,Chapter shall be made to the Comrmss!oner in such form, containing such particulars
m d with such fee, as mcry be prescribed.
(2) The Commissioner may, after local inspection, grant a licence with such
codditions or directions, subject to such rules as may be prescribed.
s to be recorded
Provided that a licence shall not be refused unless the applicant has been given
an opportunity of malung his representatron.
(4) Every licence granted under sub-section (2) shall be valid for such period
as may be prescribed and may be renewed from time to time.
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Commissionrr may, at any time, by order in ariti ng, cancel o I 9 spell~:snY

licencf granted or ~-e.ieweduncer bectioi~410-C, ii',--
(a) such licence has been obtained by fraiVli,mis~epresentationor suppres-
jion of mater;al particulars ; or
I&) the licensee has contravened any of th!: provisions of this Chapter or
the rules made thereunder or any of the condiliolls subject to which he licenee
was grantee.
( 2 ) Before cancelling or suspending a licence u ntier srlb-~ect ion ( 11,
the Commissioner shall give the licensee, an opportunity of making his represen-
tation.
410-E. R~inovc~l o j zrnar~thoriscdhoarding.--Any hoarding erected without a
'~cenceshall be confiscated and removed by tab co om missioner, without giving rrny
notice.
410-F. Removal oj hoarding in certain other cases.-(I) Where any hoarding
is retained after the expiry of the licence or erected contrary to the conditions of
licence, the Cornmissloner may, by notice in writing, require the licensee to removc
such hoarding within such time as may be prescribed.
(2) Where the hoarding is not removed within the time specified In the notioe,
the Coamissioner shall, without further notice, remove such hoarding and recover
the expenditure for such removal as an arrear of land revenue.
410-G. Exemptions.-Nothing contained in this Chapter shall apply to any
hoarding on wh~chis exhibited any advertisenlent which relates to,-
(ii) the name of the land or building, upon or over which the hoarding is
erected or to the name of the owner or occupier of such land or building :
Provided that the exemption under this section shall be subject to such size
and nature of the hosrrding as may be prescribed.
410-H. Appeal.-(1) An appeal shall lie to the Standing Committee from aD
order of rehsal to grant or renew a licence or cancelling or suspending a licence
by the Commissioner under this Chapter within thirty days from the date of rmeipt
of the order.
(2) The appeal shall be in such form and in such manner and shall accompany
with such fee, as may be prescribed.
(3) On receipt of such appeal, the Standing Committee may, after making
such inquiry as may be necessary and giving a reasonable opportunity to the
appellant to be heard, pass such orders as it deems fit.
AMENDMENPQSTO THE COIMBATORE CITY MUNJCl PAL c O R P o R h ' r r 0 ~

ACT, 1981.
~mcjndrnentor 9. In the Coimb
section 168. th~spart referred to a
0 3 for thr: expression "a tax calculated at such rates", :ae e?cpresslon
"a tax caIculated at such rates having regard to the location, size, reach and nature
td the advt?rtisement9' shall be substituted ;
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(b) in the firsr proviso, for the expression "shall not exoeed r u m two
hundred for each advertisement per half-year", the expression "shall not exceed
rupees five hundred per square rnztre per half-year" shall be substituted.
10. After Chapter XI11 of the 1981 Act, the following Chapter shall be iinserted,
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410-A. Definition.-In this Chapter, "hoarding" means any screen of boards

a t any place whether public or private used or intended to be used for exhibiting
advertisement including the framework or other support, erected, wholly or in part
,.upon or over any land, building, wall or structure, visible to public wholly or
:partly.
410-B. Prohibition for erection of hoardings.-(1 ) No hoarding shall bc
'-'erected at any place, on or after the 23rd day of July 1998 (hereafter in this
section referred to as the said date), by any person without obtaining a liceace from
4he Commissioner.
(2) Every person who has erected any hoarding without obtaining a licence
and which is in existence immcdiately before the said date shall applv for a licenoe
in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter within thirty days irom the said
date.
..
410-C. Application for licence .-(1) Every application for licence under
this Ohapter shall be made to the Commissioner in such form, containing
.such particulars and with such fee, as may be prescribed.
(2) The Commissioner may, after local inspection, grant a licence with such
conditions or directions, subject to such rules as may be prescribed.
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j (3) The Commissioner may, refuse t o grant licence for reasons to be recorded
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ii.
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Provided that a licence shall not be refused unless the applicant bas been given
-an opportunity of making his reprosentation.
(4) Every licence granted under sub-section (2) shall be valid for such perlod
.as may be prescribed and may be renewed from time to time.
410-D. Power to cancel or suspend licence.-(I) Without prejudice to any other
penalty to which the licensee may be liable under this Chapter, the Commissioner
may, at any time, by order in writing, cancel or suspend any licence granted or
-renewed under section 410-C, if,-
(a) such licence has been obtained by fraud, misrepresentation or suppression
h of haaterial particulars; or
(B) tllc iiccnsee liac co.ltravencd any of the provisions of this Chapter or the
rules made thercunder or any of the conditions subject to wh~chth.: licence was
granted.
(2) Before cancelling or suspending a licence under sukk-section (I),
the Commissioner shall give the iicensee, an opportunity of making his representa-
. *'.biOn. * '
410-E. Pit~movcrl oJ urlil:ltlzoris~rlhoardirzg.--Aay hoarding erecled without a
licence shsrll be confiscated and removed b y the Commissioner, without giving any
: notice.
410-F.Removal of hoarding in ce!.tnirz other cnscs.-(1) Where any hoarding is
retained after the expiry of the licence or ::rected contrary to the condil ions of licence,
the Commissioner may, by rlotice in writing, requirc tl-lc iiccnsec lo rcmovc such
hoarding within such timc as rnay be prescribed.
(2) Where the hoarding is not removed within the time spe1:ifie.d. m the noticep
%theCommissioner shall, without further notice, remove such hsardlng and resoxrer
-tho expenditure for such removal as an arrear of land revenue.
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410-G: 8xem~ions.-Nothing contained in this Chapter shall apply to any
hoarding on which is exhibited any advertisement which relates to,-
(I) the trade or business carried on within the land or building, upon or over,
which such hoarding is erected or to any sale or letting of such land or building or
any effectstherein or to any sale, entertanment or meeting, to be held upon or In
such land or building; or
@(ii) the name of the land or building, upon or over which the hoarding is
erected or to the name of the owner or occupier of such land or building:
providd that the exemption under this section shall be subject to such size and
nature of the hoarding as may be prescribed.
410-H. Appeal.--(l) An appeal shall lie to the Standing Committee from an
order of refusal to grant or renew a licence or cancelling or suspending
a licence by the Commissioner under this Chapter within thirty days from the date
of receipt of the order.
(2) The appeal shall be in such form and in suc 1 (manner and shall
accompany with such fee, as may be p r d b e d ,
(3) On receipt of such appeal, the Standing Committee may, afte: making suck
inquiry as may be necessary and giving a reasonable opporlmnity to the appellant
to be heard,$pass
, >'-z* such orders as it deems fit@
410-1. Penalty.-Whoever contravenes any of the provisions of this Chapter
or any rule or order made thereunder or obstructs lawful exercise of any power
conferred by or under this Chapter shall be punished with imprisonment for a term
which may extend to three years or with fine L\IUCL ;-lay e ~ + e nto
d ten thousand
rupees or with both.".
&peal of Tamil
Nadu Act 89 of xepealed.
1985.
(By order: of the Governor)

A, K, RAJAN,
Se Cr?tdrY to Governmcnf,
Law Departm~nt.
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of the Governor on the 22nd December 1998 and is hereby published for
general information :-
ACT No. 52 OF 1998.
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&n Act further to amend the Tamil Nadu District Municipcrlities Act, 1920.
P'
BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tam111Nadu in the
Forty-ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows :-
ck 1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu District Munic~paliliesT(Third Short title and
h Amendment and Validation) Act, 1998. commma-
me&.
7.
(2) Sections 2 and 3 shall be deemed to have come into force on the 20th day
of August 1997;)
2. In the Tamil Nadu District Municrpalities Act, 1920 (hereinafter referred to2 Amendment a
ai the principal Act), in section 40-A, for the expression" Regional Inspector ,of 40-A*
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Municipalities" wherever it occurs, the expression "Regional Director of Municipal

Administration " shall be substituted.
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3. In section 40-B of the p~incipalAct,- Amendment or
section 40-B..
(a) for the exprcssion " Regional Inspector of Municipalities ", the
expression " Regional Director of Municipal Administration" shall be<substituted.
(b) for the expression 5" Regional Inspector " wherever it occurs.2 the
1
exprubslon " Regional Director " shall be substituted.
C 1.,Notwitnsraaalng anything ,contained in the principal Act;( r in any other law Validation.
for the time being in force or in any judgement, decree or order o f , ny court, tribunal
or other authority, all acts done or proceedings taken by the Regional Director of
Municipal Administration under the principal Act, on:or after the 20th day of August
1997 and before the date of publication of this Act in the Tamil Nadu Government
Gmette shall. for all DurDoses be deemed to be, and tollhave always been, validly done
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or taken in accordance with law, as if the principal Act, as amended by this Act, had
1; been in force at all material times when such acts orgproceedings were done or taken
r; and no sult or other legal proceeding shall be maintained or continued against the
8 Regional Director of Municipal AdministrationSjwhatsoever on the ground that such
Acts or vroceedinns were not done or taken in accordance with law. -3
(By order of the overn nor.)

A. R. RAJAN,
Secretary to Government,
Law Department.
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TI1c ftlli!v.;l-,l Act. of th: 1' rl-.;l ?.:::dl! Lczi-1r:tii.e ,.',~WI--,! :1 :-cS\
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nlntion -
AN ACT FURTHE17 '10 l\h$I'XD THE LA\\'S (EL.1IING 1-0Ti ; ' ,: " l C i ? \ L
cORPORATIOKS AKD hIi:K1CIPALlTIES Th l l lE STAIE Cf: i' \ ' 1 ; ! ?.:.ADI_'.
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IjE it cnuc:~rlby Ili:: J.r;gi,81a1;~...:As<.<n:h!y of thc .Y:;:t>if Th;;iii .. 1 .
ninth Year of tht: Kcp~.tlicc.i 1:-,dia as follo\:i :--
PART-I.
1 . ( 1 ) 'fhis Act niay bc cc~llcdthc ?alnil S a a ?,Iiinl.lj":: I....> *.; .<! .. < I -
Short title
and comincn- mcnt) Acl, 1998.
cement.
(2) It snall be deeined t o have come into forc: on the 1 st dz.y c ~ f0 ~ : u l i sI.)!. .
AMEXDMEPuTS TO TI3E CTIENNAI CITY h I L h i C l F A L C G X F i I ' , + \ ? iLe>y >.c '1: i91L/.
Insertion 2. After Chapter V of the Chennai City 3: inicipal C c r ~ o r a t i c .,'..f 19!5 tlr Tst-,l
of new following Cllaptcr shall be inserted, namcly :- A-i 1
Chapter V A . lr)13.
Tas on profcsbion, frntic, cal1il:g :1nd e ::pl~!.ii?~il.t.
13s-A. D,$jinirioizs.--For the purposes lllis Cl?~;s:cr,--
scrvnnl rcccivinf pS>. TI.u:-I til-. r,:. ,.

( i ) a Govcr~~incnt : . ,- i ]I: ( . , ,
Governlnent or sny State Covernincnt ;
(ii) a pcrsofiin tlic scrvicc ')fa body r l ~ ~ I:-'

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owned or colltrollcd by thc Central Govcrnrilcnl or any St,.,,: C;J' . ; : > I , : ~ ~ t, ::! c:. . -1.
~ ~ f1d;:J ~ q7:;'ltcrs :. , '
body operates within the Ccrporelion limit c \ ~ c l ~ t l l oits
outsidr: the Corporation linit ; a n c
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(iii) a p m o n cnga2cd in ri!~yc~nplop!n:rll by nil cmploycr, not cov:rcd by
sub-qlauses ( I ) a n d (ii) ;
(b) '' employer " in relation to an employee earning any snlary on a regular
basis under his means, the person or the oficer who is rcrpon5ible for disbursenlent of
such salary and includes the head of the ofice or any establishment ns wcll as tile
Manager or Agent of the employer ;
' ( c ) " lialf-year " shall be from the 1 st day of Apiil to the 30111 dnjr of Scp:clllber
- an: from the 1st dhy of 0ctoL:r to the 31 st day of hlarcll of a ycar ;
( d ) " monih " means a calendar ~llollth;
('e) " person " nicans any pc,son who is engagxi ilclivcly or otherwise in any
-profession, trade, calling or cmploylncnt in thc Slatc oS?allliI N a f h and includcs n Hindu
undivided family, f~rnl,company, corporatioli or other corporate body, any socicty,
c l u b , bo,dy of pcrsons or association, so engaged, but does not il~clude any person
lemployc&oh a casual bdsis ;
( f ) " tax " means the tax on profession, tradc, calling and emplo>ment levied
F under this Chqpter.
138-B.Lcvy of yrqfcss~o~l tees.- ( I ) Thcrc shall bc Icvicd by the Council a tax on

profession, tradc, calling 2nd c~nploymcnt.
(2) Evcry cornprrny which transacts business and every person, who is engaged
actively or otherwise in any profession, trade, calling 01 cmployn~cntwithi11 the c ~ t yon
the first day of the liolS-ycor for which return is filed, shall pay half-yearly tax at the
,sates specified in the Table below in such manner as may be prescribcd :-
THE TABLE
Average half-yearly income. Ha lf-year Iy
tax.
(2) (3)
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RS. Rs. RS.
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30,000 60
45,000 150
60,000 XI0
75,000 450
75,001 and above *. Ci10
(3) The rete o f Lax payable LI ndcr sub-section (2) shall be published by the
d~ommissionei.In such nlaaner as may be prescribed.
,(4) Whcre a comnpany or person pprovcs that it or 11c has paid thc sum d ~ on ~ e
accoui~tof the 18 x levied under this Chapter 01. riny tax of tile natulc oC it profes-
sion tax imposed under the Cantonments Act, 1924 for the same half -year to any
localautltority or cai~tonmcntautlzority in the Stale of Tamil Nnclu, s ~ , ccl ~ m p a n y
or person shall not be liable, by reason merely of change of place of business,
exerc?acof pt ofcssion, trade, calling or emplojnicnt , or residence, to p , ~ the
y tax to
an:. other local autl~orityor ca~ltonmcntnutllority.
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( 5 ) The tax leviable from a firm, association or Hindu undivided fa;~17lily

)nay
be levied any adult nleillber of the firm, associs,tic.n or fumily.
(6) Whereapcrscjnctoing thesame busincssinthesamenam~lnoneormose
places within the city, the illcome of such b ~ ~ s i i ~in
c sall
s places with~nthe c ~ t yshall
be computed for the purpose of levy of tax and such person shall pay the tax ia
accordance with the provisions of this Charter.
(7) Wbcrc any ccm:)a ny. corporate body, society, firm, bod y of persons i l r
associs tion pays the tax undcr this Chapter, a ny djrcctor, pal tner or msnlber ,as Ihc
'
case may br, of such company, corporate bc.dy, society. f i m, ~ body of pelson? or
association shalt not be Ii,ibIe t o pay tax undcr this Chaprcr for tllc illcome dcii\ec:
by such director, partner cr member from such ccmp:cn::, corpo~ate body, socict .t..
firm,body of pcrsons or association:
Providcd ~ h a such
t rlirecfor ,p r t n c r o r ~ncnibcr.sll:~~I
bc hlc [ ( I jl:\j
Iii~ l a x nL:<
this Chaptcr for the i n c ~ m ederlved from olhcr ?oul.cts.
(8) Evcry pFson who is liable to pay tax, other ;Jan a pcrsc n cal ning lit: 5
or wage shnll f ~ ~ r n :~osthe
h Commiss;~,..: rcti;rn in such form, for such p c r l ~ d
and within such datc and in sucll nlanllcr ,AS ~ n o ybc p t c s c ~ib:d :
Providrd that si bjerat to the provisions or sub-scctions (10) at!d ( 1 I ) , such p.1-
son'may make a self irssessment on the basis of average half-yearly 111co1iieofthe pic -
vious financial year and the return filed by him shall be accepted without callin$ fibr
the accounts and w i t h c ~ ~any
t inspecficn.
( 9 ) Every su 2h rcttlrn shall scc0n;p:'ny u i t h thc ~ r c ' ~ l.of

f 13: jnient of i i ~ ,
full amount cf tax due according to the leturn and a 1c1ui.n \!lthoui iuch p r c ~ t ' t
payment shnll not be dcemcd to have been dttly filed.
(10) Notwithstanding anything contained in the provi:o to sub-scction t C j ,

the Commissioner may select ten per celrt cf tllc total 1u111berof such :lssesc.acl:r :t*
such manner as may be prescribed for thc ;-uspcse of clctailcd sclutiny jcgn~ti'r::.
the correctness of the ~ t t u r nsubmitted b~ ,: pclsan i n this conncclion and I I I .:, \I
casts final assessmsrlt 3rder sllall bc p ~ cd s i I; :.ccc,: d: ncc c r:h t ht. 1' cvi ' I ( r - ,j
this Chapter.
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(I 1) If no retdr11Is sl~blnittedby an! pi'l son t ~ i d ~svb-scctioi~ I
prescribed pericd or i f the rerurn submitte(l by him appeals to tile Con~.nissio::a r

be incomplete or incorrect, the Cominissio~lcrshall, : ~ f t e~n:lking
~ S L I ~enquii
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Ile nzay consider neccssary, assess such person to the best cf his judgn ect :
Provided that before taking zction u~,c!erthis $11l--~cction,tt?c per5011 s l I I~

given a reasonable apportunity of prov ~ ?tllc
return subiliitted by him.
g corrcc't~~r\s c r ccmplet~ne\s< I'.
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(1 2) Evcry pcrson wllo is liablc to 11:lytax undc: thi:, ~ectiori,cthcs tl1:in ., ,.:r-
son ,wiling salary or wage -
(a) shall be issued with a .pass boc k contclinit~gsuch <!elails relating 1,) ,L.; .
payment oftaxas may be prescribed and if the pass book is lost or accjdent,lIly
destroyed, the Colnniissioner may, on nn application 11ide by the perion I
accompanied by such f:e as may be Excd by the Ccuncil, isiue ' 0 st~cll pcr\,,n a
duplicate of thc pass boo!", t
$.
(b) shzll bz sllcttec! a pern,anc t;t ;.cccc~:t J?U I 1 cl '&l;ti '>i1clip c r ~3, , i., i
(i) quote such number i n all his retur~ls to, c r correspondc.nc

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Com~~lissioner
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e rall chalans fcr the payment of any sum due under

(ii) quote suck ~ l u n ~ bin
this Chapter.
(1 3) ~ h rate
c cf tax specjfieh under sub-section ( 2 ) sllall be revised by the Coun-
cil once: in every five years and such revisicl? of tax shall be increased not less than
twenty-five per ccnt and not nlore than thirf y-five per cellt of t l ~ etax lcvjed
immediately before thc datc of revision.
Provided tkat if the c~nploycris an clficcr cf the State or Central Govcrnrent,

tho Governlnent ~ n r ~notwiti~~tanCing
)~, any thing ccntaj r,cd ill this Chaptcr, prcscl be
thc manner i n 11 hich st ch cmploycr shnli c".izchzrge t hc said liability.
138-D. Filing of r.~~trtrt,sbjl t rigdo l.c,r..-.( ( ) Et~cscy cnq>loye]. linblc to p;.! tax
irnder this Cllaptcr sl~cllfile a r c t u ~
n !o t 1 C~cmmissicncr,
~ in suc:h forIn, for such
period and by such date as may be prcsc~il-cd,showing thercjn the snlaries patd by
Bjm to the employees and tlic ;lmoul:t of tn~deductcc?hy h;171 jn rcqrcct of ,tic/,
cmployccs.
(2) EVCJ y s~;chI cturll ~ l i a l accol::l?::~)~
l wit11 t!x PI cc i cf payn,ent of t!)t full
aniount of tax due accordilig to tF'e rctiu n 2nd n rctt:~1.1 wit1,cut :,ifchyl oc,f 0~ pay-
mcnt sllnll not bc t1ccl:l cc! t o 1 1 ; c~ bzcn
~ (![ l y filcci.
138-E.A s s L s ~ ~ ~ zofL nrhr c 1~7i)lo~'cr.-( I ) The Cun~n:ssicn:r, if satisfied rhat

znyreturn filed by any employcr ~.nder$lib-secticn(1) cf ~ e c t i c n1:'8-D is correct kind
cornplcte, ~11sllaccipt the rclcrl?.
(2) Wjlcrc c,n employer hr~sfailcc: to f lc :ny ~ c t tn, m

~ C c r bist)-scctlc n (1) cf sec-
tion 138-D wifh'n the time 01-ifthe return filcd by hi111appeals to 1 hc Cornmiss c~ner
to be incol-lecl or ~~~rc.mplete,the Col.nmissicnc;r !hnll, ;.Stel' ma krng such enqL~iry
a s he connic!ers n~cess:.ry,dclcrn~inetJ~e ta1:c'cc r n J nsscss tlJe ernploycr lo the best
of his juc'gcment 2nd issue n nctlcc of c't m;nc' fcr rhc ?ax sc 3sscs~ec::
Provided that bcfc11c ssscsci~tgllie t:.x c ' ~ c , t11c C L ~mi'

I sic IICT 11i:;lI g i L~ the
cn2ploycr a rc;sc,n:lblc o p p ~ ~ t t ~ ncrfr yb c i ~g hcerd.
138-F. Ptn. 11y and h7ttrtst.-(1) In addi:ion t~ :he :a? assessed ~ : r , i e rsub-
section (11) of scctic n 138-U or sub-sectic n (2) of sccticn 138-E in the c;l~cof sub-
mission of ~ n c ~ r r cor
c t incomplrte rettlrn, the Ccmmissioncr sl~alldirect the person
or employer to pay by way of penalty of one hundrc,d prr cent ofthe iiffercnce of
tllq tax assessed and the tax paid as Fer return:
Provided thzt no ppcnaltyunder this sub-seclicn sllz!l kc impcscd after the period
of three years fi-omthe dale o f t he order of ihc zssessment under this Chapter a ~ d,
unless the person afFectcd has had a reasn~?eble opporft~nit y of showing cr,nse
against such imposition.
(2) On any amount remaini~~gunpald ;:fter t11c drrtcs cllccificd for its paylvent,
the person or cmploycr shall pay, I J I iidditionto t h c :il.rlc,r,nt rltrc, i n t t icst i ~ \t [ I L [ ~
rate not cxcccding one pcr ccl.rt pcr Ii:cnscnj of sucll a~:lc,i~nt for thc cntirc pcriod of
default, as lnay be prcscribcd.
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(2) Tlie decision o f t hc 'Taxaiiotl 4ppe:ils T: ibu sl SII :Il l i ~f.1

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Provided that no ~uchdesisionsllhll be rnnc:c c x c ~ y ta r f ~ c2;;i~:g [lie p t ssc n

ait'cctcd a reasonable oypo~.tvniryCI rein2 hz:) cl.
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((:) t he 1 4 , ~ . :bcrs of t hc Armcd Forces o? i hc Unioll t-) i;;;? : i ! ; u ~ y1):;1'1 ('f

>( t . 11:. , t i ?..:
w1lomtllc provir;;ons of 1JlcArmy ,I:
tI1is SL,L,r:,to :,Ilc: , i i i i:,'~.ic. t c . i . IO:;U or.
193i3,t ',I-'. .- ii1:9,
t ]IC Navy Act, 1957 ; I ~ ~ I ~;c s < - ' t : t l ~ r , i1
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X1.,l7\)f 1920,
:i. t-17 I.,:i Act 62
<\I' 1957.
(c) physicallydisablcd persons s ~ i t 1 1tola' disability :11 onc cs ;lo I; 1I.c IIXI?L!>
o r legs, spastics, totally dulilb or dcaf persons or totally blilld gt:-so~l'-:
Provided that such physical disabili I y sfla1 I b.: duly ccr!i fitd by CI P c.~ilislcscdMedi--
eal Practitioner in the service of the Govcrnmenl not below the ralik oi Civil Surgeon.
138-1. RcpL~al clnd snvi,zgs,-(l) The Tanlil I.laclu Tax on Piofcskio~ls. Trades, Taniil ' k d u
Callings and Enlployments Act, 1992 (hereaftt r in this section rcf~rrcd to ds tho Act 24 of 1992
1992 Act) i n its applicatioll t o the city, is herc by rcpcalcd.
(2) The repeal of the 1992 Act under sub-section ( 1 ) chall not affect ,-- I
(i) the previous operation of the said Act or anythitig clone or tluly suffcrc 1
thereunder ;or
(ii) any right, privileges, obligations or li~bilitics acquired, accr:lcd or ,
incurred under the said Act ; or
(iii) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in rzspcct of any ofict1i:
committed.
(3) Notwithstanding the repeal of the 1992 Act, the rates oftnx 011 professions, 4
trades, callings and employments specified in. the Schedule t o the said Act sliall con-
tinue t o apply for the period commencing on tlie 1st day of April 1992 and ending
with the 30t h day of September 1998 for the levy and collect ion of such tax for the
said period, where the tax due under that Act has ndt been paid for the said period.
. (4) The provisions of this Chapcer, otner than the rates of tax specified in sub--
section (2) of section 138-B and the provisions relating to penalty ana Interest,
shall mutatis murcndls apply to the levy ancl collection of tax for the period
mentioned in sub-section (3).
(5) The arrears of tax tinder the 1992 Act shall be paid in six equal half-yearly
insfalments in such manner and within such period as nlay be prescribed. ",
PAKT-I1 I.
AMENDMENTS TO THE TAMIL NADU DISTRICT MUNrCIPALlTlfS
ACT, 1920.
3. ~ f t c : r Chapter V I of the Tamil Nadu Distl.ict
1920,tho following Chapter shall be inserted, namely:--
M~,nicipal,ities Act, 'lamil KadJ
Act V -3f 191b I
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(it) " C J ~ ~ P I G Y C"C liic~insR person cml,Io).scI on \;ilary 21lJ iilcli,dcs,-
(i) a Govcrnlilcnt servant receiving pny fro~iith.: i<,uclllle of tl,e Cel:raib
Government or any State Government ;
(ii) a rerson i l l the service of body ~ ! i e t ~ ~iniorpomicd
cr or not, ,ilh,cjlis
owned or controlled by the Central Govcrn~nc~lt or any Stiiie G ~ v c r n ~wbcrc,
~ ~ ~ f ,
S J C ~ bods owl'atcs witbin the inonicip,~i iio,il c v ~ n f / l ~ l ~i(,g l]lend311ar[crr
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may be oulsidc tlic lnL,nicipaI limit; and
(iii) a Person engaged in any em~loymcntby an e~nployrrnot covcied by

sub-clauses (i) and (ii) ;
(6) "employer" in relation to an ernployec earning any salary on a regular

basis under his means, the person or the oficcr who is responsible for disburse-
ment of such salary and includes the head of the office or any establishment as
well as tllc Manager or Agent of the en~ployer;
(c) "half-year" shall be from the 1 st day of April to thc 30tb ilay of Ssp!embcr
and from thc I at day of October to the 3 1 st day of l a r c h of a ycsr:
I : (d) '(montll " means a calendcr ~nontk;
(i)." p1rs011 " illcans any person who is cng;lg:d actively or otlieinirc in ally
profess~on,trade, calling or employnlent in thc State of Tanlil Nadu and ~ i ~ c l a~ ~ d ~ s
Hjndo undivided fimily, firm, cornpany, corporalioa or other corporate body, aqy
?acipfy, cchb, bodp of persons of association, so engaged, bd Boer dot
~.n,cl~de any person emplbyed on a c9soal basin;
( j ) "lax" ineans t i t a r on r r o t i i i .n, f i , a ! ajvl e o: lo~rl:cnt
levied ul:c:cr this C'l a: tcr.
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..J $4.~. Levy o.fprofe.rsion ~ L I X , - ( 1 ) There rlall be lel~i:d by t!.e 1fuii;i;lpl
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count11 a tan on prdfessi.)n, tiade cnl!ing znd emphymont.

ss and cvcry pcrspn, who is engaged
0fcs'~ion. ,tr;ldc, cnlling or rmp]o)mcr.( within .,rhe
tile half-year for ahich returnis filed. shall, pay half.
in !I? tqblc bClcp in such manner as may b e PPPS- it
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2 ! " Ri. 21.CHI'I Rs. 30,COO Rs. 63
Rs.45,000 Rs. 1 0,
Rs. 60.000 Rs 300

5 :,I!# ttiRs: 60,001 ' 1 - , Rs.73.000 i
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(3) The rate ?f tax payable undcr sub-section (2) ~ l l a l be
t y such manner as may be prescribed.
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(4) Where a company or person proves that it or he has paid tlie sun1 due on C..:lrr,i 1 Act
account of the tax levicd under this Chaptef or any tax of the nature of a I f or 1924.
profession tax imposcd under the Canton~ncnts Act, 1924 for the same
half-year to any local authority or cantonment authority in !he State ofTamil
Nadu such company or person sl~allnot be liable by r e s o n rnercly of change
of place of business, exercise of professio?, trade, calling or employment or residence,
to pay the tax to any other iocal authority or cantonment authority.
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(5 T l ~ etax leviablc from a firm, association or Hindu undivided
he Ievie on any adult member of the firm, assxintion or f~lmilv.
filmily may
(6) Where a pelson doing the same b~~sincss in the snlne nntne in o~zcor
more places within the municipality, the ino~meof such busincss in all places
within the municipality shall be computed f o ~t1ie parpose of levy of tax and such
person shall pay the tax in acc~rda,~ce
with t l provisi.,ns
~ of this C!I ~ptl::.
(7) Where any company, corporate b 3 J y, socivty. f rm, body of pcnons or
associat~on,pays thc tax under this Chaptc:, any d~rector,partner 0:.m:mbn as
the case may be, of such compaoy, corpolatc bdoy, socitty, firm, body of persons
or association s!lali not be liable to pay tax 111ldcr this Chapte~fol the income
derived by such d i ~ s c t op'tttner
~ or mc~nbsrfioni such co nixmy, co1.p: r :tr body.
society, firm, body of pcrsotls o, a~sociarion.~ :
Provided that such dirzcfor, partner or m;nlbzr s ! ~ ~ lb:l li<tblc.to p : i ~ t:\g
under this Chapter f0.r the iacomt dorivcd from other s o u r c s
(8) Every person who is liablc to pny tar, othei th:i!l a p:rson enrlii 11srt sltl:uy
or wage shallfi!rnish to the executive auih~ritya return i n such form, for snch period
and within such date ~ n din such manner as may be przscribcd:
Provided that subject to the provisiol~of sub-sections (10) and (1 I), such
person may make a szlf-assessment on the basis of average half-yearly lncolne of
the previous financial year and tlie return filed by ilinl sl~allI>: accepted without
calling for the accou,~tsand without any inspection.
(9) Every such return shall accompany with the proof of payn~clltof the fit11
amount of tax due according to the return and a return without such proof of payment
shall not be deemed to have been duly filed.
(10) Notwithstanding anything coc~tainedin tile proviso to sub-section (8),
t b executive authority may select ten per cent of tho total ~iumber of such
assessment in such tloanner as may be prescribed for the purpose of dctailed scrulitly
regarding the correctness of the return submitted by a person in this ~ n n e c t i o na t ~ d
in such cases final assessment order shall be passed it1 accordance wlth provrsloils
of this Chapter.
(I I) if no return is submitted by aey person under sub-section (8) within the
prescribed period or if the return submitted by him appears to the executive
authority to be incomplete or incorrect, the executive authority shall, after making
such enquiry as he may consider necessary assess such persen to the best of
his judgemefit:
Provided tlrat before taking a h o i l under this sub-section, the person shall bc
given a reasonable opportunity of proving the correctness or completc~~ess of any
return submitted by him.
< . Every person who is Iiable to pay tax under this section, othel than a per-
son earning salary or wage -
(a) shall be issued with a pass book containing such details relating to sucll
paytreat Of tax a s may be presclibed and if the pass book is lost or accidentally des-
troyed the executive authoiity may, on an application made by the person accom-
panied by such fea as n,ay be fixed by the ~nunicipalcoui~cil,issae to such pcrsoll
a duplicate of the p a s book
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(ii) quote such numSer in all c!lnlans for t ! p:\ym::lt

~ of :l!ly sum due ull:la this
such return silall accompany with tllc proof of payment of t hc f ~ l l l

d&&tldifigtotlrc rct~frnanda rcturn without such proof ofpayment
led t o hare bce n du jy filed.
provided that before assessing the tax due, the executive zut horit g shall give
the employer a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
124-H. Pcnnlt,varzd it~tcrcsf.-(I ) In addition to thc taxasscsscd under sub-section
(11.) bf section 124-D or sub-sektion (2) of section 124-Gin the case of' s u1)mission of
ib;t:bnect or in~orhpletereturn the executive authorilq shall direct the person or.
employet to pay & way of panalty of one hundrsd per cent of t hc djfference
of the tax assessed and the tax paid as per return:
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(2) m ~ decision
e of the Taxation Appeals c~mmitfeeshall be final and 'hsjj
not be questioned in any court of law : dI
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Provided that no such decision shall be made except after giving the rCV''''l
affected a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
124-J. Excntp;ions. -Nothing contained in this Chapter shall ~ P O ~ t('--
Y
(a) the members of the Armed Forces of the Union serving in zny part i f Ct n3,;. l A c t
i
this State to whom the provisions of the Aimy Act, 19% the Air Forcc Act , XZV of 1
1950 or the Navy Act, 1957 applies ;
(b) the members of the Central Reserve Police Force to whom the Cer,t:al cc~:liz{l Act
Reserve Police Force Act, 1949 applies and serving in any part of this Statc; XL'tlE .if 1949.
(c) physically disabled persons with total disability in one or both the hant!.;
or legs, spastics, totally dumb or deaf persons 01 totally blind pelsons :
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provided that such physically disability slzall be duly certified by a Registcrcd

Medical Practitior~erin the strvice of the Government not below the rank of s Cit il
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124-K. Repcal ant7savzng.g.-(1) The Tamil Nadu Tax on Professions, Iradc-s,
Callings and Employments Act, 1992 (Tamil Nadu Act 24 of 1992) ( hereafter in I
this section referred to as the 1992 Act) in its application to the municipality is
hereby repealed.
(2) The repeal of the 1992 Act undel sub-siction (I) shall not affect,-
(i) the previc-*, opetation of the said Act or anything done or duly SU%I c'cf
thereunder ; or 1
,
(ii) any right, privileges, obligttions or liabilities acquiced, accrued or

incurred under the said Act; or
(iii) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of ;ny
offence committed.
(3) Notwithstanding the repal of the 1992 Act, the rates of tax on professiollq
trades, callings :tnd employments specified in the Schedule to the soid Act shall
continue to apply for the eriod commencing on the 1st day of April I992 and
P
ending with the 30th day o September 1998 for the levy and collection of such tax
for the said period where the tax due under that Act has not been paid for tbe said
period. )j
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(4) The provisions of this Chapter other than the rates of tax specified in
sub-section (2) of sectiori 124-Dand the provisions relating to penalty and interest
shall inutatis murandis appb to the levy and collection of tax for the period
(5) The anears of tax under the I992 Act shall be paid in six equal half-yearly
instalments in such manner an3 withi~~such pericbd as may be prescribed.
PART IV
AMENDMENTS TO THE MADURAI CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
.4CT, 1971.
Losertion of 4. After Chapter V of the Madurai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1971. Tnmll
n w Chapter the following Chapter shall be inser.ed, namely ;- Act
V-A 1971
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.T&' on ~fofession;trodPItailing lild w2plo)lmnv.
6 ) a Government scrva~ltreceiving pa)- froln the rrvcnuc of tllc central

Government or a n y Statc Covn.nmcnt ;
( i i ) a prson i l l tile service of a bcdy a h c t ] e r iil(-Gr-pcratcdor
whic11 is owned r r colltrollcd by the Cctitral G o \ ~ e r n ~ ~<,r l ~any
n t Slae G ~ , , ~ ~ ~ -
l e n t , where such bodv 0Pe,,t, witlin tlu Corporation lintit 'vcnth9ugh ib
headquarter9 ]nay be outsldr the Corporaticn limit ; and
(iii) a prsOJ1 enwgcd In any e~~~nlorii;ent

by an elni-,:oy;r, covered by
sub-clauses (i) and (ii) ;
(c) "half-year" shall be from the 1 st day of April to th: 30t11 day of
September and from the I st day of October to t hc 31 ct dnlr of March of a
( d ) "month" nicans a calendar month ;
(2) Every company which transact bi~sinessand every person, ~vhois engaged
activrly or otherwise in any profession, trade, calling or employlncnt witbin the
#cityon the first day of the half-year for which return is filed, allall pay half-yearly
:tax at the rates specifies in the Table below in such manlier as may be prescribed :-
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1 Upto Rs. 21,000 .. Nil
2 21,001 30,000 60
45,000 150
60,000 300
75,000 450
6 75,001 and above . ... 600
(3) he rate of tan payable under sub-section (2) shrll be published by
ths Cornmissloner in such manner as inay be prescri bzd.
up) IV-2 EX.(758)-2A.
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(41 U'Ecre a ccn yar:j or pcrhcn proves that it or he has paid the s u n , +tic
' cn acccuct cjf t1.e t2x l~vicdu,nder this Chaptcr or any tax of the nature OF a
prcfession tax impcscd i,nc'.er ?lie Cantcnn;enls Act, 19% fcr the Lame half-y ct
to any local zutholity cr cantcmrent eutbolity in the State cf Tamll Kzdu, L: i l ! Cr-ijtr:,l Act
company or perso11 st1.tll nct bc: liable by reascn merely of. change ;e cf piece ( : 11 c f 1924.
business, exercise cf ,rcf;.szicn, tr&c!r. callicg r r cn p l ~ ? ~ c f i tcr. rcfidxnce: 1 4 -
pay the tax to any otht:r lccal Rt~thcrityor cat1f21in;c1lta~~thority.
(5) The tax lcviable from a firm,asscciatjon or Hindu undi\ii.fd f ~ n . i l rr ; >

be levied on any adult member cf tlie fir~n,~"~ssociiition
or family.
(6) Where a pcrscn dcing the same- huziness in the sam~enanie in or,e or 3?:c.rc
pla&s within the city, the inconie of such business in all placcs within the ctcy
shall be ccmputcd for the purpose of levy of tax and such person shall pay tht f : ? x
in accordance with the provisicns cf this Chapter.
(7) Wliere any colxpany, a ccrporate bcGy. society, fiim, bcdy cf perain\
or association pays the tax under this, C+pccr, any director, partner or n;cr~.txr,
as the case may be, cf such ccnlpany, corporLte bccry, society, fii m, bcdy c;f prscnb
or nsscciation shall nct be li~blcto pay tax ~.nc!er this Chapter for the inccme
derived by such director, partner or mcrnber from scch company, ccrporate b c d j ,
society, fiin~,bcdy caf pcrsons cr asscciaticn :
Provided that s ~ c Cirector:

h p l n c r r r r, en.ber qha!l be IiatZ1ctc pay tcx iinc'.cr
this Chapter for the incrmc derivcd frcnl c t i i ~ r sources.
(8) Every pcrFon \tho is liable to yc?yt.;x, ct1:c:. th?n c, pc; LL 11 eel n:~:g>,I; I 3
or r\r\lageshdl furnish to the Ccnwishicner a rtturn in s ~ c fcrm, h fcr such pc: ic ii
and within such date and in such n-.anner as n:ng be presciibcd :
Providcd tllat subject to the p~ovi<ic 1)s c T t~cb-iccic 11s (10) ~ l ; d( I I). I (11
plerson may make a ~.elf-;is~essn-~er,tc n the basis cf avel Pge half-1c:r ly incc I; t. t t
tho yrcviou? financial yc,:ar ai7d the l e t i r : ~f i l c d t y hini \ha11 bc 2 c c ~ p t ~nd! : l i t t a
r accouzts a d v,it!~cl.t zny ~n.pcc:icn.
calling f ~ the
(9) Every such rcttlrn ~hzll~acccnpnn!~ \\it11 tke prccf c f ~?~y~:,cn:

( 1' '1,
fill1 amcunt cf tax dcc acccrding to the r e t ~ r n2nd a return withc~t crck prcr ' r :
payment shall nct bc dccjned to have becn dilly filcci.
(10) Notwithstandtng anything cc ntain-d i 11 thc p: cvisc tc C L , ~ - S L C ~11~ C(b), the

Commissio~lcrnlay select ten per ccnt cf t t e tctal rrun.ker c f such a::es$n en1 il-
such manner as nlay be p ~ e s c r l h dfcr the p.urpc:c c l dctailcd sc~ctiny ~c-gaic.znp
the cor~ec-tnc~s cf tl;e l e t ~ ~xkr.-.itt(d
in by a Iiciscn i n ihis ccnnc,clicJI acd in SL ~ ; i
czscs final assc:sn,cnt cider :hall be paczcd in cccc~c'ancewiLhtlle p~cvirlcrqc l
this Cl?apter.
t ~ any
(I :) t t ' III; !-et,rn is S I b ~ ~ : t I:y d pc ~ s c nL 11c:cr $1b-:eci;cn (P) \\\.;tl~jn
ir t
piescribed 1x:icd or if the leturn $ul.mittcd by kin: appears to the C~n~niissic 11~s-
t o be incomplete or incorrect, the ccrm's:~crcr !1.?1I. eitcr ~r,:l;irp si!ch CI q: ; I '
as he ~nitvcon~idcrr,eccssery, a:sc?s ~ u c h :t-~<cnt c rbe k t s t ci' 1-~l\ j~c:grr ert :
Prcvickd tiiat bb.:f~tc iah;l;g nctl., n ~ c i ' . t1 ti,,' >L l;-:cct;c I?, t1.c I cl:c n . ,,
bo givsn areescnnhle cppcrtcr.'t~ c f p ~ c \ i t - _t!.c c c ( : I c L ~ ~ ~c : i : ccl-;-!ctcl.,\. *
any rct:irn s1113:1;iilc(! by him,
(12) E\'>ry perscii v>Ix is !I?.b!c t c ;?:Y l2u t : r t - I c thm :' .$

a person earning salary cr wage,-
(a) shall beiss,icd \kith a pass bcck c c n ' a ; n i ~ ? gclidt,:;:rb

\~ rt!ating t c . L , \ I ,
paylnent of tax as may 5c presciibed acd 1 - tl?c p a s bock i h i ~ s or t accidenl.,Iik
destroyed, tllc Con-missicnex n:ay, on :.n appliczticn made by the n
accorupa.anied by ~ u c hfee as n:ay be &xed b. the Co~~ncil, iss~:i, f o such prrscD ,:
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(h) slzall bc alli.,:tcd n p.21mail:iit accju lit l~un,'xr an3 sti ell 9:rson shs Is,-
(i) q:rcfc S L ~ C I I n~:.;lbir In :![ his :e!crns to, ci cc ncspcnc'.ci;cc wit]\, tiLe
Coln~~~issit.ller
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(ii) qcr(:,le S I ~ C I ~n~lmbcr i n r:Il cl?alanclf, r !kc pa j.1: cnL (,f iiny SUII; ('t'e
u ndcr this Chapter.
(13) The rate cf tax specified ~tildcrsub-sectit n (2) shall 'be revised by tile
Council once in eve1y five ycnrs and such rcvisic n of la s sli~.llbe incrc;*sed nc t icsj
than twenty-five pcr ccnt a!ld nct more t ha11iliiity-fibc pcr c c ~ ~t 1 t 'lie tax Ici .cd
iminediately hefcxc ~ I I C d ~ i c~f r c ~' \;I'C. E .
169-C. Lng~loq'trs lirrbilitj lo clc>clzlctcirzdpcy ttrx on bcluJj oj rke t7nlploy~,s.-
Tfie tax?payable by ,any person earning a salat y ( r wcgc sl~hllbe deductec' by'his
employkr f r c h the kalaiy pnyzble tc; such pcrsan, befcr e s ~ c 1 s1a l e q cr v:cge is pilci
to him in sncl~n:annei as nAnybc presaib( d and scch ejilplc ycr s h ~ l lirrespective
,
of whethcr such dcdcctjcn 1 as bccn made c ~ r~ c wl;en t the salary cr wnse i? paid
to such prrson, br: liable to ppy tax o n lwheif of such person :
Provided that if the cmploqcr is a n oflccr of the Statc or Central Goverlz~ncnt,tl,c
Governnlent may,notwithstanding anything contained ill tliis Chapter, prescribe the
manncr'in which such cmployer sllnll discharge thc said liability. . .
169-D. Fili~lg of rt trrrns I?y rr?zployer.-.(l) Evcry cmployer liahle to pny tax
undqr this Cllaptcr shall file a return to the Commissioner, in such form, for such
period a11d by su -.I1 rate as may he prescribed, showing therein tho salaries paid
by him t o the emp1o:'ees 2nd thc dmount of tax dcductcd by him in respect of
such employee:. .
(2) Every such return si~allaccompany.with tlic proof of payment of the full
aaaum of tag due according t o the return and a rcturn without such proof of.pay-
merit s b l l not be deemed t o have been duly filed.
16f,E. Assr,~s:n.at, o j t l r p o m p l o ~ ~ ~ r . - ( iThe
) commissioner^ is satisfied ;hat
any' r turii flled by any employer undcr sub-scction ( 1 ) of section 169-D.is correct
and complete, shall accept the return.
42) Where a n cn~ployerhas failed to file any r c t ~ ~ under
rn sub-scction ( I ) of
secti%d169-D within the time or if the return filed by him appears to the Cori~mis-.
sioner t o be incorrect or incomplete, the Con~lnissionershall, after making such
enq$ry as he considers ncccssary, f determine the t a s due and asspss t hc employer
to the best of his judgement and issuc a notice of tlen~andfor the tax so ;:l;rcsscd :
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shall give the
emplbyei a rensonablc ,opportunity of being Iliard.
169-F. Pcnc,lty c.11tl i r t t ~r : s ~ . - (I ) In addition to I h!: tax nsscssell under. sub
section (11 ) of section 169-B or sub-section (2) ofisection 169-E in the case of sub-
lnissiop of incorrfct or ihcomplete return, thc Comltiissioncr shall direct the person
or en~plpjrerto,pajr by way of perlaity of one 11unG.cci pcr ccnt of the difference~ofthe
tax. ~ssesseiland tIk tax paid as pel- rcturn : * . . A
Provided that no penalty under this sub-section sl.la:l bc imposed aftwthe period
of tprea~8hrS from the date of the; brdkr of thc assessment under this Cliaptcr and
unless the person affected hhs hacl a reasonable opporttinity of showi~qcausc agslnct
such imposition.
(2) On any amount rem,zining unpaid afterrthe dates specified for its payment
the person or employer shall pay, in addition to the amount duc, irltcrcst at srrch
rate not, $;feeding one pFr cent pcr mensen! of sucb amount for t h o entire perihd ot
deftidit', as'mafr be prcscribecl.
I 169-G. Appeci1.-- (1 ) Any person or employer aggricvcd by any ordcr or dccisioll

of the Commissioner in relation to thc payment of tax (including penally, fce and
interest) may,within such ti17:c :ts may be pr~sciibctl,appcai to the 'l'axz!ion Appeals
Tribunal,
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(2) The decision of the 'laxation Appe:ll. Tribunal sll;~llh< ! i 1 1 : ~ land sliall not
be qgastioncd in any court of law:
Provided that no sfich dccision shall be ~ r a d eexcept aftcr y l i l n g thc perbon

affected a. reasonable opportitnity of b5ng 11: tril.
(a) the men~bersof the Armed Forces 0 7 tllz Union serving in any part ol ( .I , ; [ LI I Ac:
this State, to wlrom the provisions of theArnly,ict, 1950, the Air Force Act, 1950 XLVI of 1950.
I ar the Navy Act, 1957 applies : ('cnlr,ll Act
XLV of 1950.
Central Act
62 of 1957.
( b ) the members of the Central Rescr~~c
Policc Force !o 11~110m111: Ccntral Cciltral ,Act
Reserve Police. Force Act, 1949 applies and sxving in any part of this State ; XLVI of 1949.
(r.) physically disabled persons with total Jisnbility in one or both the liands or
legs, upttstics, totally dumb or deaf persons or totally blind persons :
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Provided t h t SIJC?I A ~ ' - ~' J -
ph:ijicoI disability jlrl! 52 d.:!:' :rr:.:,e:. . 5; r R .=I>&-'cL
; r !$.: ,.;r~;*;i-9f:,'v3 G~'.::T.,Y::: x;: a:': i : E - r l r . k a f ,
f,';';/ % # J ~ K ' Y , ,;
169.1, HI.,, l n d . F L I V ~ K K ; .--(I) The Tam11'iadu Tar o n Pru!;:s,ions, Trades. T

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C!all~n(f<and Employments Act. 1992 (hereafter i n this scction rcfcrrcd to as the 199.2 2.1 of 1992.
Act), in its application to th: City, is hereby repealed.
1 (2) TIErcpcnl of thc 1992 Act undcr sub-s:ction ( I ) 511:111 not :ifF:it, -
(i) the previo~tsoperation of t h ~said Act or anything done or duly j t ~ f f ~ r o ~ l
thereunder ;or
(ii) any right, privilegzs, obligations or liabilities acquired, accrucd or
incurred under the said Act ;or
(iii) any pcnalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any oR'nce

committed.
(3) Notwithstanding the ~ e p e aof
l the 1992 Act,the rates of tax on professions,
trades, callings and employments specified in the Schedule to the said Act shall
continue to apply for the period commencing on the 1st day of April 1992 and
endil\g with the 30th day of September 1998 for the levy and collection of such tax
fot the said period where the tax due under that Act has not been paid for the said
period,
(4) The provisions of this Chapter, other than the rales of tax specitied in sub-
i sectigfi (2) of section 169-B and the provisions relating to penalty and interest, shall
ml,tutis nr utcrndis apply to the levy and colleclion of tax for the period mentioned in
sub-section (3).
(2) The arrears of tax under the 1992 Act shall be paid in six equal half yearly
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PART -V.
i l AMENDMENTS TO THE COIMBATORE CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION

ACT, 198 1.
5. AfteriChapter V of the Coimbatore City Municipal Corgoratlon Act, 1981, Tamil Nadu
the following Chapter shal! be inserted, namely :-
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(a) 'tmployce" means a person employed on salary and includes,-
(i) a Government servant receiving pay from the revenue of the Central
Government or any State Government :
(ii) a Person in the service of a body whether incorporated or not, which

,is owned or controlled by the Central Government or any State Government, when
such body operates within the Corporation limit even though its headquarters may
be outslde tile Ccrporation limit; and
(iii) a person engaged in any employn~entby an employer, not cov6rcd by
sub:clauses (i) and (ii);
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rr employer " in relation to an employee earning any salary on a r e a l a r
basis un er his mcans, the person or the officers who is lesponsible for disbnne-
ment of such salary and includes the head of the office or any establishment as well
as the Manager or Agent of the employer ;
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(0) half-year " shall be from the 1st day of April to the 30th day of Septem-
ber and from the I st day of October to the 31st day of March of a jear ;
(d) " month "means a calender month ; . -
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(e) "person " means any person who is engaged actively or otherwise in any
profession, trade, calling or employment in the State of Tamil Nadu and includes
a Hindu undivided family, firm, company. corporation or other corporate body,
any society, club, body of persons or association, so engaged., but docs not include
any person employed on a casual basis;
(f). " tax " IneaIls the tax on p:ofcssion, trade, calling and employment levied
under thls Chapter.
169-B.LEVYqfprojession tux.-(I) There shall be levied by the Council a tan on
profession, trade, calling and employment.
(2) Every company which transacts business nna every person, who is engaged
actively or otherwise in any profession, trade, calling 01 emy,loyn~ent within the
city on the first day of !he half-year for which retu~nis flled, shall pay half-yearly
tax at the rates speclficd in the Table below in such manner as ]nay be prescribed.:-
THE TABLE.
Serial number. Average half yearly incoll~e. I-Tulf -yehrEy '
tax. .
(1) (2) (3)
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2. Rs. 21,001 Rs. 30,000 Rs. 60
3. Rs. 30,001 Rs. 45,000 Rs. 150
4. Rs, 45,001 Rs. 60,000 Rs. 300
5. Rs. 60,001 Rs. 75,000 Rs. 450
6. Rs. 75,001 and above .. Rs.600
(3) he rates of tax payable under sub-section (2) slinll t e FI tl::I:cd by ihe
' Commsslona in such manner as mny bc. prescribed.
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(4) Whcre a company or pcrson proves that it or i e has paid the SLIM c l ~ ~on e
acc0up.t of the tax levicd undcr this Chaptcr or ar.y tax of th: nature. of a pro--
fession tax i l n p o ~ dundcr the C:tntonments Act, 1924 fdr thc snn~chalf-ycar 1,) any Zcntr 11 Act
. local authority or cdntonment authority in the State of Tamil Nad u such conipan) or I 1 c ll'24,
person shall not be liable by reason mcrely of ckangc of plnw of business, exercisc
of profession, trade, calling or en~ploymcntor rc~icicncc,to pay t hc tax to any vtllcr
local authority or cantoninent ailthority.
(5) Thc tax leviable from a finn. association or Hilldu undivided frllnily luny >>
levied on any adult member of the firm, association 01- family.
(6) Wlrere a person doin:: the same business in tlie same namc in one or more
places wfihin the city the income of such business in all places within the city shall
be computed for the purpose of levy of tax and sucll person shall pay the tax ill
arcatdsnce with tllc provisicv s of this Chaptcr.
(7) Wllcrc any company, corporate body, society, firin, hoJy of persons or
association pays the tax under this Chapter any director, partncr or mcmkr, as
the case nlay be, of such company, corporate body, society, firm, body of pcrsons or
association shall not be liable to pr:y tex under this Cliapter for the iiicolne derived
by. sucl~director, partner or member froin such cor:lpany, corporate body, society,
firm, body of pcrsons or asscciltiuns :
Provided that such director, aartner or member shall bc liable to pay tau uilder
this Chapter for the income der~vec!ficm olher so~;l.ccs.
(8) Every person who is liable to pay tax, other than a person earning salary
or wage s h ~ l lfurnish to the Commissioner a return i n slich form, for such puiVd
acid within sucll date sad in suck m?nner as m?y b3 prescribed:
Provided that subject to the provisiofis c f sub- secficrs (16) and ( ! !) s1:ch pcr Fen
may make a self-assessine~lton thc basis of avzrege h if-yearly inrcmc of the previous
fina~lciaiyeav and the return filec! by hin1 shnll b: acceptcc' witbcnut cnllirg for the
aczcunts and without my inspection.
( 9 ) Every sucll return shall accom2sny with tile proof of pliymcnt of tlic full
c::wirrit of tax due according to the return anc a return with,ut such prol ~f of P'rY-
1.1:~it sizall not be deenlcd to hilvc b x n c!uly filed.
f 10) Notwithstanding anythi~q! containec! in 'he proviso to sub- seer iun (s),
the C~mmissione~ may selec. ten per CQzt of the tottl nl.nloer of aucb ncscssnlcnt ill
such manner as may be prescribed for the purpose o f detailed scrutiny reg:i!ding the
correctness of the return submitted by a erson in this connection and suc]l cases
fiad asscssrncd ordsr sh,il b: p:rssc8in accard8nce with the p r c v i ~ i oof~ tllia~
Chapter.
(1 1) J f no retvrn is stlblnitted by any person under sub-section (E) wi!kill t llc

prescribed peri~c!or if the return submitted by hi111 2.ppears to the C o m m ~ i s s i ~ ~ ~ r
to be incomplete or inccrrect, the Conunissior,er shell, after making such encluiry
as he may collsider t;ecessPry, t ~ ~ s esuch
s s person to tllc bdst c f his judgcmellt ;
Provided that before taking action undcr this sub-section the pc1sc.11 sllnlI
given a reasonable opportunity of provina the correctness or complcte~~css ul' any
return submitted by him.
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(12) Every persoti who is liable to pay tax u~idcr this section, other tlrnn a
pcrson earning salary or wage,-
(a) shall be issued with a pass book corltain~ngsuch details ~-clatin~to slicll
payitlent of tzx as may be prescribed and if the pa,s boolc is lost or
destroyed the Comniissioner n a y on an application made by thc person acconl-
psrlied by such fee as may bs fixed by thc Counci1,i~,uc to such p:rson ;I dlr~lic:ltc
t f i t p a s book.
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nt and such 1,erson sllall-
(i) quote Such number in all his returlls to, or cdl.resp3nde11ce with, the
COWI iss~otler;
(ii) quote such nur.lbcr in all c!lel:rns for the P ~ ~ I I I Cof'
I Zany
~ sirm due
UIV~PI. this Chapter.
( 1 3) The r ~ i eof tax sp-ci!ied rnder sub-sec:ion (3) sll:!lI be rcvisctl by tile
Councii o:lce in evcry five years and such revision of ta: slloll bz in:reased not loss
than twznty-five pzr ccfit an(! not more than thirty-five per C!:II~ o f t h e lax Icvicd
immedia~!ely bcfure the d d e of revision.
169-C. Eitzploy:r's Ei~bilityto de(1itct ntiJ pay tax or1 b2t1:llf oj the cnzl~1oyees.-
The tax payable by any p m o n earning a salary or wage shall be deducted by llis
employer from the salary payable to sucl~person, before such salary or wage is paid
t o him in such manner as may be prescribed and such employ-r sllall irrespective
of whether such seduction has bcen made or not when the salary or wage is ~ n i d
t o such pPrs,jn, be liable to pay tzx on behalf of such person : i
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Provided that if the employer is an officer of the State or C ntral Government,
the Government may. notwithstanding anything contained in this Chapter, pres-
cribe the manner in which si~chemployer shall discharge the sai liability,
169-D.Filir~go j rcJtur,ls by ~rn~t~lo~,~r.-.(l)
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Evcry employer liable to pay tax
under tllisClla~tersh;tll file a return to the Commissioner, in uch fbrm for such
period and by srlch date as may be prescribed, showing therein t e salaries paid by
him to the enlployees and the alnwnt of tax deducted by him in respect of such
emplcyres.
(2) Evcry such return shall accompany with the proof of pxyment of the full
amount oftaxdue according to the return and a retul n witllovt such proof of poyrncnt
shall not be deemed to h ~ v ebeen duly filed.
169-E,Assc.ssmrnt o/ the crrq>Ioycr.--(I)The Con~alissioncr,if satisfied illat any
rcturn filed by any employer under sub-sectiol~(1) of scclion IG9-D is correct
a d conlplete, shall accept thc rcturn.
(2) Where an enlployer has failed to file any return under sub--section (I) of
section 169-D within the time or if the return filcd by him aDpears to the Comm~s-
sioner to be inccrrect or incomplete, the Comrrissioner sllall, after making such
enquiry as he considers necesspry, determine the tax due and assess the enlployes
'to the best of his judgement and issue a nctice ofdemlnd for the tan so assessed :
Provided that before assessing the tax due, the Commissioner shall give the
employer a reaso~lableopportunity of being heard.
169-E Pcmllty nlid irzter~pst.--.(I)In addition tc the tax assessed under suF-
section (1 1) of section 169-Bor sub-section(2) cf section 169-E. ~nthe case of subinls-
%ionof incorrect or incotnplele retutn, the Commissioner shall direct the person or
employer to pay by way ot' ~ e n ~ loft yone hundred per cent of the ddtfference of the
tax assessed and the tar pzid as per return :
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Provided that no pen;,lty under this sub- section shall be imyosed after the
period of tl~reeyears from the date of the crder of the assessment undel t h ~ Chapter
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and unless the person affected has had a reasonable oppartunity of showing c a m
against sur11 impositicn.
(2) On any amount rclnaini1.g unpaid after the dates specified for its p a y ~ l ~ e l ~ t
the person or emplcyer shzll pay i n addition to the amount due, interest at Such
rate not exceeding one per cent pel nxensem of such amount for tile entire period of
default, as may be prescribed. ,
169-G.Appza1.-.(I) Any Nrson or employer aggrieved by any order or decision
of the Cornmtssioner in relation to the payn~cntof tax (including penally, fee and
interest) may, withip such time as may bc prescribed, appeal to tile Taxation Appeals
Tri by ad.
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(2) Ths decihioil of t l ~ sTaxation Appeals TAibun.11 sha!' bc fi11~:l ;\nci ;:la11
not bc qdeqti~ncilin any court of law :
Provided that no such :!ecisicn shall be made cxcept after givi~~g
Lilt pcl.cn
affcctcd a rcnsonablo ~p?.~rtr!nitjof ot'itrg head.
'. 169-H. E x . ~ i ~ , ~ t i o n s . - N s t ! ~cor,t;ijned
i~~g in this Chapter sI::!11 ;,!,pl;. t:,-
(a) t
h meinbers
~ of tjlc Armed Forces of th,; Union scrbirg :n ,I 1 ) ;k!*: , f
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this Stattc, to wlzom the provisions of the Ar~nyAct, 1950, the Air F I c~ l?Lt i i i ( l XLI: of I:/:\.
or t t ~Navy Act, 1957 appli~5;
I (b) the members of t!le Central Reserve Police Fcrcc to whom (1.1: ('r;lt::~l Ccnlrdl A.1
Reserve Poljc<: Force Act, 1949 applies and serving i n any p:l:t cf t \ i : $ ~ L 194'~
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State ;
(c) physically disabled persons wit11 total disability in cne or bcth thc hands
or legs, spastics, totally dumb or dcaf persons or totally blind pelscn5 :
Provided that such p!lysical disability shall he duly certified by a Registered
Medical Practitioner in the scrvicc of the Gcvern~x n t nct belcw the rnrlh c f a Cikll
Surgeon.
169-1. R?pcnIand Sri~i~lgs.-<(I) The Tamil Ncdu Tax c 11 Pr~fca.ion.,, 'fl z i e ~ , Tdr~ilNa;i'~AS
Callings and Ernploynients Act, 1992 ( h ~witcr l In tliis s c ~I'L n rcfcz I ecl 24 c ? i 1992.
to as the 1993 Act), in its ap2lication to the Cify, is hcrcby rt.pt.nl..ti.
(2) The repeal of the 1992 Act t~ndersu:-scc?itin ( I ) sllall 11ct rllcct.-
(i) the p. 4ous cpcration of t!~esaid Act or anything d:.n- cr i ~ . l * ;
suffert .: Lhereunder; or
(ii) any right, piivihges, obligations cl Iizb!ltti s acq::iicc i i c ~ r u c d ;:
incurred under the said Act; or
(iij) any penalty, forfeiLirre or punjslu..ent incl:rrcd in rc\pcct cf ail)
offence committed.
(3) Notwithstanding the repeal of the 1992 , k t , t11c rates cf tax OII pi^ fec:icn~,
trades, callings and cnl~iloyments specj5cd in h e Schcdulc to the said Act s!~all
continue to apply for the period commencingon the 1st day cf Apil1992 and ending
with the 30th day of September 1998 for the levy and collzcticn cf such tax for t 1s
said p r i o d whcre the tax duc under that Act has not k e n paid fcr the said l~erird.
(1) Thu provisions of this Chapter, cthei thnn the rates cf tax specified i n
sub-section (2) of section 169-B and the pprovisicns relating to penalty and interest,
slull mutatis mutandis apply to thz levy and ccllection of tax for the per i:;d
( 5 ) The arrears of tau under the 1992 Act shall be paid in 5i.u equal haif-
JM~V inrtallnnnts in S U L ~manner and v:ithjn s'ich pcsicd as jliay L3 picscrifxd.'',

A . K. RAJAN,
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0. 6291 CHENNAI, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9,2000

Aavani 25, Vikkrama, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-203 1
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Tamil Nadu Acts and Ordinances.
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The following Act of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly receiked tlie assent of the
President on the 5th September 2000 and is hereby published for general information:-
ACT No. 26 OF 2000.
An Act further to amend the Laws relating to the Municipal Co~porations

andMunicipalities in the State of Tamil Nadu.
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BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Fifty-first Year
of the Republic of India as follows:-
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PRELIMINARY.
1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Amendment) Act, 2000. Short title and
commencement.
I appoint.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification,
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AMENDMENT TO THE CHENNAI CITY

Insertion of 2. After section 326-1 of the Chennai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919, the
new section following section shall be inserted, namely:-
326-5.
of erection of certain hoardings.-Notwithstanding a n y h n g
other law for the time being in force, or in any judgment,
or other authority,-
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( a ) (i) here any hoarding (other than traffic sign and road sign) visible to the
traffic on the ro7d is hazardous and disturbance to the safe traffic movement, so as to
adversely affect free and safe flow of traffic and which is in existence immediately before
the date of the commencement of the Tam11 Nadu Municipal Laws (Amendment) Act,
2000 (herealier 111 t h ~ sectlor1
s referred to as the amendment Act), the Commissioner shall,
by notice in writlng, require the licensee or any person in possession, of such hoarding,
to remove such hoarding within such time as may be specified in the notice:
Procided that such time shall not exceed fifteen days from the date of issue of such
notice;
(ii) where the hoarding referred to in sub-clause (i) is not removed within the
time specified in the notice, the Commissioner shall, without hrther notice, remove such
hoarding and recover the expenditure for such removal as an arrear of land revenue;
(b) (i) where the Commissioner is satisfied that the erection of any hoarding (other
than traffic sign and road sign) visible to the traffic on the road is hazardous and disturbanct
to the safe traffic movement so as to adversely affect free and safe flow of traffic, he shall not
grant any lic.:nce under section 326-C and no such hoarding shall be erected, on and from the
date of the commencement of the amendment Act by any person;
(ii) where any hoarding is erected in contravention of sub-clause (i), it shall be

confiscated and removed by the Commissioner without any notice.".
AMEN~MENTTO THE TAMIL NADU DISTRICT MUNICIPALITIES

ACT, 1920.
Insertion of 3. After section 285-1 of the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920, the following
new section section shall be inserted, namely:-
285-J.
"285-5. Prohibition of erection of certain hoardings.-Notwithstanding anything
conklined in this Act or in any other law for the time being in force, or in anyjudgment, decree
or order of any court, tribunal or other authority,-
(a) (i) where any hoarding (other than traffic sign and road sign) visible to the trafic
on the road is hazardous and disturbance to the safe traffic movement, so as to adversely affect
free and safe flow of trafic and which is in existence immediately before the date of the
commencement of the Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Amendment) Act, 2000 (hereafter in this
section referred to as the amendment Act), the executive authority shall, by notice in writing,
require the I'censee or any person in possession, of such hoarding, to remove such hoarding
within such time as may be specified in the notice:
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Provided that such time shall not exceed fifteen days from the date of'issuc: of such notice;
time specified in the notice, the executive authority shall, without further notice, remove such
(b) (i) where the executive authority is satisfied that the ereqtion of any hoarding
(other than traffic sign and road sign) visible to the traffic on the road i!, hazardous aqd
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disturbance to the safe traffic movement so as to adversely affect free a d safe flow of tra'ific,
he shall not grant any licence under section 285-C and no such hoardin shall be erected, on
and from the date of the commencement of the amendment Act by an person;
(ii) where any hoarding is erected in contravention of su -clause (i), it sh;fllbe

confiscated and removed by the executive authority without any notic .".
PART-IV
AMENDMENT TO THE MADURAI CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION

ACT, 1971.
4. After section 4 10-1 of the Madurai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1971, the following Insertion ofnew
Act 15 of section shall be inserted, namely:- section 410-J.
"410-5. Prohibition of erection of certain hoardings.-Notwithstanding anything

contained in this Act or in any other law for the time being in force, or in any judgment, decree
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( a ) (i) where any hoarding (other than trafficsign and road sign) visible to the traffic
free and safe flow of traffic and which is in existence immediately before the date of the
section referred to as the amendmentAct), the Commissioner shall, by notice in writing, require
the licensee or any person in possession, of such hoarding, to remove such hoarding within such
time as may be specified in the notice: I
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Provided that such time shall not exceed fifteen days fiom the date of issue of such notice;
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(ii) where the hoarding referred to in sub-clause (i) is not removed within the time
specified in the notice, the Commissioner shall, without W e r notice, remove such hoarding i
a d recover the expenditure for such removal as an arrear of land revenue;
than traffic sign and road sign) visible to the traffic on the road is hazardous and disturbance
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to the safe trafic movement so as to adversely affect fiee and safe flow of traffic, he s b l l not
grant any licence under section 4 10-C and no such hoarding shall be erected, on and fiom the

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PART - V
AMENDMENT TO THE COIMBATORE CITY MUNICIPAL

RATION ACT, 1981.
ln~crtiano f 5. ~ f t esection
r 4 10-1of the~oimrbatorecity ~ u n i a~ l o r a t i o n ~198
c t1, the following Tamil Nadll .
, new section section shall be inserted, namely:- Act 25 of
I 4 10-J. 1981.
"410-J. Prohibition of erection of certain hoardings.-Notwithstanding anything
or order of any court, tr~bunalor other authority,-
(a) (I)where any hoarding (other than traffic sign and road sign) visible to the traffic
free and safe fl'ow of traffic and which is in existence immediately before the date of the
section referred to as the amendment Act), the Commissioner shall, by notice in writing, require
the E icensee or any person in possession, of such hoarding, to remove such hoarding within
such time as may be specified in the notice:
Provided that such time shall not exceed fifteen days from the date of issue of such notice;
time specified in the notice, the Commissioner shall, without further notice, remove such
hoafding and recover the expendture for such removal as an arrear of land revenue;
. .
than traffic sign and road sign) visible to the traffic on the road is hazardous and disturbance
grant any licence under section 4 10-C and no such hoarding shall be erected, on and from the
PART VI -
AMENDMENT TO THE TAMIL NADU URBAN LOCAL BODIES ACT,
1998.
Insertion of 6 . After section 131 ofthe Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Act, 1998, the following section Tam11Nadu
new section shall be inserted, namely:- Act 9 of 1999
131-A.
"131-A. Prohibition of erection of certain hoardings.-Notwithstanding anything
( a ) (i) where any hoarding (other than traffic sign and road sign) visible to the traffic
free and safe flow of traffic and whlch IS in existence immediately before the date of the
commencement of the 'I'amil Nadu Munlclpal Laws (Amendment) Act, 2000 (hereafter In this
section referred to as the amendment Act), the Commissioner shall, by notice in writing, require
theilicensee or any person in possesslon, of such hoarding, to remove such hoarding within such
time as may be specified in the notice:
frovided that such time shall not exceed fifteen days from the date of issue of such notice;
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time specified in the notice, the Commissioner shall, without further notice, remove such
than traffic sign and road sign) visible to the traff~con the road is hazardous and disturbance
grant any licence under section E31 and no such hfelifigshall be erected, on and from the date
of the commencement of the amendment Act by any person;
confiscated and removed by the Commissioner without any notice.
Explanation.-For the purpose of this section, "hoarding" shall have the same meaning as
in the Explanation under iub-section (9) of section 131.".
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Law Department. I
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i'. Part IV-Section 2

Tamil Nadu Acts and Ordinenccs.
The following 4:r o f the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly received the assent of the
. I ~ 1 ;111dis llcrcby published for gcncral information:-
Prcsidcnl on ~ l l c14rll A u g t ~ s200
ACT No. 10 OF 2001.

. I n ..lei Jr~l-/lm-10 onlend the Luivs re foti~rg-roMrr,7icipul Corporations and
M u n icipa fities in fhe Stole oJ Tatnil Nadu.
BE it c n a c ~ e dby h e Legislative Assembly of thc State o f Tamil Nadu in the Fifty-first Year
!
of thc Rcpublic of I ~ i d i iill S ~al10ws:-
PART-I.
PRELIMINARY.
1. ( 1 ) l'liis Act may bc c a l l e d the 'I'an~ilNadu Municipal Laws (Second Amendment) Short l i ~ l cand
Act, 2000. commence-
mcnt.
(2) 11 shall come into force on such date as the Srare Government may, by
~iolificalion,appoinl.
l3AR'I.+[[.
Ah3ENDM EN'I'S 'r0 TI 1 E CI-IENNAI CI'TY MUN[ClPAL CORPORATION ACT, 19 19. -.

2. I n scction 5 4 - A o r the Chennai City Municipal Corporation Acl, I9 19 (hereafter in Amcndmcnt
' '
Tnriiil Nadu
' illis Pnrl relcrred l o as ihc I 9 19 Ac,). a f ~ e rub-rccticn
r (4). (lie rollowing sub-sections shall be ~ : - ~ c ' i O n
1019
addcd, namcIy:
"(5)'The trinl o r a l , efectior~puli~ionsllall, so far as is praclicable consistently with the

ili~crcsrot'jusrice in respccl 01' tlic trii~l.bc continued from day to day until irs conclusion,
unlcss rlle PrincipilI ludgc. City Civil Court. Chennai. finds rllc adjournment o f the trial
i ~ to be necessary for reasoils to bc recorded.
b e y o i ~ dthc F ~ l l o w i r day
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(6) Every election petit ion shall be tried as expeditiously as possible and cndeavour
shall be made to conclude the trial within six tnonlhs from the date on which 111ce l e c ~ i o npct it ion
is presenlcd to thr: Principal Judgc. City Civil Court, Chennai for trial.".
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lnscr\io.~,*.' 3. ,'.:'.2r secrion 59 of the 19 19 Act. the follorving seclion sllall be inscr~cd.namely:--
new section
59-A. "59-A. Yoling tnachir~errl elections.-Notwithstanding any thing contained in this act
or the rules made thercundcr, ~ h giving
c and recording ol'voles,by voting machit~esmay bc
adopted in such ward o r wal-ds of r!le Corporalion as the State Elxrion Conimission may,
having regard 10 [he circurnstanc:~ o f earh casc, specify.
Explanation.--For ttic purposc of Lhis sec~ion,"volingm a c h i ~ ~ cmcnlls

" ;uiy mncl~inc
or apparatus whelher operaled clcctronical!y or olherwise used for giving or recording of
votes and any rercrcncc to a bi~llotbox or ballot paper in his Act or the rulcs made thereunder
shall, save as otherwise provided, be const~;ued ns including a rercrence lo such voting
machine wherever such voting machine is uscd at any election.".
AMENDMENTS TO THE TAMIL NADU DISTRICT MUr\jICIPALITIES ACT, 1920.

Inscrlion of
new section
4. ACtcr section 43-C of the Tamil Nadu Districl Municipalilies Act, 1920 (hereafter in Tamil ~ n d ;
this Part referred
to as the 1920 Act), the iol!owing sccliori shall be inser~ed,namely:- Ac1 V of
43-D.
1970.
"43-D.Voting machir~ea( e1ecrions.-~otwitlistandin~ anytl~ingcontained in [his act or
the rules made thereunder, thc giving and recording o f votes by voting machines may be .
adopted in such ward or wards of a Municipality as thc Srate Election Commission may,
having regard to the circurnslanccs of each casc, spccify.
ExpIanalion.-For tt c purpose of this section,"votin~machine" means any machine
or apparatus whether operated electronically or otherwise used for giving or recording of
.votes and any reference to a ballot box or batlot paper in this Act or the rules made thereunder
shaI1, save as otherwise provided, be construed as including a reference to such voting
machine wherever such voting 111achine is used at any election.".
Amcndmtnt 5 . In section 5 1-A o r the 1920 Act, after sub-section (4), the Follorving sub-sections
of scc'ion shall be added, namely:-
51-A.
"(5) The trial of an election petition shall, so I j r as is practicable consistently with Ihe
interest of jusrice in respect of Lhe rial, bc continued tiom day to day until its conclusion,
unless the District Judge finds the adjourlln~entof the trial beyond the following day to be
necessary for reasons to be recorded.
(6) Every election petition shall he tried as expeditiously as possible and endeavour
shall be made toconcIude the trial within sixmonths from the darc on which the election petition
i s presented to the District Judge for trial.".
AMENDMENTS TO THE MADURAl CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 197 1

Arnendrncnt
of section
60-A.
6. In seclion 60-A of the Madurai Cily Municipal Corporation Act, 197 1 (hereaficr in
this Part referred to as the 197 1 Act), a i m sub-section (4), thc following sub-sections shall be 19: '*
'I'amil Nadu
-lr
added, namely:-
" ( 5 ) Thc trial o f an election petition shall, so far as is prar ticable consistently with the
inte.rest of justice in respect o f the [rial. be conrinucd from day lo day unliI ils conclusion,
unless the District Judge Finds the adjournment of thc trial beyond t l ~ efollowing day to be
necessary for reasons to be recorded.
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(6) Every clccrion petition sllall bc lrjed as expcdiriousIy as possible and endeavour
shall be made to conclude Ihc trial w i ~ h i nsix 111otithsFrum ihc dace on which !he elcctioripetition
is presenled to thc Districr Judgc For trial.".
7. Arrcr section 66 o i the 197 1 Act. [he following section stiall be ,,~serted, namely:- Insenion of
new scction
"66-A. o~achitleat c1eclions.-Notwithstanding anything contained in this act
L'orillg
or tlic rules made [hereunder, [he giving and recording of votes by voting machines may be
adopted in such ward or wards o f the Corporation as thc Statc E l e c t i o ~Comrnission
~ may,
having. regard to the circumstal~ceso f each casc, specify.
Espln~m~inn.-Forthc purposc o f this sec~ion:'votii~~ inacliine" menns any machine

or appararus whether operated elcc~ronically or otherwise used for giving or recording of
votes and any reference to a ballot box or ballot phper in 1h;s Act or the rules made thereunder
shall, savc as othertvise provided. bc co~lsrrlredas i n c l r ~ d i n ga reference l o such voting
machine \~.hcrevers ~ r c l lv o t i i ~ gmaclli~lcis uscd at any elecrion.".
PART-V.
AMENDMENTS TO THE COlMBATORE CITY MUNICIPAL

CORPORATION ACT, 1 Q8 I.
8. 111scction 152-A o f the Coinlbalorc Cily Municipal Corporation Act, 1 98 1 (hereafier Amcndmenl
or scction
in Lbis Parr rcfcrred to as the I 9 5 1 11c11.after sub-scclion (4). the follorving sub-sections shall. 62-~.
bc added. nnmcly::
" ( 5 ) Thc !rial o f an election prritiori shall, so far as is practicable consistently w i t h the
in~cresto r justice in rcspect o f thc trial, be contiuued fro111 day to day until its conclusion,
unless !lit Dislricl Judge finds llie ndjournmcnl o f thc [rial beyond the follo\ving day to be
nccessary Tor rcasons Lo bc recorded.
(6) Every elec~ionpetition shall bc tried as expeditiously as possible and endeavour

shajl be madc 10co~,c:uf.:the try?' withi115is rnonlhs from the (late on which (hc election petition
is prcsenlcd t u rllc District Judsc Tur ~riill.".
9 . Al'rcr scction GP o f the 1981 Acr, the follow in^ section shal! be inserted, namely:- new scction
1f13cr'i0n Of
68-A.
"68-A, Iti~ling/)~ncfiine or ckctions.-Notwithsfanding anything contained in chis act

or l l ~ crulcs 111nt-lc~hcrcundcr.lhc g i v i n g and recordi~lgo r votcs by voting machines may be
adopted in s u c l ~r r i ~ r d ur wibrds of rhc Corporalion a s ~JicS I ~ C CE l c ~ ~ i oCommission
n may,
havinz rcgard l o lhc c i r ~ u m s r a ~ ~ co cf seach case, spccify.
Expfo)~nrion.-For the purpose of [his section,"voting machine" means any machine

or apparalus rvl~ctheropcratcd electronically o r otherwise used For giving or recording o f
votes and any refcrencc LO a bnllol box or ballot papcr in this Act o r the rules made thereunder
shall, savc as ollicr\vise pro\lided. be consrrucd as including a reference to such voting -
machine \\~hcreversuch voting machine is used at any election.".
AMENDMENTS TO THE TAMIL NADU URBAN LOCAL BODIES ACT, 1998.

Amcndmcnt
10. In section 9 o f [he Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Act, 1998 (hereafter in this Part section
referred to as tllc 191 8 Act), in sub-scction (I),for the rxpressiou commencing with the words 9.
"any amendment, by way o f inclusion" and ending lyith !he words "Tamil Nadu State Election
Commission", the following expression shall be substilutcd, namely:-
"any amendment, transposilion or deletion o f any entry in the electoral rolI o f the
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly made after thc last date for mhking nominations for
election in ally municipali~y.".
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Inserrion of 1 1. Afier section I 0 of the 1998 Acl, the followirt~section shall be inserted, namely:--
new section
10-A.
"10-A. Voring !nuchine ar elections.-Notwithstanding anything contained in this act
'
or the rules made thereunder, the giving and recording of vorcs by votins machines may be
adopted in such ward or wards of a Municipali~yas the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission.
may, having regard to the circumstances o f each case, specify, I
Exp/rtalium-For the purpose of ibis sectjon,"voting machine" means any machine -
or apparatus whether operated electronically or athenvise used for giving or recording of

,. votes and any reference. 10 a baIlc31 box or ballor paper in this Acr or {he rules made thereunder
shall, save as otherwise providcd, be cons~ri~cd as including a ccfcrcnce lo 3irct1 voting
machine wherever such voting machine is used at any election.".
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Arnendmrnt 12. In section 30 of rhe 1998 Act, after sub-section (4), the follo~vitlgsub-sections shall
Or scc'ion beadded, namely:-
30.
"(51 The trial of an election perilion shall, so b a s i s prlciicoble consistently wilh the
interest of justice in respecr of Lhe trial, be continued from day to day until irs conclusir>n,
unless the Principal Oistrict J u d ~ efind5 the adjournment of the lrial bey0r.d the following day
t~ be necessary for reasons to be recorded.
(6)Every elecrion peti!ion shall be tried as expcditiousIy as possible and endeavour

. e within sixmorIths frorn~hedareonwhich the election pclition
shall bernade t ~ c o n c l u d c t l ~trial
is presented to the Principzl District Judge for trial.".
M. BAULIAH,
Secreiary to Go~,ernmeri~,
Lnrr. Depa -fmcnr.
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of thc Governor on (he 25th September 2001 and is hereby published for general
informalio~l:-
Act filr-rher ro nrnetd the Lnws relating to the Municipal Corporations and
M1inlcipolilies J-IJ the Srale ofTanril Nadu.
BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in the

Fifty-second Year of the Kepublic of India as follows:-
PART-I
Shorf title and

1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Amendqent) commence-
Act, 200 1 . ment.
(2) IL shall come into force on such date as the Slate Govenunent may, by
TO THE CHEWA!CITYMUNIC~PAL
AMENDMENTS CURW R A T ~ O NACT,191 9.
Act - Amendment of
19. 2 In section 52 of the Chennai City MunicipaI Corporation Act, 19 I9 (hereinafter section 52.
referred to as the 1919 Act),-
( I ) in sub-section (I), for the expression "while undxgoing the sentence and for
five years from the date of the expiration of the sentence". h e expression "while the
sentence is in force and for Y ia years fiom thc date of the expiralion of the sentence" shall
be substituted;
(2) in sub-section (1-A), for the expression "five years", the expression
"six years" shall be substjtuicd;
(3) a Fer sub-section (4), the following sub-section shall be added, nameIy:-
" ( 5 ) I f the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission is satisfied that a person,-
(a] has failed to lodge an account ofelection expenses within the time and in
thc manner required by or under this Act, and
( h ) has no good reason or justification for the failure,
the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission shall, by order published in the Tamil Nadu
Gnzefie, declare him to be disqclaliiied for being elected as, and for being, a
Cover-,rrrte~l~
councillor and any such person shall be disqualified for a period ~f lhrcc years from the
date of the order.".
Arnendwnl or
3. I n scciiun 54-A o f thc 1919 Act, in s ~ b - s e c t i o n(1). for the expression scction 5 4 4 .
"fifteen days", thc expression "forty-five days" shaIl be substituted.
.4XIENUSIENTS 7 0 fHE TAMIL

NADU DISTRICT E!: ACT,1 9 2 ~ .
ML'NIC[PALITI
Amendment of
4. I n scction 49 of the Tamil Nadu Districr Municipaliiies ACT, 1920 (hercinaftw seclion 49.
referrcd to as thc 1920 Act),--
( I ) in su b-section( I ), for the exprcssion "while undergoing the sentence and for
five years Tram thc date of thc e:ipiration of the sentence", thc expression "while the
senterlcc i s ii: I'orsc 3 r d for six y.:;rrs from the date of thc expiration of rhe senicnce" shall
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(2) in sub-section (1-A), for the expression "five years" , tkc cxpression
"six years" shall be subslituted;
'(3) after sub-section (Z), the following sub-section shall be added, namely:-
"(2-A) If the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission is satisfied t l ~ aa ~
person,-
(a)has failed tn lodge an account of election expenses within the time and
in the manner required by or under this Act, and
(b) bas no good reason or justification for the failure,
- the Tamil Nadu State Elcctian Commission shall, by order published in the Tnnril Nuiirr
Government Gazerte, declare him to be disqualified for being elected as, and for being. a
Chairmanor a councilior, as the case may be, and any such person shall be disqualified for
a period o f three years from ihe date of the order.".
Amcndmcnt o f 5. In section 51-A of the 1920 Act, in sub-section (11, for h e expression "fifteen
section 51 -A.
days", the expression "fort:{-five days" shall be substit~~ted.
PART-IV
Amwdment of 6 In section 56 of the Madurai City Municipal Corporation Act, I97 1 (hcreimftcr -rarnil Nadu AI
scction 56. referred to as !he 197 1 Act),- 15 o r 1971.
(1) in sub-section (I j, for the expression "while undergoing the sentence and for
five years from the date of the expiration of the sentence", the expression "while [he
sentence is in force and ,brsix years from the dare 01 rhz exp:ratiol~of thc sentence" shall
be substituted;
(2) in sub-scc~~on (I-A), for the expression "five ycars" , tht exprccsicln
"six years" shall be substituted;
(3) after sub-section (41, thc following sub-section shall b~ added, namely:-
"(5) If theTamil Nadu State Election Commission is sa:isfied that a person,-
(a) has failed to lodge an account of election e x p e ~ ~ s ewithin

s the (ime
and in the mamer required by or under this .4cr, and-
I (b) has no good reason or justification for the failure,
the Tdmil Nadu State Electiou Commission shali, by order published in the Tanli/hrndu
Govemmens Gnzerte, declare him to be disqualified for being elected as, and for being, a
councillorand any such pcrsou shall be disqualified for a period of three years from thc
Amendment or 7. In section 60-A ofthe 1971 Act, in. sub-section ( I ) , for rhe expression .'liCtccn
section $0-A.
days", the expression "forty-five days" shall be substituted.
PART-V
CITYMUNICIPAL
AMENDMENTSTO THE CDIMBATORE C O R P O H , ~ACT,
~ION 198 1
Amendrncnt or & I n section 58 of the Coimbatore City MunicipaI Corporation Azl, 1981 .rarnil ~ a d ub
section 58. (hereinafter '--cd to as thc 198 1 Act),- 25 uf 1981
(1) in sub-scction (I), for the expression "while undergoing the s e ~ ~ t e n and
c e for
five years froin thc Jatc of the expiration of the sentence", the expression "whill: tirc
sentence is in force and for six years from the date of the cxpiration of thc sentence" shall
be substituted;
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( 2 ) in sub-suction (2), for the expression "five years", the expression "six years"
sltall bc subslilu~cd;
(3) alter sub-section ( 5 ) , the following sub-sectionshall be added, namely:-
"(6)If the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission is satisfied that a person,-
(a) has failed to Iodge an account of election expenses within the time and
in the manncr required by or under this Act, and
the Tamil Nadu Slate Election Commission shall, by order published in the Tarnil Nadu
Govcrtrn~e~rt Gazetre, declare him to be disqualified for being elected as, and for being, a
counci1Ior and any such person shall be disqualified for a period of three years fiU..l the
9. In section 62-A of the 1981 Act, in sub-section (I), for the expression "fifleen Arncndrntn! of
days", the expression "forty-five days" shall be substituted. section 62-A.
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MISCELLANEOCS.
10. In the 19 19 Act, the 1920 Act, the 197 1 Act and the 198 :Act, for the expressions Substitution or
"Srate Election Commission" and "StateElection Cornmissioner" wherever they occur, the the cxprcs-
expressions "Tamil Nadu Stale Election Commission'' and "Tamil Nadu Srate Election
Commissioner" shall, respectively, be substituted.
i::Elcction2 ~ ~ '
Commirrion"
and "Tamil
Nadu 'S!n!t
Elccrinn
omm missioner"
for thc
exprcssions
"S:atc Election
Commission"
and "S1otc
Elcction
Cornmissioncr".
(By order or /he Governor)
M.BAULIAH, -.
Law Department.
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8th April 2002 and is hereby published for gene*,: ;qformation:-

d
ACT No. 4 OF 2002.

BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of th'e State of Tamil Nadu in the Fifty-third Year of
the Republic of India as follows:-
1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities (Amendment) Act, Short title
2002. and
commence
ment .
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 25th day of October 2001.
2. After section 3-G of the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920 (hereinafter I ~nsertionof
referred to as the principal Act), the following section shall be inserted, namely:- new
section 3-
GG.
"3-GG. Appointment of special oflcer in certain circumstances.-( 1) Not withstanding
anyrhing contained in this Act, or in any other law for the time being in force, in respect of
Sholinghur town panchayat, which cannot be constituted on the 25th day of October 2001 even
after resorting to election process, the Government may, by notification, appoint special offrcer
to exercise the powers and discharge the functions of the said town panchayat, until the day on
which the first meeting of the said town panchayat is held after election to the said town
panchayat.
(2) The special officer appointed under sub-section (1) shall hold office only for six
months from the date of his appointment or for such shorter period as the Government may, by
notification, specify in this behalf."
Tamil Nadu 3. (1) The Tamil Nadu District Municipalities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2001 is hereby Repeal and
Ordinance repealed. saving.
6of 2001.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the principal
Act, as amended by the said Ordinance, shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the .
I
principal Act, as amended by this Act.
A. KRISHNANKUTTY NAIR, .
Law Department.
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TRAORDINARY 139
The following Act of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly received the assent of the
Governor on the 4th June 2002 and is hereby published for general information:-
ACT No. 29 O F 2002.
A n Act .fill-ther to urnend tlie Larvs relating to Mtrnicipal Corporations arrd
Mlrnicipalities in the Stare of Tamil Nftdu.
BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly o f the State of Tamil Nadu in the
Fifty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows:--
,
PART-I.
PRELIMINARY.
1. This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Amendment) Shorttitle.
PART-11.
AMENDMENT TO THE CHENNAI crm MUNICIPAL CGRPORATION ACT, 1919.
2. In the Chennai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919 (hereinafter referred to Insertion ofnew
0f1919 as the 1919 Act), after section 52, the following section shall be inserted, namely:- section 52-A.
V2-A. Disqualification for Mayor, Deputy Mayor and councillor.-

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, no person shall be qualified for
being elected as, and for being, a Mayor, Deputy Mayor or councillor if L t is a
member of the Legislative Assembly of the State or a member of e~,:.sr House of
Pcrliament.".
PART-111.
AMENDMENT TO THE MADURAI CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1971.
3. In the Madurai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1971 (hereinafter referred ~ ~ ~ i 0newn 0 f
o"":' sectton 56-A.
to as the 1971 Act), after section 56, the following section shall be inserted, namely:-
"56-A.Disqrralification for Mayor, Deputy Mayor and coirncil1or.-
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, no person shall be qualified for
being elected as, and for being, a Mayor, Deputy Mayor or councillor if he is a
member of the Legislative Assembly of the State or a member of either House of
Parliament.".
I
PART-IV.
AMENDMENT TO THE COIMBATORE CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1981.

4. In the Colmbatore City Municipal Corporation Act, 1981 (hereinafter referred In~e~ttonofnew
to as the f981 Act). after section 58. the following section shall be inserted, namely:- Section58-A
"58-A. Disql:alification for Mayor, Deputy Mayor and councillor.-

, Notwithstanding anything containhd in this Act, no peiscsn shall be qualified for being
elected as, and for being, a Mayor. Deputy Mayor or counc~llorif he is a member of
the Legislatne hbsemhly of the State or a member of eith:r House of Parliament.".
PART- V.
AMENDMEN T f 0 THE TAMIL PJAW LIISTNCT MtINICIPALITIES ACT, 1920.
5. In the T'amil Nadu Ilistrict M~lnicipalititsAct. 1020 (hereinafter referred to Insenionofnew
"' as the 1920 Act), after section 49, the following section shall be inserted, namely:-- sectton 4 9 4 .
"49-.1. IEisqrrnl~firetiort for chajrman, vice-clrnirnart a r ~ dcorrncil10r.--

Notw~thrt~tltltnganyth~rlg contained in this Act, no person shall be qual~fied for
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being elected as, and for being, a chairman, vice-chairman or councillur of a

municipality or of a town panchayat if he is a member of the 1.egislatii.e Assembly
of the State or a member of either House of Parliarnent.".
PART-VI.
SPECIAL PROVISlON
Mayor, Deputy 6. Notwithstanding anything contained in the 19 19 Act, the 197 1 Act. the 198 1
Mayor. . Act or the 1920 Act, as amended by this Act, or in any other law for the time bc;ng
chairman,
vice-chairman in force or in any judgment, decree or order of a court, if a member of the Legislative
and councillor Assembly of the State or a member of either House of Parliament holds the office
to cease to of Mayor, Deputy Mayor or councillor of a municipal corporation or chairman, vice-
hold oftice chairman or councillor of a municipality or of a town panchayat immediately hefore
-under certain.
circumstances. the date of publication of this Act in the Tarnil N d l r Governntent Cozetto, he shall
cease to hold such office at the expiration of fifteen days from the date of such
publication and such office shall become vacant. unless he ceases to be a member
of the Legislative Assembly of the State or a member of either House of Parliament
before the expiry of the said period of fifteen days, by resigaation or otherwise.
A, KRISHNANKUTTY NAIR,
Secretary ro Government,
L ~ HDcprrra~ait.
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The following Act c f the Tamil Nadu Legislative Asse~nblyreceived the assent of
the Governor on the 1st June 2002 and iS hereby published for general information:-
ACT No. 31 OF 2002.
An Act jirrther to amend the Lanrs relating to tlte Municipcil Corporations and
Municipalities in the State of Tiin~ilNadu.
B E it enacted by the Legislative Assenibly of the State of Tamil Nadu in the
Fifty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows:---
PART-I.
PRELIMINARY.
1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Second Short title and
Amendment) Act, 2002. commencement.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by
PART-I1
AMENDMENTS TO THE CHENNAI CITY MUNICIPAL CGRI'ORATION ACT, 1919.
2. In the Chennai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919 (hereafter in this Part Insertionofnew
'91 section 25-8.
referred to as the 1919 Act), after section 25-A, the followitig section shall be
inserted, namely:-
"25-B. Mayor, Deputy Mayor-or councillor to obtczin per.mission to untlertake
trip to foreign country.-No person holding the office of Mayor, Deputy Mayor or
councillor shall undertake any trip to any foreign country in his officib; capacity as
such, except with the permission in writing of the State Government.". .
3. After section 358 of the 1919 Act, the following section shall be inserted, lnsenionofnew
section 358-A.
"358-A. Penal&for firilur to obtuin per7nission of State Govemrtlentfor foreign trip.--

W h o ~ v e rundertakes a trip to any foreign country in violation of section 25-B shall
be punished with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees.".
PART 111.
AMENDMENTS TO THE MADIJRAI CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION A n , 1971.
4. In the Madurai City Mdnicipd Corporation Act, 1971 (hereafter in this Part Insertio~,ofnew
"" referred to as the 1971 Act), after section 25, the following section shall be inserted, SCCti"q25-A
"25-A. M q ~ o r ,Deputj* McI?'o~or ~ouncillorto ohruin permission to irndertiike

trip to joreigrz col~nrr:v.-No person holding the office of Mayor, Deputy Mayor or
councillor shall undertake any trip to any foreign country i l l his official capacity as
such, except with the permission in writing of the Governn.~ent.".
5. In the 15171 Pct, after section 443, the followit~gsection shall be inserted, lnsertionofne\v
section 142 .A.
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AMENDMENTS TO THE C'OIMBA~I-ORE
CITY MI!NICIPAI.
01- new
IS
IIIJ
Inserticrn of new
25-A.
6. In the Coimbatoi-e City Municipal Corporation Act. 1981 (hereafter ~n this
Part referred to as the 1981 Act). after section 2 5 , the following section shall b:
inserted, namely:-
1r
"25-A. M(rj.or. Dcpirt) Mayor c~rcourlcillor to o h t ~ i ipel-lnis~io~r
~ to ~tri(lert~ke
trip to foreigrr courttry.-- No person holding the office of Mayor, Deputy Mayor or ,
councillor shall undertake any trip to any foreign country in his official capacity as
such, except with the permission in writting of the Government.".
I
Insertion of new 7. In the 1981 Act, after bci,;a., -:1?,the follcwing section shall be inserted,
section 442-A.
namely:-
"442-A. i3ennlt~~
for.failrrre to obtain pt~rrrtiss.ionof Govern~nent.for.fo~-eig~~
trip.--
Whoever undzrtakes a trip to any foreign country in violation of section 25-A shall
be punished with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees.".
PART V. .
AMENDMENTS TO THE TAMIL NADU DISTRICT MUNICIPALITIES ACT, 1920.
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~nsertionof new 8. In the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920 (hereafter in this Part
referred to as the 1920 Act), after section 12-B, the following section shall be
Tal
inserted, namely:-
"12-BB. Chnirncrn. vice-chnirntan or councillor to ohtciin permission to
undertake trip to foreign country.-- No person holding the office of chairman,
vice-chairman or councillor shall undertake any trip to any foreign country in his
official capacity as such, except with the permission in writing of the State
Government.".
Insertion of new 9. After section 314 of the 1920 Act, the following section shall be inserted,
section 3 1 4 4 . namely:-
"314-A. Perrcrltj* for failirre to obtriirr perinissiorr of Stcitt~ Go~~errinrertt

for
i
foreign trip.-Whoever undertakes a trip to any foreign country in violation of
section 12-BB shall be punished with fine which may extend to one thousand ri~pees.".
A. KRISHNANKIITI'Y NAIR,
to G O I . P I - I ~ I ~ I L J I ~ ~ ,
Set ~'etni:~'
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fhe follon.i~~g
Act of the I'am~lNadi~1.rgislative Assembly received the assent ofthe
( l o t crnor on the 17th May 2003 a~itl1s hereby published for general tnformat~on:- -
ACWI'No. 10 O F 2003.
HI it enacted by the Legislative Assen~blyof the State of Tamil Nadu in the Fifty-fourth
year of the Republic of India as follows: -
PART-I'
PRELIMlNARY
1. ( I )This Act may be ca!led the Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Amendment)Act. 2003. Short title and
commence-
(2) It shaH come Into force on such date as the State Government may, by ment.
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PART-TI *
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AMENDMENTS TOTHE CHENNAI CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1919.

2. frl section 326-B ofthe Chennai City Municipal Cotporation Act, 19 19 (hereafter Amendment of
in this ,Part referred to as the principal Act), in sub-section ( I ) , for the expression
,326-6. ..
ommi missioner", the expression "District Collector" shall be substituted.
3. In section 326-C of the principal Act,--- - Amendmedt 'of
Section' '
(1) for the expressiori "Cotnhissioner", in three places where it occurs, the
326-C.
expression "District Collector" shall be substituted;, z. ,:; t..rrlt
I * t- .' I ..'jd
(2) after sub-section (4), the f~llowingsub-section shall be added, namely:-
. . :1(5) The fee padsunder sub;section (1) shall be credited to the State
Government account in such manner as may be prescribed.". a ,,, ,
d,
;4., ;After.ser?&ion326-C of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted, Insertion of
namely:- - new section
326-CC.
., ., . "3F6;CC. Tnxonadvertisement~onhoardings.-- ( 1) Notwithstanding anything contained
in this Act, every person, who is granted licence under section 326-C shall pay4 onwei'y
advertisement on hoardings, a tax calculated at such rates as may be prescribed, having
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tigard to the tiication, siie, feach and nahre bfthe advertisement but subject fa the maxima
and minima spec~fiedin the Table below.-
THE 'TABLE
Loc(rtiol1 trrrri Natlll-r
1 Hoar dtngs In at tel.tul road tth buh r oure

(I/) \i~tlioutI~ghttng
' ( b ) wirh ordinary lighthe
(0 ~ i i l l ncon
i ur mcrctrly Irgllt~ng
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(1I (2)
2. Ilo:~rtlingsin'lnain road \\-it11 bus routc--
((1) \vitl~oi~t
ligliting
( h ) n it11 ordinary lighting
((.) \\:it11 neon or mercury lighting
3. Hoardings in other road or street--

((I) \\,itllout Iigliting
(11) with ordinary lighting
((3) ivit11 neon o r lilerctlry lighting
(2) Seventy-five per cent of the tas paid by every person. ~ ~ l i dsub-section
er (I)
shall be crcJlitedto tlic State Governnirnt account and the balance o f t\~.entv-fi1.eper cent
shall bc c ~ . ~ t i i ~loc ~Iic
d ('orl>o~.;ltitln i l l sucll 11ianllc.r as may bc prcscribcil.".
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Amendment of 5. In section 326-D of the principal Act, for the expression"Coniniissioner", ill two
wtim 326-1). places w1iel.e i t occurs, the expression "District Collector" sliall be substituted.
Amcndmc~il of 6. In section 3 2 0 - 1 of thc principal Act, for the expression "Conimissioner", the
sccli(ln 320-E. expression "District Collector" shall be substituted.
Anicndme~itof 7. In section 326-F of the principal Act, for the expression "Conin~issioner",in two
section 326-1'. places where it occurs, the expression "District Collector" shall be substituted.
Atmdment of 8. In section 326-H df the principal Act,--
.Section 326-H.
{I) in sub-section ( I ) , - -
( ( I ) for the expression "Standing Committee", the expression "State
Government" shall be substituted;
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(b) for the expression "Cornnlissioner", the expression "District Collector"
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shall be substih~ted;
(2) in sub-section (3), for the expression "Standing Committee", the expression
"State Government" shall be substituted.
Amendment 9. In section 326-5 of the principal Act, for the expression "Comnmissioner". in four
of Section places where it occurs, the expression "District Collector" shall be substituted.
326-J.
PART-111
AMENDMENTS '1'0
THE TAMII, NADIJ DISTRICT MUNICIPALI'TIES ACT, 1020.
Anlendnlcnt of 10. In section 285-B oftlw 'I'amiI Nadu Disiricl Municipalities Act, 1920 (hereafter in 'I.aniii ad
section 285-0. tixis Part re,^erred to as the principal Act), in sub-section ( I ), for the expression "executive 19
authority". the expression "District Collector" sliall be substituted.
Anrmdnunt of 11. In sectiotl 285-C' of the principal Act,--
section 285-C.
( 1 ) Ihr [lie expression "executive authority", in three places where it occurs. tht:
expression."I)istrict Collector" shall be substituted.
(2) after suh-section (4),the following sub-section shall be added, namely:
" ( 5 ) 'The fee paid under sub-section ( I ) shall be credited to the State
Goverllnieni account i l l such manner as may be prescribed.".
Insertion of 12. A tier section 285-(' of the principal Act. the following section shall be inserted.
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contained in this Act, every person, who is granted licence under section 285-C shall payb
o? ev~ry~?dve{fi$ement on hoardings, a tax calculated at such rates as may be prescribed,
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having regard.to the location, rife, reach and na,ture of the advertisement but subject ib
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.; , and- Natrrre. I square tax per
Rates oftnetre per .Itrr.;r+~A , '
hnif ypar: Z
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k (Rupees).
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(1) , (2) ,, 1 ,, l....
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Minimum Maximum
Municipalities
1. Hoardings in arterial road w ~ t hbus route-
r
I ( a ) without lightlng
( h ) with ordinary lighting
75 300
R
(5) with neon or mercury lighting
2. Hoardings in main road with bus route-
( a ) without lighting
(b) with ordinary lighting

(c) with neon or mercury lighting
3. Hoardings in other road or street-
1 ((I) without lighting SC) 100
1 1
(b) with ordinary lighting
X (c) with neon or mercury lighting 70 250
Town Panchayats
1. Howdings in arterial road with bus route-
( a ) without lighting (X) 180
(h) with ordinary lighting 80 360
(c) with neon or mercury lighting !XI 450
2. Hoardings in main road with bus routc-
(a) without lighting 40 120
(b) with ordinary li~htlng 0 240
( c ) with neon or mercury lighting 70 300
- in othei road or street -

3. Hoardings
(tr) without light~ng ,20 60
( h ) with ordinary Iightiiip X) 120
( c ) with neon or mercury lighting a 150
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(2) S e ~ e n t y - he\ pet cent of the tax p a ~ dby e\ el y person. under sub-sectton ( I )
I
shall be credt ed to the State (;overnnient accoilnt anqi the balance of taenty-five per cent
shall be crrdi ed to the cotice~netlMuntcipality or 'To\$n Panchayat account wtthin \those
jurisdiciion such tax has becti collected in such manner as may be prescribed.".
Amendment of 13. In se2tion 285-I) of the prtncipal Act, for the expression "executive authority". in
section
two places w)lere it occurs, the expressioll "District Collector" shall be substituted.
285-1).
Amendment of 14. Insection 285-Eofthe principal Act. for the expression " executive authority", the
section expression "District Collector" shall be substituted.
285-E.
Amendment of 15. In section 285-F of the principal Act, for the expression, "executive authority", in
section t w ~ p l a c e where
s it occtirs, the expression "District Collector" shall be substituted.
285-f:
Amendment of 16. In section 285-H of the principal Act,- . .. . > ..
scction
285-CI. ( I ) in sub-section ( I ).--
(a) for the expression "Taxation Appeals Committee", the expression "State
Government" shall be substituted; I
(b) for the expression "executive authority", the expression "District

Collector" shall be substituted;
(2) in sub-section (3), for the expression "Taxation Appeals Cornlittee", the
expression "State Government" shall be substituted.
Anicndmcnt of 17. In section 285-5 of the principal Act, for the expression "executive authority", in
Swtio~i285-J. four places where it occurs, the expression "District Collector" shall be substituted.
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PART-IV
AMENDMENTS TO THE MADURAI CITY MUNICIPAL CORPOR~TION

AO,1971.
, .
Amend~ncntof 18. In section 410-B of the Madurai City Munic~palCorporation Act, 1971 (hereafter
Secrlon 410-B in this Part referred to as the prtncipal Act), in sub-section ( l ) , for the expression
"Corniiss~oner",the expressloll "D~strictCollector" shall be substituted.
Amendment of 19. In section 41 0-C of the principal Act,-

Sect~on410C
(1) for the expression "C'omn~~ss~oner",in three places where it occurs. the
expression "D~stnctCollector" shall be subst~tuted,
(2) after sub-scctton ( A ) , the followtng sub-sect~onshall be added, namely:-
"(5) The fee patd under sub-sect~on( 1 ) shall be credtted to the

Government accoitnl In such manner a5 may be p ~ c s c r ~ b e"d
Insert~on o f 20. After section 41 0-C' oftlie pr~nctpalAct, the following sectton shall be ~nserted,
ne\\ bectloll
namely: -
4 10-CC
"4 10-('(1. 7ir.r oil rrtlvor.~i.sc~r~i~~n~
on Irotlriliiigs; .- ( 1 ) Notwithstanding anything
containecl i l l this Act. e \ w y pcsson. \\,ho is grantcd licetlcc. ttnder section 4 1 0 - ~ s t 1 ~pay,
ll
on every adcertiscnient on hoartlit~gs.a tax calculated at'such rates a s m i y bc PI-cscrihccl.
having regard to t l i location. size. reach and nature of' the advei-tisemellt but sub.iect to
the masima ant1 1lii11i111aspcci1'ic.d in IIIC l'ahle bclo\\.: . . .
. . . ' . . . ( I . ,
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fdoctrlir)niclnil Nrrflrrr Hrrtr.\ of ttrs ,r~er

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(RII/)~Y.\)
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(1) (2)
Q 1 . Hoardings in arter~alroad w ~ t hbus route--

(N) without lightiilg
Mtntmutli
150
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/
Maxmutn
400 I
( 6 )with ordinary lighting
( c ) with neon or mercury lighting IoO
300 1 600
700 Il
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2. Hoardings in main road with bus route-
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(a) tvitho~tligliting
( b )with ordinary lighting
100 300
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( c ) with neon or mercury lighting
L 3. Hoardings in other road or street--
I
(rr) without lighting
k
p1 ( b )with ordinary lighting
( c ) with neon or mercury lighting
(2) Seventy-five per cent of the tax paid by every person, under sub-sectlon ( 1 ) shall
be credited to the Government account and the balance of twenty-five per cent shall be
credited to the Corporation account in such maniler as may be prescribed.".
21. I11 section410-D of the principal Act, for the expresslon "Comm~ssioner",in two Amcndnient ol
scctivn
places where it occurs, the expression "District Collector" shall be substituted.
410-D
22. In section 410-E of the princlpal Act, for the expresslon "Con~m~ssioi~er",
the. ~ m c n d m e n tof
scc t loll
expression "District Collector" shall be subst~tuted. 4 I 0-E
23. In section 410-F of the pr~ncipalAct, for the expression "Conuntssioner", in tw6 Amendment of
section
places where it occurs, the expression "District Collector" shall be substituted. 410-1:
24. In section 4 10-H of the principal Act,-- Anicndnient of 1

( 1 ) in sub-section (l),- - Ji0-1l
( t i ) for the expresslon "Standing Committee". the exprzsslon "Government"

shall be substituted;-
I
( h ) for the expresston "Commissioner".-tlu: exptesslon "l)~strtctZollector"
i. shall be substituted;
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(2) in sub-section (3). for the evpressiot~"Stantl~ngConlnltttee". tile expression

, r,
"Gckirnment" shall be substituted.
7 5 . In section 4i0-Jof the princlpal Act. fo+ths expresston "('ohmitssioher'*, tn four r'nx"dnKn'
Ca . secbon 410-.I
places :where it occurs, the exgresslon "D~strictCollector" shall be substiti!~ed.
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AMENDMENTS TO 1I IE COIMBA*l'ORE CITY MUNIC'IPAL.
COUPORATION AC r. 198 1.
Amcndmcnt of 26. In section4 10-R ofthe Coimbatore City Mun~ctpalCorporatlotl Act. 108 1 (hereafter !,,,,I N~,J,,
scct1011 in this Part referred to as the prtnc~palAct). tn sub-sectton ( I ). for the expresston 2 5 01 1081
410-t3 "Commiss~oner", the expression "District ('ollector" shall be substituted.
Amendment of 27. In section 4 10-C of the prlncrpal Act,-
sectlon
410-c (1) for the expresston "C'omm~ssioner". ~n three places where t t occurs, the
expression District Collector" shall be substituted;
(2) after sub-sectton (4), the followtng sub-sectton shall be added, namely:
" ( 5 ) The fee paid under sub-section ( 1 ) shall be credlted to the Gove~nmet~t
account In such manner as may be prescnbed.".
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I ot 28 Aftet scct~on4 10-C of the pr tuctpcll Act. the foIlo\v~~ip
sectloti shall he tnse~tcd.
new SeCtlOll nanely:--
41 0-CC
"4 1 0-CC. Tor on advel.twrnirnt on horrrtlllly~-(I) Notw~thstanding anything
contained in this Act, every person, who is granted licence under section 4 10-C shall pay,
on every advertisement on hoardings, a tax calculated at such rates as may be prescnbed,
having regard to the location, slze, reach and nature of the advertisement but subject to
the maxima and mtnlma specified in the Table below.-
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Locntron anti Nnt~~r-e Rates of lax per square
metre per halfyear.
(Rupees)
(1 (2)
Minimum Maximum
1. Hoardings in artertal road with bus ioute-
( ( I ) without ltghttng
( b )with ordlnary l~ghtlng
( c )w ~ t hneon or mercury lighttng
2. Hoardings in main road with bus route--
( a )without llghtlng
( b )with 01-dtnary lighting
( c )wtth neon or mercury lighttng
3. Hoarding:; ~nother road or street- --
((I) n ~ t h o t lighting
~t
( h ) wtth ordlnary Iight~ng
(c)nith neon or Inelcut y I~ghting

(2) Seventy-five pel cent of the tax p a ~ dby every person, under sub-sect1011( 1 )
~lhallbe cred~tedto the Government account and the balance of twenty-five per cent shall
be credited to the Corporation account In such manner as may be prescribed.".
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30. I11 sect1011410-E of the p r ~ n c ~ p Act,

a l for the expressloti "('onlmiss~oner". the of
expression "District Collector" shall be substituted sectloll
4 10-I-
3 1. In sect~on4 10-F of the principal Act. for the expresston "Con~niisstoner",in two
Amelidtnent of
places where tt occurs, the expresston "D~strlctCollector" shall be substituted.
32. In sectlon 410-Hof the prtnctpal Act,- Amer~dn~entof

\et tlon
( 1) in sub-section ( I),- 4 10-H
(a) for the expresslon "Standtng Cornnuttee", the expresston "Government"
(6) for the expresslon "Comrn~sstoner", the expresstotl "D~strlctCollector"
(2) in sub-sectlon (3), for the expression "Standtng Committee", the expression
"Governn~ent"shall be substltuted.
33. In section 410-J of the principal Act, for the expresston "Cornmissloner", In four h-1endmcn1 of
sectlon
places where it occurs, the expression "District Collector" shall be substituted. 4 10-.I.
PART-Vl
SPECIAL PROVISIONS -
,, Corporation Act, 1994, Tirunelvell City Municipal Corporation Act, 1994 and Salem City
Municipal Corporation Act, 1994, shall be deemed to have been granted by the District :dtzymen
appllcations
Act
81. Collector under the relevant Act; as amended by this Act.
(2) All Applications for licence to erect hoardings, pending before the Commissioner
or the executive authority, as the case may be, on the date of commencemelit of this Act,
shall stand transferred to the District Collector concerned.
(3) The District Collector shall dispose of the application transferred under su9-
section (2) in accordance with the provisions of the relevant Acts.
(4) No tax on advertlsen~enton hoard~ngsshall be levled 111 respect of any perlr~d
for which such tax has already been patd under the relevant Acts befort. the date of
commencement of this Act.
A. KKISHNANKI Il'TY NAIR

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9 .. The following Act of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assenibly received the assent of the .
Governor o n the 14th November 2003 and is hereby published for general information:-
ACT No. 33 OF 2003.

An Act further to anlend tlte laws relating to the Municipcrl Corporations a n d
Municipalities in the State of Tumi! Nadu.
k BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu In lhc Flfty-fourth
Ci Year of the Republ~cof India as follows:-
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PART-I
PRELIMINARY
1. ( I ) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Second Amendment) Short title and
Act, 2003. commence-
ment.
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 19th July 2003.
AMENDMENT T O THE CHENNAI CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION

ACT, 1919.
bl Nadu ~ c t 2. After section 255 of the Chennai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919, the following lnsertion of new
kor 1919 section shall be inserted, namely:- section 255-A.
"255-A. Provision of Rain Water Harvestiilg Structure.-41) In every building owned or
occupied by the Government or a statutory body or company or an institution owned or controlled
by the Government, rain water harvesting structure shall be provided by the Government or by such
statutory body or company or other institution, as the case may be, in such manner and within such
time as may be prescribed.
(2) Subject to the pmvisioi of sub-section (I), every owner or occupier of a build~ngshall
provide rain water harvesting structure in the building in such manner and within such period as
may be prescribed.
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Exp1anatiorr.-Where a building is owned or occtipied by more than one person, every such
person shall be liable under this sub-section.
' b)where the rain ~ i t e r h a r v e s t i nstructure
~ is not provided as required under sub-section
(2), the 'Cominiisiondr'or arly pe$on authorised by him in this behalf may, aAer giving notice to
the owner or occupier of the building, cause rain water harvesting structure to be provided in s9cIi.
building and tkcjovff&e'cost.of such provision along with the incidental expense thereof in theh
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1. same manner as pro$rty tax. ' ,
(4J Notwith tandieg any action taken under, sub-section (3), where the owner or occupier
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of the buildirip: Bils o provide the'rain water harvesting structure in the bBilding before the date
as may'be prescribed, the water supply connection provided to such building shall be disconnecteid
till rain water harvesting strycture is brovided.".
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AMENDMENT TO THE TAMIL NADU DISTRICT MUNICIPALITIES ACT,

.. 1920.
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ladu A C ~ 3. After section 215 of the Tamil Nadu Districf Municipal~t~es
Act, 1920, the following lnsertion of new
920 section shall be inserted, namely:- section 2 15-A.
"2f5-A Provrsion oJHarlr Water Iltrri~esfrrrgS//.~rcllrrc--(I) In cvery bu~ldrngowned or I

occupred by the Government or a statutory body or a company or an tnstttutlon owned or controlled
by the Government, ratn water harvesttng structure shall be prov~dedby the Government or by such
statulory body or company or other tnstttut~on,as thc case mJy bc, In such manncr anti w~thtnsuch
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I shall provide rrinwater harvcstiny structure In thc butld~rlyIn such itianncr and w ~ t h ~such
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(3) Where the rain water harvesting struchre is not provided as required under
sub-section (2), the Executive Authority or any person authorised by him in this behalf may,
after giving notice to the owner or occhpier of the building, cause rain water harvesting
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structure to be provided in such building and recover the cost of such provision along with
I t h e incidental expense thereof in the same manner as property tax.
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octhpier of the building fails to provide the rain water harvesting structure in the building
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before the date hs may be prescribed, the water supply connection provided to such
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A M E N D M E N T TO THE MADClRAl CITY RlUNlClPAL CORPORATION

I ACT, 1971.
1 Insertion of new 4 . After section 295 o f the Madurai City Municipal Corporation Act, 197 1, the lalilll Nadu
section 295-A. following section shall be inserted, namely:-
Sft.lrcrtrl.e.---(1) In every building
"295-A. Provisioti qf'R~irrIV[rter.l~clrvesrir~g
owned or occupied by the Government or a statutory body o r a company o r an
institution owned o r controlled by the Government, rain water harvesting structure
shall b e provided by the Government or by such statutory body or conlpany or other
institution, a s the case may be, in such manner and within such time as may b e
prescribed.
(2) Subjcct to the provisions of sub-scction ( I ) , cvcry owner or occupier of a
building shall provide rain watcr harvesting structure i n the building in such manner and
within such period as may he prescribed.
Explanntion..-- Where a building is owned o r occupied b y more than one person,
every such person shall be liable under this sub-section.
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building before the datc as may be prescribed, the water supply connection provided
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Insertion of 5 . Aftel. section 295 of the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation Act, 1981, Tamil Nab
ne'4' scctio" the followini; section shall be inserted, namely:--
295-A.
"295-A Provision f!f'h'rrirlbV(~tcr.har-vesti~rgStrucft1r.r.---(1)I n every building
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owned or oc:cupued by the Government or a statutory body or a comparly or an
institution owned or controlled by the Government, rain water harvesting structure
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(2) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (I), every owner or occupier of

a building shall provide rain water harvesting structure in the building in such manner
and within such period as may be prescribed.
Erp1anntion.--Where a building is owned or occupied by more than one person, every
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such person shall be liable under this sub-section.
(3) Where the rain water harvesting structure is not provided as required under
sub-section (2), the Commissioner or 2ny person authorised by him in this behalf may, after
giving notice to the owner or occupier of the building, cause rain water harvesting structure to
be provided in such building and recover the cost of such provision along with the incidental
expense thereof in the same manner as property tax.
(4) Notwithstanding ady action taken under sub-section (3), where the owner or
occupier of the building fails to provide the rain water harvesting structure in the building
before the date as may be prescribed, the water supply connection provided to such building
shall be disconnected till rain water harvesting structure is provided.
6. (1) The Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2003 is Repeal and
4 hereby repealed. saving.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the
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i Municipal Corporation Act, 1919, the Tam1 Nadu Distrlct Municlpalitles Act,
(By order of the Govcrnor)
A. K R I S H N A N K ~ A Y N A m ,
Secrrtaiy to Government.
Low Department.
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The following Act of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly received the assent of
the Governor on the 5th August 2004 and is hereby published ,or general information:-
. AZT .:41 22 OF 2004.

BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Fifty-fifth Year
of the Republic of India as follows :-
I.( I ) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities (Amendment) Act, Short title and
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commence-
men!.
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 14th day of June 2004.
2. In the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920 (heieinafter referred to as the Substitution of
principal Act),- expressions in
Tamil NMu
(a) for the expression "town panchayatn,wherever it occurs, the expression Act V of 1920.
"Third Grade municipality" shall be substituted;
(b) for the expression "panchayat town", wherever it occurs, the expression
"transitional area" shall be substituted;
(c) for the expression "TOWN PANCHAYATS", wherever it occurs, the
expression "THIRD GRADE MUNICIPALITIES" shall be substituted;
( d ) for the expression "town panchayats", wherever it occurs, the expression
"Third Grade municipalitiesn shall be substituted;
(e) for the expression "panchayat towns", wherever it occurs, the expression
"transitional areas" shall be substituted.
3. In section 3-8 of the principal Act,- Amendment of
section 3-8. '
(8) in sub-section (I), in clause (a), for the expression "population estimated
at not less than five thousand and an annual income of not less than one
lakh of rupeesn,the expression "population esti nated at not less than thirty
thousandn shall be substituted;
(b) in sub-section (3), for the expression "five thousandn, wherever it occurs,
the expression "thirty thousandn shall be substituted.
4. In section 4 of the principal Act, after sub-section (5), the following sub-section Amendment of
shall be added, namely:- section 4.
"(6) The State Government may, by notification, classify municipalities into Special
Grade, Selection Grade, First Grade and Second Grade, for the purpose of
effective administration of the said municipalities, in accordance with such
norms as may be prescribed.'.
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Tamil Nadu 5. (1) The Tamil Nadu District Municipalities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2004 is Repeal and
saving.
Ordinance hereby repealed.
7 of 2004.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done Or any action taken under the
principal Act, as amended by the said Ordinance, shall be deemed to have been done
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L. JAYASANKARAI.,
Secretary to G o v ~.-vent-in-charge,
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Law Department.
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The following Act of the Tamil Nadu Legislative As~emblyreceived the assent of
the Governor on the 5th August 2004 and is hereby published for general information:-
ACT No. 24 OF 2004.

BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Fifty-fifth
Year of the Republic of India as follows :-
I.(I)This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Dlstrict Municipalities (Second Short title and
ment.
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of July 2004.
2. After section 3-M of the Tamil Nadu Dist~ict Municipalities Act, 1920 (hereinafter Insertion of
referred to as the principal Act), the following section shall be inserted, namely:- new section
3-MM.
"3-MM. Special provisions relating t o village panchayat constituted as
Third Grade municipality.-(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act,-
(a) the president and members of a village panchayat, who are eIr?ted or
deemed to have been elected and holding office as such immedi,!-fv before the date
of constitution of such village panchayat as Third Grade municipality under this Act.
shall be deemed to be the chairman and members of such Third Grade municipality
elected under this Act and such chairman and members shall continue to hold office
upto such date as the State Government may, by notification, fix in this behalf or, in
case no such date is fixed, upto the date on which their term of office would expire
under the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994 (Tamil Nadu Act 21 of 1994) and such
chairman and members shall exercise all powers and perform all duties conferred on
the chairman and members by or under this Act.
(b) all the employees, other than the provincialised employees, of the
village panchayat, immediately before its constitution as Third Grade municipality,
shall be the employees of such Third Grade municipality under this Act. The
provincialised employees shall continue to serve under the Third Grade municipality
and they shall be transferred by the Director of Rural Development within three
months from the date on which such Third Grade municipality is constituted under this
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(2) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (I), the provisions of this Act and
the rules made thereunder shall apply to the Thlrd Grade municipality referred to in
sub-section (1 ).".
3. (1) The Tamil Nadu District Municipalities (Second Amendment) Ordinance, Repeal and
2004 is hereby repealed. saving.
L. JAYASANKARAN,
Secretary to Government-in-charge,
Law Department.
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of the Governor on the 1st September 2006 and is hereby published for general
information :-
ACT No. 18 Of 2006.
An Act further to amend the laws relating to the Municipal Corporations

and the Municipalities in the State of Tamil Nadu.

Fifty-seventh ,Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
PART I.
PRELIMINARY.
1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Municipal Law$ (Amendment) Shorr litk and
Act, 2006. comrnence-
rnent.
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 14th day of
July 2006.
PART 11.
AMENDMENTS TO THE CHENNAI CITY MUNICIPAL COFtPORATlQN ACT, 1919.
Tamil Nadu 2. For Sections 28 and 29 of the Chennai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919 Substitution of
sections 28
Act I V of (hereinafter in this Part referred to as the 1919 Act), the follawi~qsections shall and 29.
1919 be substituted, namely:-
"28 Election of Mayor and Deputy ma yo^-(1) The council shall, at its first
meeting after each ordinary election to the council.-
(i) elect one of its councillors to be the Mayor; and .
(ii) elect one of its councillors other than the Mayor to be the Deputy
Mayor.
(2) A Deputy Mayor on being elected as Mayor shall cease to be the
Deputy Mayor.
29. Term of Office of Mayor and Deputy Mayor.-(1) The Mayor or Deputy
Mayor shall be entitled to hold office for a period of five years from the date of his
election provided that in the meantime he does not cease to t ~ ethe councillor.
(2) On the occurrence of any vacancy in tW Office of Mayor or Deputy
Mayor, the council shall, w~thinsuch time as may be prescribed, elect a successor,
who shall be entitled to hold offide so long as the person in whose place he IS
elected would have been entitled to hold it if the vacancy had, not occurred.
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(3) A Mayor or a Deputy Mayor shall be deemed to havc~vacated hls office
.on his becoming disqualified for holding the office o'f on his removal frorn office or
on the expiiy of his term of office or on h ~ sotherwise ceasing o be the Mayor or
Deputy Mayor, as the case may be.".
3 After Section 44-i$A of the 1919 Act. the follow~no sectlons shall be Insertcon of
inserted. namely:- new secltons
44.AB and
"44-AB. State Governmellt to ren?ove Mayor or Deputy Mayor.-(1 ) The State 44-AC
Government may. by notification, remove a hdayor or a Deputy Mayor, who In their
opinion wilfully omits or refuses to car+p out or disobeys the provisions of this Act
.or any rules, by-laws, regutattot~sor Iil~fUlorders Issued under this Act or abuses
the powers vested In hlm
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(2) The State Government shall, when they propose to take action under
sub-section ( I ) , give the Mayor or Deputy Mayor concerned an opportunity for
explanation, and the notification issued under the said sub-section shall contain a
statement of the reasons of the State Government for the action taken.
( 3 ) Any person removed under sub-section ( 1 ) from the Office of the ,
Mayor or Deputy Mayor shall not be eiigible for election to the said office u'ntil the
date on which notice of the next ordinary elections to the council is published in
the prescribed manner, or the expiry of one year frorn the date specified in such
notification.
; no-confidence in Mayor or Deplrty Mayor.-(1) Subject to
44-AC. ~ o t i o r of
the provisior~sof this sect~on,a m o t i ~ nexpressing want of confidence in the Mayor
or Deputy Mayor may be made in accordance with the procedure laid down herein.
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ritten notice of intention to make the motion, in such form as may be
Government, signed by such number of councillcrs as shall
than one half of the sanctioned strength of the council, together
motion which is proposed to be made, shall be deliversd in
by any two of the councillors signing the notice.
( 3 ) ?he commissioner shall then convene a meeting for the consideration
of the rnotio'n, to be held at the Municipal Office, at a time appointed by him which
shall n3t be later than thirty days from the date on which the notice under
sub-section ( 2 ) was delivered to him. He shall give to the councillors notice of not
less than fifteen clear days of such meeting and of the time appointed therefor.
(4) The comrn~ssionershall preside at the meeting convened under this
section, and no other person shall preside thereat. If within half an hour after the
time appointed for the meeting the commissioner is not present to preside at the
meeting, the meeting shall stand adjourned to a t~meto be appointed and notrfied
to the councillors by the commissioner under sub-section (5).
(5) If the commissioner is unable to preside at the meeting, he may, after
recording his reasons in writing, adjourn the meeting to such other time as he may
appoint. The date so appointed shall not be later than thirty days from the date
appointed for the meeting under sub-section (3). Notice of not less than seven
clear days shall be given to the councillors of the time appe+intedfor the adjoi~rned
meeting.
(6) Save as provided in sub-sections (4) and (5),a meeting convened for
the purpose of considering a mot~onunder this sect~onshall not for any reason be
adjourned.
(7) As soon as the meeting convened under this sectiop has commenced,
the commissioner shall read to the council. the motion for the consideration-of
which it has been convened and.declare it to be open for debate.
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(8) No debate on any motion under this section .shal be adjourned.
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(9) Such debate shall automatically terminate on the expiry of two hours
from the time appointed for the commencement'of the meeting, if it is not'coneluded
earlier. Upon the conclusion of the debate or upon the expiry of the said period of
two hours, as the case may be, the motion shall be put to the vote of the council.
(10) The commissioner shall not. speak on the, merits of the motiqn, nor
shall he be entitled to vote thereon. . 5
(11) A copy of the minutes of the meeting together with a copy of the
motion and the result of the voting thereon shall forthwith on the termination of the
meeting be forwarded by the commissioner to the state Government.
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(12) If the motion is carried with the support of not less than three-fifth of
the sanctioned strength of the council, the State Government shall, by notification,
remove the Mayor or the Deputy Mayor, as the case may be.
(13) If the motion is not carried by such a major~tyas aforesaid, or if the

meeting cannot be held for want of a quorum, no notice of any subsequent motion
expressing want of confidence in the same Mayor or the Deputy Mayol- sliall be
received until after the expiry of six months from the date of the n ~ e e t i ~ g
(14) No notice of a motion under this section shall be received within six
months of the assumption of office by a Mayor or a Deputy Mayor.".
4. After section 46-A of the 1919 Act, the following section shall be inserted, Insertion of
namely:- new sect~on
46-AA .
"46-AA. Special provision relating to election.-Notwithstanding anything
contained in this Act or the rules made or orders issued under this /kt, for the first
election to the council to be held immediately after the 14th day ofjJuly 2006, the
territorial area of the divisions of the city, the total number of
number of councillors to be returned from such divisions shall be
exist on the 14th day of July 2006.".
"councillor or Mayor", the word "councillor" shall be substituted.

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5. 1r1section 59 of the 1919 Act, in sub-section (2), in clause (c), for the words
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6. In section 348 of the 1919 Act, clauses (a) and (b) shall be omitted
Amendment of
sect~on59.
Amendment of
section 348
AMENDMENTS TO THE MADURAI CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION

ACT, 1971.
Tam11Nadu 7. For sections 29 and 30 of the Madurai City Municipal Corporation Act, Subst~tutionof
l 5 Of sections 29
1971(hereinafter in this Part referred to as the 1971 Act), the following section$
1971 and 30.
shall be substituted, namely:-
"29. Election of Mayor and Deputy Mayor.-(1) The council shall, at its first
meeting after each ordinary election to the council,-
(i) elect one of its councillors to be the Mayor; and
(ii) elect one of its councillors other than the Mayor to be the Deputy
Mayor.
Deputy Mayor.
30. Term of office of Mayor and Deputy Mayor.-(1 ) The Mayor or Deputy
Mayor shall be entitled to hcld office for a period of five years from the date of his
election provided that in the meantime he does not cease to be the councillor.
(2) On the occurrence of any vacancy in the office of Mayor or Deputy
Mayor, the cou~lcilshall, within such time as may be prescribed, elect a successor,
who shall be entitled to hold office so long as the person in whose place he is
elected would have been entitled to hold it if the vacancy had not occurred.
(3) A Mayor or a Deputy Mayor shall be deemed to have vacated his office
oh his becoming disqualified for holding the office or on his removal from off~ceor
on the expiry of his term of office or on his otherwise ceasing to be the Mayor or
Deputy Mayor, as the case may be.".
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lnsert~onof 8. After sectton 48-A of the 1971 Act, the following sections shall be inserted,
new sectlons namely -
48-AA and
4 8 - ~ ~ "48-.AA. State Gover~~ment to remove Mayor or Deputy Mayor.-(1) The
State Government may, by notrflcation, remove a Mayor or a Deputy Mayor, who
in the11opinion w~lfullyorrlits or refuses to carry out or d~sobeysthe provi~ionsof .
this Act or any rules, by-laws, regulations rnade or lawful orders issued under thls
Act or sbuses the powers vested in htm.
sub-section ( I ) , give the Mayor or Deputy Mayor concerned an opportunity for
statement of the reasons of the State Government for the action taken.
i (3) Any person removed under sub-sect~on(1) from the offlce of the Mayor
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or Deputy Mayor shall r~otbe el~giblefor election to the said office until the date
on which notice of the next ordlnary elections to the council is published In the
prescribed manner, or expiry of one year from the date specified in such notification.
48-Af3.Motion of no-confidence in Mayor or Deputy Mayor.-(1) Subject
to the provisibns of this section, a motion expressing want of, confidence in the
Mayor or Deputy Mayor may be made in accordance with the procedure laid
,down herein.
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.f~xedby the State Government, sigrqd by sucti number of councillors as shall
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i; with a copy of the motion which is proposed to be made, shall be delivered in
person to the commissioner by any two of the councillors signing the notice.
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(3) The commissioner shall then convene a meeting for the consideration
of the lnotion, twbe h&i at the mun@pal'office, at a .time appointed by him which
shall not be later than thirty days from the date on which the ndrce under sub-
section (2) was delivered to him. He shaU give to thecouncillors notice of not less
than fifteen clear days of such meeting and of the time. appointed therefor.
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(4) The commissioner shall preside at the meeting convened under this
section, and no dher person shall preside thereat. If within half an hour after the
time appointed for the meet~ngthe commissioner~isnot-@resentto preside at the
meeting, the meetlng shall stand adjourned to a time to be appointed and notifled
( 5 ) If the commiss~oneris unable to preside at the meeting, he may, after
appoint. The date so appointed shall not be later than thirty days from the date
appointed for the meehng under sub-section (3). Notice of not less than seven
clear days shall be given to the councillors of the time appointed for the adjourned
meeting.
(6) Save as provided in sub-sections (4) and (5).a meeting convened for
the purpose of considering a motion under this section shalt not for any reason be
adjourned.
(7) As soon as the meeting convened under this section has commenced,
the commissioner shall read to the council the motion for the cons~derationof
which it has been convened and declare it to be open for debate.
(8) No debate on any motion under this section shall be adjourned.
from the trme appointed for the commencement of the meeting, if it is not concluded
earher. Upon the conclus~onof the debate or upon the expiry of the sa~dperiod of
two hours, as the case rnay be, the motion shall he ~ L I !to the vole of the council
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(10) The commissioner shall not speak on the merits of the motion, nor
shall he be entitled to vote thereon.
(11) A copy of the minutes of the meeting together with a copy of the
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meeting be forwarded by the commissioner to the State Government. e
remove the Mayor or the Deplity Mayor, as the case may be.
(13) If the motion is not carried by such a majority as aforesaid, or if the

meeting cannot be held for want of a quorum, no notice of any subsequent motion
expressing want of confidence in the same Mayor or the Deputy Mayor shall be
received until after the expiry of six months from the date of the meetrng.
(14) No notice of a motion under this section shall be received within six
namely:-, new section
50-A
50-A. Special provision relating to election.-Notwithstanding an$hing
contained in this Act or the rules made or orders issued under this Act, for the first
election to the council to be held immediately after the 14th day of July 2006, the
territorial area of the-wards of the city, the total number of wards and the total
number of councillors to be returned from such wards shall be the same as they
10. In section 66 of the 1971 Act, in sub-section (2), in clause (b), for the Amendment of
words "councillor or Mayor", the word "councillor" shall be substituted. section 66.
PART-IV.
AMENDMENTS TO THE COIMBATORE CITY MUNICIPAL CORPOWinON
ACT, 1981.
m ~Nadu
l Act 11. For sections 29 and 30 of the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation Act, Subst~tutionof
5 of 1981 sections 29
198l(hereinafter in this Part referred to as the 1981 Act), the following sections and 30.
shall be substituted, namely:-
"29. Election of Mayor and Deputy Mayor.-(1) The council shall, at its first
meeting after each ordinary election to the council,-
(i) elect one of its councillors to be the Mayor: and
(ii) elect one of its councillors other than the Mayor ,lo be the
Deputy Mayor.
Deputy Mayor.
30. Term of office of Mayor and Deputy Mayor.-(1) The Mayor or Deputy
Mayor shall be entitled to hold office for a period of five years from the date of his
election provided that in the meantime he does not cease to be tpe councillor.
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(2) On the occurrence of any vacancy in the office of Mayor or Deputy
Mayqr, the council shall, within such time as may be prescribed, e ~ e ba successor.
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who shall be entitled to hold office so long as the person in
elected would have been entitled to hold it if the vacancy
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(3) A Mayor or a Deputy Mayor shall be deeved to have vggated his office
6; his beconing disqualified for holding the office or on his removal fromoffice or
an the expiry of his term of office or on his
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Insertion of 12. After section 50-A of the 1981 Act, the followi,ng sections>shpllbeinsqrted. .
new sections rrlamely:-
50-8 and + , ,
50-c. "50-B. Sfate Government to remove ~ a l o or r ' ~ e & t ;~~. a y o r - ( l )The

State Government may, by notification, remove a Mayor or a Deputy Mayor, .who
in their opinion wilfully omits or refuses to carry out'or disobeys the provisions of
this Act or any rules, by-laws, regulations made or lawful orders issued under this
Act or abuses the powers vested in him. . I I \
sub-sectton (I), give the Mayor or Deputy Mayor concerned an opportunity for
statement of the reasons of the State Government for the action. taken. . t
(3) Any person removed under sub-section (1) from the office of the Mayor
or Deputy Mayor shall not be eligible for election to the said office until the date
on which notice of the next ordinary elections to the council is published in the
prescribed manner, or the expiry of one year from the date specified in such
notification.
50-C. Motion of no-confidence in Mayor or Deputy Mayor.-(1) Subject to the
provisions of this section, a motion expressing want of confidence in the Mayor or
Deputy Mayor may be made in accordance with the procedure laid down herein.
(2) Written notice of intention to make the motion, in such form as may be
fixed by the State Government, signed by such number of councillors as shall
constitute not less than one half of the sanctioned strength of the council, together
with a copy of the motion which is proposed to be made, shall be delivered in
person to the commissioner by any two of the councillors signing the notice.
(3) The commissioner shall then convene a meeting for the consideration
of the motion, to be held at the Municipal Office, at a time appointed by him which
shall not be later than thirty days from the date on which the notice under
sub-section (2) was delivered to him. He shall give to the councillors notlce of not
less than fifteen clear days of such meeting and of the time appointed therefor.
(4) The commissioner shall preside at the meeting convened under this
section, and no other person shall preside thereat. If within half an hour after the
time appointed for the meeting the commiss~oneris not present to preside at ths
meeting, the meeting shall stand adjourned to a time to be appointed and notified
(5) If the commissioner 1s unable to preside at the meeting, he may, after
appoint. T7e date so appointed shall not be later than thirty days from the date
appointed for the meeting under sub-section (3). Notice of not less than seven
clear days shall be given to the counc~llorsof the time appointed for the adjourned
meeting.
(g) Save as provided in sub-sections (4) and ( 5 ) , a meeting convened for
the ptirpo *e of constderlng a motion under this section shall not for any reason be
adjourned.
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(7) As soon as the meetrng convened under this section has commenced,
the comrriissioner shall read to the council the motion for the consideration of
whlch it k'as been conveqed and declare it to be open for debate
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(8) No debate ori any motion under this section' shall be adjourned.
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(10) The' commissioner shall not speak on the merits of the motion, nor
shall he be entitled to vote thereon.
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1) A' copy' of the minutes of the meeting togethet with a copy of the
meeting be forwarded by the commissioner to the State Government.
remove the Mayor or the Deputy Mayor, as the case may be.
(13) If the motion is not carried by such a majority as aforesaid, or if the
meeting cannot be held for want of a quorum, no notice of any subsc?quentmotion
expressing want of confidence in the same Mayor or the Deputy Mayor shall be
received until after the expiry of six months from the date of the meeting.
(14) No notice of a motion under this sedion shall be received within six
new section
namely:- 52-A
"52-A. Special provision relating to election.-Notwithstancling anything
contained in this Act or the rules made or orders issued under this Act fctr the first
election to the council to be held immediately after the 14th day of July 2006, the
territorial area of the divisions of the city, the total number of division3 and the total
number of councillors to be returned from such divisions shall be the same as they
words "councillor or Mayor", the word "councillor" shall be substitu ed.
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14. In section 68 of the 1981 Act, in sub-section (2). in clau e (b), for the Amendment of
sectlon 68
m ~Nadu
l 15. In the Tamil Nadu-District Municipalities Act, 1920 (hereinafter in this Part Amendment
ct V of of section 3.
referred to as the 1920 Act), in section 3,-
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(I) in clause (7-A), for the expression "Third Grade municipality", the
expression "Third Grade municipality, town panchayat" shall be substituted;
(2) in clause (12-C), for the expression "Third Grade municipality", the
expression "Third Grade municipality, the town panchayat" shall be substituted;
(3) for clause (18-A), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-
"(18-A) "panchayat town" means an area in transition from a rural area
to an urban area classified as panchayat town under section 3-P;";
( 4 ) in clause (29-A), for the expression "Third Grade municipality", the
expression "Third Grade municipality or town panchayat" shall be substituted;
(5) after clause (29-A), the following clause shall be inserted, namely'--
"(29-AA) "transitional area" means an area in transition from a rural
area to an urban area classified as transitional area under section 3-B;".
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16. In secUon 3-F of the 1920 Act, in sub-section (1). the expression "(exc~usive
of its chairman)" shall be omitted;
17. After Chapter I-A of the 1920 Act, the following Chapter shall be inserted,
namely:-
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"CHAPTER 1-6.
TOWN PANCHAYATS.
3-0. Application of Chapter.-This Chapter shall apply only to the town
panchayats.
3-P. Formation of town panchayats.-(1) The Governor-
(a) may, having regard to the revenue generated for local administration,
the percentage of employment in non-agricultural activities, the economic importance
or such other factors as he deems fit, by notification, classify and declare every
, local area comprising a revenue village or villages or any portion of a revenue
village or contiguous portions of two or more revenue villages and having a
population estimated at less than thirty thousand as a panchayat town for the
purposes of this Act; and
( b ) shall, by notification, specify the name of such panchayat town.
(2) In every panchayat town declared as such under sub-section (I), there
shall be established a town panchayat.
(3) (a) The Governor may, by notification, exclude from a panchayat town
any area crjmprised therein.
In regard to any area excluded under clause (a), the Governor
under sub-section ( I ) , declare it to be a panchayat town or
panchayat town under clause (c) (i).
/ (c) The Governor may, by notification.-
I (,) include in a panchayat town any local area contguous thereto: or
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(iii) alter the name of the panchayat town specified under clause
(b) of sub-section (1).
(d) Before issuing a notification under clause (a) or under clause (b)
read, with sub-section (1) or under clause (c), the Governor shall give the town
panchayat or town panchayats which will be affected by the issue of such notification,
a reasonable opportunity for showing cause against the proposal and shall consider
the explanations and objections, if any, of such town panchayat or town panchayats.
(4) Any rate-payer or inhabitant of such area or any town panchayat
concerned may, if he or it objects to any notification under sub-section (1) or
sub-section (3),appeal to the High Court within such period as may be prescribed.
3-Q. Constitution of town panchayats.-(1) Save as provided under
sub-section (2),every town panchayat shall consist of the elected members as
determined under section 3-X.
(2) The following persons shall be represented in the town panchayat.
namctly:-
(a) the members of the House of the People and the members of the
State Legislative Assembly representing a constituency cowprisrng,the whole or
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(b) the members of the Council of States who atre registered as
electors within the area of the town panchayat.
(3) The members of the House of the People, the State Legislative
Assembly and the Council of States referred to in clauses (a) ancl (b) of sub-
section (2) shall be entitled to take part in the proceedings, but shall not have the
right to vate in the meetings, of the town panchayat.
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3-R. Incorporation of town panchayats.-(1) A town pa shall be
constituted for each panchayat town consisting of such number of
with effect from such date as may be specified in the
behalf by the Governor.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this Act. the administration/ofthe panchayat
town shall vest in the town panchayat, but the town panchayat shall not be entitled
to exercise functions expressly assigned by or under this Act or any other law to
its chairman or to any other authority.
(3) Every town panchayat shall be a body corporate by the name of the
panchayat town specified in the notification issued under section 3-P, shall have
perpetual succession and a common seal, and subject to any restrictions or
qualifications imposed by or under this Act or any other law, shall be vested with
the capacity of suing or being sued in its corporate name, or acquiring, holding and
transferring property, movable or immovable or entering into contracts and of doing
all things necessary, proper or expedient for the purpose for which it is constituted.
3-S.Alteration of classification of panchayat towns.-(1) The Governor may
alter any classification, notified under sub- section (1) of section 3-P, if in his
opinion, the panchayat town satisfies or ceases to satisfy the conditions referred
to in that sub-section.
(2) Any decision made by the Governor under this section shall not be
questioned in a court of law.
3-T. Strength of a town panchayat.-(1 ) Notwiths~a.idinganything contained in
this Act, the total number of members of a town panchayat shall be notified by the
Inspector In accordance with such scale as may be prescribed with reference to
the population ds ascertained at the last preceeding census of which the relevant
figures have been published.
(2) The Inspector may, from time to time, by notification, alter the total
number of members of a town panchayat notified under sub-section (1).
3-U. Duration of town panchayat.-(1) Every town panchayat, unless sooner
dissolved, shall continue for five years beginning from the date appointed for its
first meeting after each ordinary election and no longer and the expiration of the
,-. said per~odof five years shall operate as a dissolution of the town panchayat.
(2) An election to constitute a town panchayat shall be completed.-
(a) before the expiry of its durat~onspecified in sub- section (1); or
( h ) before the exp~rationof a period of six months from the date of its
dissolution:
Provided that where the remainder of the period for which the dissolved
town panchayat would have continued is less than six months, it shall not be
necessary to hold any elect~onfor constituting the town panchayat for such period
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ELECTION AND TERM OF OFFICE OF MEMBERS.
3-V. Election of members to town panchayat-The members of town panchayat
referred to in sub-section (1) of section 3-Q shall be elected in such manner as
may be preqcribed:
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ore than one town panchayat.
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3-W. R servation of seats.-(1) Seats shall be reserved for the persons
belonging t the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in every town
pancha;{at qnd the number of seats so reserved shall bear, as nearly as may be.
the same pr;oport~on to the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in
that town (anchayat as the population of the Scheduled Castes in the town
panchayat area, or of the Scheduled Tribes in that town panchayat area, bears to
the total population of that area.
(2) Seats shall be reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes
and the Scheduled Tribes from among the seats reserved for the persons belonging
to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes which shall not be less than
one-third ol the to!sl number of seats reserved for the persons belonging to the
Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes.
(3) Seats shall be reserved for women in the town panchayat and the
number of seats reserved for women shall not be less than one-third (including the
number of seats reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the
Scheduled Tribes) of the total number of seats in the town panchayat.
(4) (a) The offices of the chairmen of the town panchayats shall be
reserved for the persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled
Tribes and the number of offices so reserved shall bear, as nearly as may be, the
same proportion to the total number of offices in the State as the population of the
Schecluled Castes in all the town panchayats in the State or the Scheduled Tribes
in all the town panchayats in the State, bears to thei total
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( b ) The office; of the chairmen of the town-'pa'nchayats shall be
resented for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes and'the Scheduled Tribes
from among the offices reserved for the persons belonging'to tkie scheduled
Castes and the Scheduled Tribes which shall not be less,than ope-third of the total
number of offices reserved for the Scheduled Castes andhthe ,Scheduled Tribes.
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(5) The offices of the chairmen of the town pgnchayats shall be reserved
for women and the number of offices reserved for,women shall not be less .than
one-third (including the number of offices reserved for ,women belonging a t h e
Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes) qf the tot'al number of offices of the
chairmen of the town panchayats in the State:
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Provided that the offices reserved under this sub-section and under sub-
section (4) shall be allotted by rotation to different town panchayats in such manner
(6) The reservation of seats under sub-sections (1) and (2) and the
reservation of offices of chairmen under sub-section (4) shall cease to have effect
on the expiration of the period specified in Article 334 o!
the Constitution.
3-X. Division of town panchayats ir~towards.-(1 ) For the purpose of election
of members to a town panchayat, the Inspector shall, after consulting the town
panchayat, by notification, divide the panchayat town into wards and determine the
number of members to be elected in accordance with such scales as may be
prescribed.
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of ofice of members.-(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Act,
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members of every town panchayat elected at an ordinary election shall hold office
for a term of five years. .-
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commence on the date appointed for the first meeting of 'the town panchayat after J
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enter upon the office forthwith but shall hold office-only so long as the member in .. I ) t. L ~ P
wh'bse plhbe he'g'elected would have been entitled so hold office, if the vacancy
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-' 3-2.Electoral roll:-(!) The electoral roll of a town panchayat shall be the
same as the electoral roll of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly prepared and
revised in accordance wjth..the provisions of law for the time being in force in a
panchayat town and shall be deemed to* be the electoral roll for such town
panchayat for the purposes of this Act.
(2) No amendment, transposition or deletion of any entry in the electoral
roll of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly made after the last date for making
nominations for elections in any town panchayat and before the notification of the
result of such election shall form part of the electoral roll for such election, for the
purposes of this section.
3-AA. Application of the Act to town panchayats -The State Government
may, by notification, direct that any of the provisions of this Act and the rules made
under this Act or of any other enactment for the !ime being in force elsewhere in
the State of Tamil Nadu but not in the panchayat town shall apply to tliat town
panchayat to such extent and subject to such modifications, add~tionsarld restrict~ons
as may be specified in the notification.
3-BB. Chapter to override other laws.-(1) The provisions of th~schapter shall
have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contamed In this Act or
any other law.
(2) Save as otherwise provided ~nsub-section (1). the provisions of this
Chapter shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of, any other provisions of
this Act.
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3-CC. Specral provisions relatrng to vrllage panchayat constitirted as town
panchayat.-(1) Notwithstanding anyth~ngcontained In this Act,--
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( a ) the president and members of a village panchayat, wh are elected
or deemed to have been elected and holding office as such lrnmed~atly before the
date of co~stitutionof such village panchayat as town panchayat u der this Act,
shall be deemed to be the chairman and members of such town panc ayat elected
under this Act and such chairman and members shall cont~nueto h o d offlce upto
such date as the State Government may, by notification, fix in this behalf or, in
case no such date is fixed, up to the date on which their term of offlce would expire
under the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act. 1994 (Tamil Nadu Act 21 of 1994) and such
chairman and members shall exercise all powers and perform all duties conferred
on the chairman and members by or under th~sAct.
( b ) all the employees, other than the provincialised employees of-the
vlllage, panchayat immediately before its constitution as town panchayat shall be
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the employees of such town panchayat under th~sAct The prov~nc~al~sed employees
shall continue to serve under the town panchayat.
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the provisions of this Act
and the rules made thereunder shall apply to the town paochayat referred to rn
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il sub-section ( I).".
Amendment of 18. In section 7 of the 1920 Act, in sub-section ( I ) , the expression "exclusive
l section 7 of its c:hairmanWshall be omitted.
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sectlon 7-A
Amendment of
19. Section 7-A of the 1920 Act. shall be omitted.
20. In section 8 of the 1920 Act,-

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( 1 ) in the marginal heading, for the expression. uchairmanor quncillors",

the wgrd 'councillorswshall be substituted: " i .;
(2) in sub-section ( 1 ) , for the expression 'chairman and councillors", the
word 'councillors* shall be substituted;
(3) in sub-section (2), for the expression *chairman and councillors", the
word 'councillorsw shall be substituted;
(4) sub-section (2-A) shall be omitted;
(5) in sub-section (3), for the expression "The chairman or a councillor",
the expression 'A councillorwshall be substituted;
(6) in sub-section ( 4 ) , for the expression "The chairman or a councillor",
the expression 'A councillor" shall be substituted;
(7) in sub-section (5),for the expressions "The chairman or councillor" and
'The chairman or the councillor", the expressions "A councillor" and 'The councillor"
shall, respectively, be substituted.
I" Amendment of 21. In section 9 of the 1920 Act.-
section 9.
( I ) in the marginal heading, for the expression "chairman or councillor".
the word 'councillor" shall be substituted;
(2) in sub-section (I), for the expression "chairman or councillor", the word
"councillor" shall be substituted;
(3) in sub-section (3), for the expression "a cRairman or a councillor
elected under sub-section ( I ) " , the expression "a councillor elected under this
section" shall be substituted.
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sect~on12
22. In section 12 of the 1920 Act,--
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/ "(2) Every council shall elect one of its members to be its chairman.";
(2) for sub-section (4). the following sub-section shall be substituted.
namely:-
"(4) A chairman shall be deemed to have vacated his office on the
expiry of his term of office as a councillor or on his otherwise ceasing to be the
councillor.".
Amendment of 23. In sectlon 12-A of the 1920 Act, includtng the marginal heading. for the
sectton 12-A expression "vice-chairman", occurring in two places, the expression "chairman or
vice-chairman" shall be substituted.
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24. For Section 14 of the 1920 Act, the following section shall be substituted, Substitution of
namely:- section 14.
"14.Tlie chairman to be member of every committee of the council.-The

chairman shall, by virtue of his office, be a member of every committc?e of the
council.".
25. In section 30 of the 1920 Act.-- Amendment of
section 30
(1)in the marginal heading, for the expression "chairman and c~uncillor",
the word "Councillor" shall be substituted;
(2) in sub-section (I),for the expression "chairman or councillor", the word
"councillorn shall be substituted.
26. In section 40 of the 1920 Act, including the marginal heading, for the Amendment of
expression "vice-chairman", wherever it occurs, the expression "chai;man or vice- section 4 0
chairman" shall be substituted.
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27. In section 40-A of the 1920 Act,-- Amendment,of
section 40-A.
(1) in the marginal heading, for the expression "vice- c airman", the
expressior, "chairman or vice-chairman" shall be substituted;
(2) in sub-section (1). for the expression "vice-chairmann, thb expression
"chairman or vice-chairman" shall be substituted;
(3) in sub-section (12), for the expression "vice-chairman", the expression
"chairman or vice-chairman, as the case may be" shall be substituted;
(4)in sub-section (13), for the expression "vice-chairman", the expression
"chairman or vice-chairman" shall be substituted;
(5) in sub-section (14), for the expression "vice-chairman", the expression
"chairman or vice-chairman, as the case may be" shall be substituted.
28. Section 40-8 of the 1920 Act, shall be omitted. Omission of
section 40-8.
29. After section 43-A of the 1920 Act, the following section shall be inserted, Insertion of
namely:- new section
43-AA
"43-AA. Special provision relating to election.-Notwithstanding anything
contained in this Act or the rules made or orders issued under this Act, for the first
election to the municipal council to be held immediately after the 14th day of July
2006, the territorial area of the wards of the municipal council, the total number of
wards and the total number of councillors or members, as the case may be, to be
returned from such wards shall be the same as they exist on the 14th day of July
2006.".
30. In section 43-6 of the 1920 Act, including the marginal heading, for the Amendment of
section 43-8.
expression "Third Grade Munrcipalities", the expressirn "Third Grade Municipalities
and Town Panchayats" shall be substituted.
31. In section 43-C of the 1920 Act, in sub-section (Z),for the words "councillor Amendment of
section 43-C.
or chairman", the word "councillor" shall be substituted.
Amendment of
32. In section 48 of the 1920 Act,- section 4 8
(1) in sub-section ( I ) , for the expression "chairman or as a councillor", the
word "councillor" shall be substituted;
(2) in sub-section (2), for the expression "chairman or as councillor", the
word "qouncillor" shall be substituted.
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(I) in sub-section (I), for the expression "c;lairman or,councillor", the word
"councillor" shall be substituted;
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(a) for the expression "as a chairman or election as a councillor", the
expressi~n"as a councillor" shall be substituted;
(b) in clause (e), for the expression "chairman or a councillor", occurring
in two places, the expression "a councillor" shall be substituted.
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(1) in the marginal heading, for the expression 'chairman or councillors",
the word "councillors" shall be substituted;
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(i)for the expression "the chairman or a councillorn. the expression
"a councillor" shall be substituted;
1 (ii) for the expression "section 3-Cn, the expression, "section 3-C
or clauses (a) and (b) of sub-section (2) of section 3-Q" shall be substituted;
( b ) in clause (f), for the expression "of the chairman or any other
councillor", the expression "of any other councillor" shall be substituted;
(c) in clause (i),-
(i) for the expression "the chairman or councillor", the word
'councillor" shall be substituted;
(ii) in the proviso, the expression "chairman or" shall be omitted;
(3) in sub-section (4), the expression "the chairman or", wherever it
occurs, shall be omitted.
Amendment of 35. In section 51 of the 1920 Act.--
section 51:,~
(1) in the marginal heading, for the expression "chairman or councillor",
the word "councillor" shall be substituted;
(2) in sub-section (I), for the expressions "the chairman or a councillor",
"the cha,irman or any councillor" and -such chairman or councillors'.
the expr ssions "a councillor", "any councillor" and "such councillor" sha!l.
a
respectivfly, be substituted;
( ) in sub-section (3), for the expression "chairman or the councrllor", the
word "co ncillor" shall be substituted.
Amendment of
section 368. i,
36. 1 section 368 of the 1920 Act.-
(1) in sub-section (Z),for the expression "chairman and counc~llors"the
worcl "councillors" shall be substituted;
(2) in sub-section (3), after the expression "until a chairman tias heeri
elected", occuring in two places, the expression "by the council" shall be inserted,
(3) in sub-section (S), for the expression "chairman and counc~llors tile
word "councillors" shall be substituted;
(4) in sub-section (6), for the expression "office of chairman and C O U ~ C I ~ ~sO' I
the expression "office of councillors" shall be substituted.
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herebyrepealed. saving
r ladu (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under
,( ' of
C the Chennai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919, the Madurai City Municipal
Corporation Act, 1971, the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation Act, 1981 and
the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920, as amended by the said Ordinance,
Jadu shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the Chennai City Municipal
.t 5of
Corporation Act, 1919, the Madurai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1971, the
Jadu Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation Act, 1981 and the Tamil Nadu District
of
Municipalities Act, 1920, as amended by this Act.".
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I The following Act of the Tainil Nadu Legislat~ve Assembly received the
I assent of the Governor on the 16th December 2006 and IS hereby published for
Ii
1i general information.--
ACT No. 35 OF 2006. *
1 i An Act further to amend the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920.
I

Fifty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows :-
Short title and 1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities (Amendment)
commence- Act, 2006.
merit
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 25th day of October 2006.
lnsert~onof 2 After section 3-GG of the Tamil Nadu D~strictMunic~pal~tles Act,1920 (hereinafter Tam11Nadu
new section referred to as the prrncipal Act), the following section shall be inserted, namely.- V of 1920
3-GGG
"3-GGG. Appointment o f Special Officer i n certain circumstances.--
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, or in any other law for the time bang
in force, in respect of Koothappar town panchayat in Tiruchirappalli District, which coirld
1101 bc c o ~ ~ s t ~ l tor1
~ l uIIh!
t l ;'!ill! (lily of Oc:loL~c.~200(i, c?v1,:11;if1~?1roso~llngto clccliori ptocc?ss.
the Government may, by notlfrcation, appoint Special Officer to exercise the powers
and discharge the functions of the said town panchayat, until the day on which the first
meeting of the said town panchayat is held after election to the said town panchayat.
(2) The Special Officer appointed under sub-section (1) shall hold officc only for
six months from the date of his appointment or for such shorter perlod as the Government
may, by notification, specify In this behalf"
I
I Re~ealand 3. (1) ,The Tamil Nadu District Mun~cipalities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2006 is Tam11Nad~.
I savlng Ordlnancc
I
6 of 2006
such repeal, anything done or any action take11under the
1 principal Act, bs amended by the said Ordinance, shall be deemed to have been done or
taken under ttie principal Act, as amended by this Act
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The following Act of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly received the assent of
the Governor on the 12th November 2007 and is hereby published for general
information:-
ACT No. 37 OF 2007.

An Act further to amend the laws relating to the Municipal Corporations and the
Municipalities in the State of Tamil Nadu.
Fifty-eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
PART-I.
PRELIMINARY.
1. (1) This Act may be .called the Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Amendment) Short title and
commence-
ment.
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 4th day of October
PART-11.
AMENDMENTS TO THE CHENNAI CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1919.

2. In section 44-AC of the Chennai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919,- Amendment of
section
(1) in sub-section (2), for the expression "not less than one half of the 44-AC.
sanctioned strength", the expression "not less than three-fifth of the sanctioned
strength" shall be substituted;
(2) in sub-section (12), for the expression "not less than three-fifth of the
sanctioned strength", the expression "not less than four-fifth of the sanctioned strength"
(3) in sub-section (13), for the expression "six months", the expression
"one year" shall be substituted;
(4) for sub-section (14), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:-
"(14) No notice of a motion under this section shall be received,-
(i) within one year of the assumption of office by; or
(ii) during the last year of the term of office of,
a Mayor or a Deputy Mayor.".
3. Any motion expressing want of confidence in the Mayor or Deputy Mayor made Abatement of
under section 44-AC and pending before any officer, authority or the Government, no
as the case may be, as provided in section 44-AC, immediately before the . confidence
commencement of this Act, shall abate. motion. "
AMENDMENTS TO THE MADURPI CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1971.

du 4. In section 48-A0 of the Madurai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1971,- Amendment of
rf section
48-AB.
(1) in sub-section (?), for the expression "not less than one half of the
sanctioned strength", the .expression "not less than three-fifth of the sanctioned
I (2) in sub-section ("2), for the expression "not less than three-fifth of the
sanctioned strength", the expression "not less than four-fifth of the san~tionedstrength"
shall be s ~ b s t ~ t u t e d ,
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(3) in sub-s*ction (13), for the expressicn "six months", the expression
"one year" shall be substituted;
"(14) No notice of a motion under this section shall be re;eived,-
(i) within one year c f the assumption of office by; or
(ii) during tne last year of the term of office of,
a Mayor or a Deputy Mayor.'.
Abatement of 5. Any motion expressing want of confidence in the Mayor or Deputy Mayor made
no under section 48-AB and pending before any officer, authority or the Government,
confidence as the case may be, as provided in section 48-AB, immediately before the
-
motion. commencement of this Act, stlall abate.
PART-IV.
AMENDMENTS TO THE COIMBATORE CITY MlJNlClPAL

Amendment of 6 . In section 50-C of the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation Act, 1981,-
section 50-C.
(1) in sub-section (2), for the expression "not less than one half of the
strength" shall be substittrted;
(2) in sub-sectiorr (12), for the expression "not less than three-fifth of the
sanctioned strength", the e:lcpression "not less than four-fifth of the sanctioned strength"
(3) in sub-section (13)' for the expression "six months", the expression
'one year" shall be substituted;
"(14) No riotice of a motion under this section shall be received,-
(i) within one year of the assumption of office by; or
a Mayor or a Deputy Mayor.".
Abatement 7. Any motion expressing want of confidence in the Mayor or Deputy Mayor made
of no under section 50-C and pending before any officer, authority or the Government,
confidence as the case may be, as provided in section 50-C, immediately before the commencement
motion. of this Act, shall abate.
PART-V.
AMENDMENTS TO THE TAMIL NADU DISTRICT MUNICII'ALITIES ACT, 9920.

Amendment 8. In section 40-A of the Tamil Nadu District Municipelities Act, 1920,-
of section
40-A.
(1) in sub-section ( 2 ) , for the expression "not less than one half of the
(2) in sub-sectio~i(12), for the e x p l e s s ~ o ~
nut
~ less than three-fifths of the
sanctioned strength", the expression "not less than four-fifth of the sanctioned strength"
(3) in sub-sect~on (13), for the expression "six months", the expression
'one year" shall be substrtu:ed;
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"(14) No notice of a motion under this section shall be received,-

(i) within one year of the assumption of 2ffice by; or
a chairman or a vice-chairman.".
9. Any motion expressing want of confidence in the chairman or vice chairman Abatement of
made under section 40-A and pending before any officer, authority or the Government, no
as the case may be, as provided in section 40-A, immediately before the commencement confidence
of this Act, shall abate. motion.
10. (1) The Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2007 is hereby Repeal and
saving.
S. DHEENADHAYALAN,
Law Department.
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EXTRAORDINARY -
~h~ foliowing ,A,C~ of the T l m i ! Nadri Legislative Ascemb'j received the assent of
Gcveinoi on the 19th Februery 2008 and is hereby published for general
1nforrnatlon:--
ACT No. 9 OF 2008.

An ~~t funher to amend the h w s relating to the Munkipal Cofporafions
and tl7e Munjcipa(itles in the State o f Tamil Nadu.
BE it enacted lly ?he Leglslat~be Assembly of the State at Tamil Nadu In the
Fifty-n~nth {ear of the Repi~blicof India as follows:-
PART-I.
PRELIMINARY.
1. (1) 171, ; Act rrldr 17t, CJIICC! t l ~ r :f a n i ! Nddu h?~nicipatL.;-~ws (Amei7dment) Act, Short title and
2008 cornmence-
ment.
(2) It shall come Into force on such date as the Sta!e Government may, by
notification, appoini
PART-II.
A M E N D ~ ~ ~ E-ro
N T T ~ CHENNAI
E CITY MUNICIPP~L
CORPORATION A2T, 1919.
2. In ths Chennai City M u n ~ c ~ p aCorporation
l P,ct, 1919, sections 43.A and Omission of
3 3 - A shall be o;nitted sections
43-A and
358-A.
PART-II!.
AiLlENDMENT TO THE MADtiRAl CITY MiJNlCIPAL
CORPORATION ACT 197:
3. In the Madurai City M u n ~ c ~ p aCorporat~on
l Act, 197 I , sections 4 5 4 and Omlssi0n of
443-A shall be orrritted. sect~ons
45-A and
443-A.
PART-I!'.
I
AMENDMENT 10 THE COIMBATORE CITY k/1UNICIpAL
C(?RPCIRATION ACT, 1981.
4. 111 the Co~mbatoie City M3c71ct~alCorporation Act, 1981, sections 47-A and O W ~ S Sof~ O ~
442-A shall be omitted. sections
47-A and
442-A.
FAIIT-V.
AMEND JiENT TO THE TAMIL NADU DlSf13Icl-

MUF.iICI"ALITIES ACT, 1920
5 In 1I1(: Tamil Na:lu Act, 1920, sqcrlons 40430 and

i j r s l r ~ ~Munic.~[)al~lles
t Omlsslonof
313-A shall be o r r l ~ l t o ~ j sections
40-88 and
3 14-A
(HY order o! the Governor)
S DHEFNADHPYALAN,
Sectela~ylo Govcmmen!-~ncharge,
Law Depsrtme~it.
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The following Act of the Tam11 Nadu Legislative Assembly received the assent of the
Governor on the 25th May 2008 and is hereby published for general information:-
ACT No. 24 OF 2008.

An Act further to amend the laws relating to the Municipal Corporations and the
Municipalities in the State of Tamil Nadu.
BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Fifty-ninth
Year of the Republic of India as follows.--
PART-I.
PRELIMINARY.
1. (1) This Act may be called the Tam11Nadu Municipal Laws (Fourth Amendment) Short title anc
commence-
ment.
notification, appoint
PART-II.
AMENDMENTS TO THE CHENNAI CITY MUNICIPAL
2. In section 326-C of the Chennai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919, (hereinafter Amendment of
in this Part referred to as the principal Act), in sub-section (5),for the exp~ession"State section326-C.
Government account", the expression "Corporation account" shall be substituted.
3. In sectlon 326-CC of the principal Act, I l r sub-section (2), the following Amendment of
sub-sect~on shall be substltuted, namely:- section
326-CC.
"(2) The tax paid under sub-sectron (1) shall be credlted to the Corporation
account In such manner as may be prescribed.".
PART-Ill.
u Act 4. In section 285-C of the Tam11Nadu D~strictMunic~pal~ties Act, 1920, (hereinafter A endment of
20 in thls Part referred to as the principal Act), in sub-sectlon (5), for the expression "State 2ction
Government account", the expression " account of the munlc~pality,town panchayat or 2854.
Thlrd Grade munic~pal~ty, as the case may be, wlth~nwhose jur~sd~ct~on such fee has
been collected," shall be substituted
5. In sect~on 285-CC of the principal Act, for sub-section (2), the following Amendnent of
sub-section shall be substltuted, namely - section
285-CC.
"(2) The tax paid under sub-sectlon (1) shall be credlted to the account of the
mun~clpalrty, town panchayat sr Third Grade munlcipal~ty, as the case may be,
withln whose jurrsd~ct~onsuch tax has bean collected, in such manner as may be
prescribed "
F'ART-IV
AMENDMENTS TO THE M A D U W CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONACT, 1971.

u Act 6. In section 410-C of the Madurar Clty Munic~palCorporation Act, 1971, (hereinafter Amendment
'1 in t t i s Part referred to as the principal Act), in sub-sect~on ( 5 ) , for the expression of sectlo"
"Government account", the expression "Corporat~on account" shall be subst~tuted. 410-C
7, In scctlon 470-CC of the principal Act, for sub-sectron (2), the ft~llowlng Amendment of
S\II)-\I;(,IIOI) ~ ~ 1 ~ ~ c1 ~
1 ~ ~ l ~ ~ri:~rn[~Iy-
, ~ i l ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ( l , section
410-CC.
"(2) The tax paid under sub-section (1) shdll be credited to the Corporatlon
account 111 such manner as may be prescribed".
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The follow~ngAct of ~ I , L 'amrl Nadu Legislative Assembly recerved the assent of the
Governor on the 29th May 2008 and IS hereby published for general information:-
ACT No. 35 OF 2008.
An Act further to amend the laws relating to fhe Municipal Corporations

and the Muni~ipalitiesin the State of Tamil Nadu.
B E ~t enacted by the Legrslat~ve Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in the
F~fty-n~nth
Year of the Republ~cof lndla as follows -
PART -I
PRELIMINARY.
arntl N* I.(1) Thls Act may be called the Tamil Nadu M lnicipal Laws (Second Amendment) Short title and
Act Act, 2008 commence-
21 of 1991 ment
(2) It shall come rnto force on such date as the State Government may, by
not~f~cation,
appoint
PART- II
AMENDMENT TO THE CHENNAf ClTY MUNICIPAL

ri Nadu 2. After section 58 of the Chennar Crty Munrcrpal Corporation Act, 1919, the followrng Insertion of
sectlon shall be Inserted, namely - ne N
Uol 1919 sectton 58-A
58-A Grant of p a ~ dholiday to employees on the day of poll-(1) Every person
employed ~n any busrness, trade, rndustrial undertaking or any other establishment and
entltled to vote at electron to the corporatron shall, on the day of poll, be grantej a
holrday
(2) No deduction or abatement of the wages of any such person shall be made
on account of a holiday having been granted in accordance with sub-section (1) and
if such person is employed on the basis that he would not ordinarily ieceive wages for
such a day, he shall nonetheless be paid for such day the wages he would have drawn
had not a holiday been granted to him, on that day.
(3) If an employer contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) or sub-section (2):
then such employer shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred
rupees.
(4) Tllis seclron shall not apply to any elector whose absence may cause danger
or substantial loss In respect of the employment rn whrch he is engaged.".
PART - Ill
AMENDMEN? TO THE MADURAI ClTY MUNICIPAL

3. After sectlon 65 of the Madural Crty Municipal rorporation Act, 1971, the following lnsert~onof
section shall be tnserted, namely - new
sectton 65- A
'65-A Grant of p a ~ dhol~dayto employees on the day of poll--(l) Every person
employed In any busrness, trade, rndustrral undertakrng or any other establrshment and
ent~tledto vote at electlon to the corporation shall, on the day of poll, be granted a
( 2 ) No deductron or abatement of the wages of any such person shall be made

or) ; ~ c c o ~ tof
~ l t;I liolrdny Iiavlnq bean granted In accordance with sub-sectron (1) and
~ C C ~ I Vwages
11 s11c.11I)I~~!;OII1s c!rrlr)loyc:(l OII It10 t);lsls tIia1 h(: w0~11(11101 ord~~wrily C lor
such a day, he shall nonet"l1ess be pard for such day the wages he would have drawn
had not a hollday been granted to hrrn, on that day
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(3) If an employer contravenes the provisions of s u ~ s x t b n(1) or sub-section (2).
then such employer shall be punishable with fine which may extend to flve
1) (~ndredrupees.
(4) Thls section shall not apply to any elector whose absence may cause danger
or substantial loss in respect of the employment in which he is engaged.".
PART- IV
AMENDMENT TO THE COlMBATORE CITY MUNICIPAL

lnsert~onof 4. After section 67 of the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation Act, 1981, the
new following section shall be inseri,;f. namely :-
section 67-A.
-67-A. Grant of p t id holiday to employees on the (lay of poll.-(1) Every person
! employed in any business. trade. industrial undertaking or any other establishment and
i entitled to vote at election to the corporation shall. on the day of poll, be granted
a holiday.
\
on accoilnt of a hol~dayhaving bccr~granted 11) accordarrcc w~ltlsut, sc-cl~orl(1) and
~f such person is employed on the basls lhat he would not ordlnar~lyrecelve wages for
such a day. he shall nonetheless be paid for such day the wages he would have drawn
h d not a holiday been granted to him. on that day.
(3) If an employer contravenes the provisions of sub-sect~on (1) or

employer shall be punishable w~thfine whtch may extend
I or substantial
(4) This ection shall not apply to any elector whose absence may cause danger
:
loss in .respect of the employment in which he is engaged.".
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PART -V
AMENDMENT T O THE TAMIL NADU DISTRICT
MUNIC!PALITIES ACT, 1920.
lnserrron of
new
/ 5. After section 43-8 of the Tamil Nadu Distnct Muncipalities Act. 1920,the following
sect~on shall be tnserted. namelv :-
section 43-BB
'43-66. Grant of paid holiday to employees on the day of pol/.-(1) Every person
employed in any business, trade. ind~lstrialundertaking or any other establishment and
entitled to vote at.election to any Municipality including Third Grade Municipality and Town
Panchayat shall, on the day of poll; b e granted a holiday.
on account of a holiday hav ng been granted In accordance with sub-section (1) and
if such person is employed on the basis that he would not ord~narilyrecelve wages for
such a cay, he shall nonetheless be paid for such Jay the wages he would have drawn
had not a holiday been granted 1-1 him, on that day.
(3) If an employer contra~enes the provis~ons of sub-section (1) or

sub-section (2). then such employer shall be punishable with fine which may extend to
five hundred rupees.
(4) This section shall not apply to any elector whose absence may cause danger
or substantial loss in respect of the employment in which he is engaged."
(By order of the Governo.)

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S. DHEENADHAYALAN,
Secretary to Gevernment,
Law Department.
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!# ACT Nb. 36 OF
An Act further to amend the l a m relaCim 20 hcdlumicipal Corporations

and the M ~ n i c i p a l ~ e
insthe d T m i l Nadu.
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1 ~m,9,,ii section 390-A, for the
~ESCS*' Mll be substituted.
Amendment of
section 390-A.
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Mt, 1191,.h soc110n 482. for the Amendment of
yead. ae m'''Mil 16 substituted.
qmesmsxn cMrmMk section 482.
samemq to Government.
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ACT No. 38 OF 2008.
An ~~t further to amend the laws rr2lating to the Munjcipd C o r ~ o ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

--and the Municipalities in the State of Tamil h d u .
BE enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tarnil Nadu In the

Year of the Hepubl~cof lndla as follo~S.-
PART-I
PRELIMINARY
1. (1) T h ~ sAct may be called the Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Slxth Amendment) Short tltle and
Act, 2008 commence-
ment
notification, appornt
PART-I I
AMENDMENTS TO THE CHENNAl CITY MUNICIPAL

2. In sect~on4 of the Chenna~C~tyMunicipal Corporation Act.1919 (hereinafter in Amendment of

this Part referred to as the 1319 Act), In sub-section (3), for clause (a), the followlng SeCtlOn 4
1919 clauses shall be substituted, namely -
"(a) a Mayor,
(aa) a counc~l:"
3. For s e ~ t l 0 n 37 of the 1919 Act, the followlng sections shall be substituted, Subst~tut~onof
section 37
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"37. Prerogative of the Mayor.-(1) The Mayor shall have full access to all records
of the corporatlon and may obtain reports from the cornmlssloner on any matter connected
w ~ t hthe admtnlstrat~on of the corporatlon
R
(2) All Important offlclal correspondence between the corporatlon and the State
Government as may be declded by the councll shall be conducted through the Mayor
(3) The Mayor shall be bound to transmit communicat~onsaddressed through ,

hlm by the cornmlssloner to the State Governmclnt or by the State Government to the
comrnlssloner Whlle transmlttlng conimun~cat~ons from the commlssloner to the State
Government, the Mayor may make such remarks as he thinks necessary.
37-A. Entrustment of additional functions to Mayor.-The State Governrl.lent may,

subject to the provlslons of thls Act and.the rules made thereunder, by n o t ~ f i c a t ~entrust
~n,
to the Mayor such addltlonal functions as ~t may deem necessary for carrylng obt the
purposes of thls A c t "
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A M E N D M E N T S T O THE MADURAI C l T Y MUNICIPAL

CORPORATION ACT, 1971
Amendment of 4. In sect~on3 of the Madu.a~Clty Mun~c~pal Corporation Act,1971 (here~nafterln Tam11

sactlon 3 thls Part referred to as the 1971 Act), rn sub-section (3), for clause (a), the :ollowrng Act
clauses shall be substltuted, namely -
"(a) a Mayor ;
(aa) a councll ,''
Substitution of 5. For section 38 of the 1971 Act, the followrng sections shall be subst~tuted,
sect~on38 namely -
"38. Prerogative o f the Mayor.-(I) The Mayor shall have full access to all records
of the corporation and may obtaln reports from the comm~ssioneron any matter connected
w ~ t hthe adrn~n~strat~on of the corporat~on.
(2) All important offlcial correspondence between the corporation and the
Government as may be decrded by the councll shall be co lducted through the Mayor
(3) The Mayor shall be bound to transm~t comrnunlcat~ons addressed through
hlm by the commlssloner to the Government or by the Government to the commlssloner
While transmitting communicat~onsfrom the commlssroner to the Government, the Mayor
may make s ~ c hremarks as he thrnks necessary.
38-A. Entrustment of additional functions to Mayor.-The Government may.

subject to the provlslons of thls Act and the rules made thereunder, by notlflcatlon, entrust
to the Mayor such addit~onalf~nctrons as ~t may deem necessary for carryrng out the
purposes of this A c t "
PART-IV
AMENDMENTS T O T H E COIMBATORE ClTY MUNICIPAL

Amendment of 6. In section 3 of the Co~mbatoreClty Mun~c~pal Corporat~onAct,1981 (heremafter T~~~~N ~ c ,
sectlon 3 in thls Part referred to as the 1981 Act), In sub-sectron (3), for clause (a), the follow~ng ACI
clauses shall be subst~tuted,namely -
(aa) a council ;".
Substltut~onof 7. For section 39 of the 1981 Act, the following sections shall be subst~tuted.
sect~on39 namely'-
"39. Prerogative o f the Mayor.-(!) The Mayor shall have full access to all records
of the corporatlon and may obtaln reports from the comm~ssioneron any matter connected
w ~ t hthe admlnlstration of the corporatlon.
(2) All important officral correspondence between Ihe corporat~on and the
Government as may be declded by the counc~lshall be conducted through the Mayor
(3) The Mayor shall be bound to transm~tcommun~cat~ons addressed through
h ~ mby the commlssroner to the Government or by the Government to the comrnlssroner
Whlle transm~ttlngcommunlcat~onsfrom the commiss~onerto the Government the Mayor
may make such remarks as he thlnks necessary
39-A. Entrustment of additional functions to Mayor.-The Government may.
subject to the provlslons of this Act and the rules made thereunder, by notlflcatlon, entrust
to the Mayor such add~t~onal funct~onsas it may deem necessary for carrylng out the
purposes of thls A c t "
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AMENDMENT T O T H E TIRUCHIRAPPALI-I CITY MUNICIPAL

sectlon 4
"(1) a Mayor;
(I-a) a councll ;"
PART-VI
A M E N D M E N T T O T H E TlRUNELVELl ClTY MUNICIPAL

C O R 7 0 R A T I O N ACT, 1994
9. In section 4 of the T~runelveliCity Municipal Corporation Act,1994, for clause Amendment of

8of (I), the follow~ngclauses shall be substituted, namely:- sect~on4.
"(1) a Mayor ;
(I-a) a council ;".
PART-VII
A M E N D M E N T T O T H E SALEM C l T Y M U N I C I P A L
10. In section 4 of the Salem City Municipal Corporation Act,1994, Amendment of

for clause ( I ) , the following clauses shall be substituted, namely.-- section 4
"(1) a Mayor;
(I-a) a council;"
PART-VII I
AMENDMENT T O T H E TIRUPPUR C l T Y MUNICIPAL
11. In section 4 of the Tiruppur City Municipal Corporation Act, 2008, for clause Amendment of
(I), the following clauses shall be substituted, namely:- section 4.
"(1) a Mayor;
(1-a) a council.".
PART--IX
A M E N D M E N T T O T H E E R O n E C l T Y MUNICIPAL
12. In sectlon 4 of the Erode City Municipal Corporation Act, 2008, Amendment of
for clause (11, the following clauses shall be substituted, namely:- section 4.
"(1) a Mayor;
(I-a) a council;"
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The followtng Act of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly rece!ved the assent
of the Governor on the 29th November 2008 and is hereby published for
general rnforrnation'-
ACT No. 57 OF 2008.
A n Act further to amend the laws relating to the Municipal Corporations
and the Municipalities it? the Stale o f Tamil Nadu.
BE i t enacted by the Leg,-lat~veAssembly of the State of Tamil Nadu n the Fifty-ninth Year
of the Rept~blicof lndla as follows:-
PART - I
I I PRELIMINARY
Short title and
1. (1) Thls Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Municcpal Laws (Seventh Amendment)
c )mmence-
Act, 2008.
ment
(2) I t shall come into force on such date as the State Government may,
by notification, appoint.
PART II -
I t
Irdu
AMENDMENTS TO THE CHENNAI CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1919.
2. In section 52 of the Chennai City Munccipal Corporation Act, 1919 (hereafter ill t h ~ s Amendment of
'of Part referred to as the 1919 Act), after sub-section (1-A), the following sub-sectcon shall be section 52
1
i inserted, namely --
"(1-8) A person drsqualified for being a councillor under clause (eee) of
i sub-section (1) of section 53 shall be d:squal~fiedfor election as a councillor for a period
of SIX years from the date of such disqualification.".
3. In sectlon 53 of the 1919 Act, in sub-seclion (t), after clause (ee), the following clause Amendment of
shall be inserted, namely :- section 53.
"( eee) does not belong to Scheduled Caste or Scheduled T~ibe,but has been
elected from the seat reserved for Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, as the
case may be."
I PART Ill
I I AMENDMENTS 10 THE MADURAl CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT. 1971.
1 fvU)(idu
drsdof
4. In section 56 of ttle Marlurai City Micnic~palCorporation Act, 1971 (hereafter irl this
Part referred to a!; the 1971 Act), after sub-section (1-A), the fallowing :ub-section shall be
Amendment of
section 56.
&dd inserted, namely:--
"(1.8) A person disqualified for becng a councillor under clause (ee) of

sub-section (1) of sectron 57 stiall be disqualified for election as a councillor for a period
of six years from the dale of such disqualification.".
5. In sectloti 57 of the 1971 Act, in sub-section (1), after clause (e), the following Amendment of
clause shall be ~nserted,namely :- section 57.
"(ee) does no1 belong to Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Trcbe but has been
elected from the seel reserved for Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, as the
case may be."
I PART - IV
I AMENDMENTS 'TO THE~COIMBATOREClTY MllNlCIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1981.
du 6. In sect~on58 of the Co~rnbatoreClty Mun~ctpalCorporalcon Act, 1981 (hereafter irt this Amendment of
%of Part referred to as the 1981 Act) after suh.sectlon ( 2 ) , the following sub-sect~onshall be Sec"On
~nserted naniely -
'(2-A) A person disqualified for betng a counc~llor under clause (ff) of
sub-section (1) of sectlon 59 shall be disqualified for election as a counc~llorfor a period
of SIX yeals from Ihe date of such d~squabfication."
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Governor on the 5th August 2009 and is hereby published for general information:
ACT No. 15 OF 2009.

An Act further to amend the laws relating to the Municipal Corporations and
the Municipalities in the State of Tamil Nadu.
BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Sixtieth
Year of the Republic of India as follows:
PART- I.
PRELIMINARY.
1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Amendment) Act, 2009. Short title and
commence-
ment.
PART- II.
AMENDMENT TO THE MADURAI CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1971.
Tamil Nadu 2. In section 120 of the Madurai City Municipal Corporation Act,1971, in Amendment of
Act 15 of sub-section (4), for clause (a), the following clause shall be substituted, namely: section 120.
1971.
(a) Save as otherwise provided in clause (b), the council shall, in the case of lands
which are not used exclusively for agricultural purposes and are not occupied by, or
adjacent and appurtenant to, buildings, levy property tax on such lands at such rate as it
may fix, having regard to its location and subject to the minimum and maximum rates per
square feet as may be prescribed by the Government..
PART- III.
AMENDMENT TO THE COIMBATORE CITY
Tamil Nadu 3. In section 121 of the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation Act,1981, in Amendment of
Act 25 of sub-section (4), for clause (a), the following clause shall be substituted, namely: section 121.
1981.
square feet as may be prescribed by the Government..
PART- IV.
AMENDMENT TO THE TAMIL NADU DISTRICT MUNICIPALITIES ACT, 1920.
Tamil Nadu 4. In sub-section (3) of section 81 of the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act,1920, Amendment of
Act for clause (a) including the proviso thereto, the following clause shall be substituted, section 81.
V of 1920. namely:
square feet as may be prescribed by the State Government..
PART- V.
Tamil Nadu 5. The Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Second Amendment) Act,1997, is hereby repealed. Repeal.
Act 65 of
1997. (By order of the Governor)
S. DHEENADHAYALAN,
Law Department.
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Governor on the 12th August 2009 and is hereby published for general information:
ACT No. 32 OF 2009.

An Act to provide for the levy and collection of duty on transfers of property
in the municipal areas in the State of Tamil Nadu.
Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Sixtieth
Year of the Republic of India as follows:
1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Duty on Transfers of Property Short title and
(in Municipal Areas) Act, 2009. commence-
ment.
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, Definitions.
(1) Government means the State Government;
(2) municipal area means the territorial area of a municipality;
(3) municipality means

(a) the Municipal Corporations of Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore, Tiruchirappalli,
Tirunelveli, Salem, Tiruppur, Erode, Vellore, Thoothukudi or any other Municipal Corporation
that may be constituted under any law for the time being in force; or
Tamil Nadu (b) a municipal council constituted under the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities
Act V of Act, 1920.
1920.
3. There shall be levied a duty on transfers of property in every municipal area, Levy of duty
on transfers
Central Act (a) in the form of a surcharge on the duty imposed by the Indian Stamp of property.
II of 1899. Act,1899 (hereinafter referred to as the Stamp Act) as in force for the time being in the
State of Tamil Nadu, on every instrument of the description specified below, which relates
to immovable property situated within the limits of the municipal area; and
(b) at such rate as may be fixed by the Government, not exceeding five per centum,
on the amount specified below against such instrument:
Description of Amount on which duty

instrument. should be levied.
(1) (2)
(i) Sale of immovable The market value of the property as set
property. forth in the instrument, and in a case
where the market value is finally
determined by any authority under
section 47-A of the Stamp Act, the
market value as so determined by such
authority.
(ii) Exchange of immovable The market value of the property of the
property. greater value as set forth in the
instrument, and in a case where the
market value is finally determined by
any authority under section 47-A of the
Stamp Act, the market value as so
determined by such authority.
(iii) Gift of immovable property. The market value of the property as set
forth in the instrument, and in a case
where the market value is finally
determined by any authority under
section 47-A of the Stamp Act, the
market value as so determined by such
authority.
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(1) (2)
(iv) Mortgage with possession The amount secured by the
of immovable property. mortgage, as set forth in the instrument.
(v) Lease in perpetuity of An amount equal to one-sixth of

immovable property. the whole amount or value of the rents
which would be paid or delivered in
respect of the first fifty years of the
lease, as set forth in the instrument.
Application of 4. (a) Section 27 of the Stamp Act, shall be read as if it specifically required the
certain particulars to be set forth separately in respect of property situated within the limits of
provisions a municipal area and outside such limits;
of Stamp
Act.
(b) Section 64 of the Stamp Act shall be read as if it referred to the municipality
concerned as well as the Government.
Apportionment 5. Fifty per cent of the duty on transfers of property collected under this Act in respect
of duty on of any property situated in a municipal area, shall be credited to the municipal fund, within
transfers of whose territorial area such property is situated and the balance of fifty per cent shall
property.
be credited to the Tamil Nadu Urban Road Infrastructure Fund (hereinafter referred to
as the Fund), in such manner as may be prescribed:
Provided that the duty on transfers of property collected under this Act in respect
of any property situated in a panchayat town shall be credited to the fund of the
town panchayat within whose territorial area such property is situated.
Power to 6. If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Government
remove may, by order, published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, make such provisions
difficulties. not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as appear to them to be necessary or
expedient for removing the difficulty:
Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of a period of
two years from the date of commencement of this Act.
Power to give 7. The Government may, from time to time, issue such directions to the municipalities
directions. or any other authorities as it may deem fit, for giving effect to the provisions of this Act,
and it shall be the duty of the municipalities or the other authorities to comply with such
directions.
Power to 8. (1) The Government may make rules to carryout the purposes of this Act.
make rules.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power,
such rules may provide for,
(a) regulating the collection of duty on transfers of property;
(b) deduction of the expenses incurred by the Government in the collection

of duty on transfers of property;
(c) the distribution of the Fund among the municipalities;
(d) any other matter which has to be or may be prescribed.

(3) All rules made under this Act shall be published in the Tamil Nadu Government
Gazette and unless they are expressed to come into force on a particular day, shall come
into force on the day on which they are so published.
(4) Every rule made or order or notification issued under this Act shall, as soon
as possible after it is so made or issued, be placed on the table of the Legislative Assembly,
and if, before the expiry of the session in which it is so placed or the next session,
the Legislative Assembly makes any modification in any such rule or order or notification
or the Legislative Assembly decides that the rule or order or notification should not be
made or issued, the rule, order or notification shall, thereafter have effect only in such
modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be, so, however, that any such
modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously
done under that rule or notification or order.
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9. On and from the date of commencement of this Act, the relevant provisions in Repeal of
the enactments mentioned in the Schedule to this Act shall stand repealed. certain
enactments.
SCHEDULE.
(See section 9).
PART I.
THE CHENNAI CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1919.

Tamil Nadu Sections 135, 136 and 137 of the Chennai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919 are Repeal of
Act hereby repealed. sections 135,
IV of 1919. 136 and 137.
PART II.
THE MADURAI CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1971.

Tamil Nadu Sections 164, 165 and 166 of the Madurai City Municipal Corporation Repeal of
Act Act, 1971 are hereby repealed. sections
15 of 1971. 164, 165
and 166.
PART III.
THE COIMBATORE CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1981.

Tamil Nadu Sections 164, 165 and 166 of the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation Act, 1981 Repeal of
Act are hereby repealed. sections
25 of 1981. 164, 165
and 166.
PART IV.
THE TAMIL NADU DISTRICT MUNICIPALITIES ACT, 1920.

Tamil Nadu Sections 116-A, 116-B and 116-C of the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920 Repeal of
Act sections
are hereby repealed.
V of 1920. 116-A,
116-B and
116-C.
S. DHEENADHAYALAN,
Law Department.
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~ Amendment of
section 59
7. In scctlon 59 of the 1981 Act, 111sub section (1),
shall be inserted, rid~r~ely
--
;iflt:r clnt~sct(f). Ihc' follow~~icl
clrltlsr
'"0 does not belong to Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Trlbe, but has been elected from
the sr at reserved for Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tr~be,as the case may be,"
PART - V
1 AMENDMENTS TO THE TAMIL NADU DISTRICT MUNICIPALITIES ACT, 1920.

Amendment of
section 49
t ~ e s1920 (hereafter ~n t h ~ sPart
8. In sectlon 49 of the Tam11Nadu Dlstrlct M u n ~ c ~ p a l ~Act.
referred to as the 1920 Act), after sub-sect~on(1-A), the following sub-sectlon shall be
inserted, namely -
"(1-0) A person d ~ s q u a l ~ f ~for
e d b e ~ n g a counc~llor under clause (ddd) o f
sub-sectlon (1) of sect~on50 shall be d~squallf~ed for elect~onas a counc~llorfor a perlod
Tam11Na*,.
Act
v of 192;
I
of SIX years from the date of such disqual~fication" l Nadu
Amendment of 9. In section 50 of the 1920 Act, in sub-sect~on(I),after clause (dd), the followtng clause of 1994
sectlon 50 shall be ~nserted,namely --
"(ddd) does not belong to Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, but has been
eleited from the seat reserved for Scheduled Caste or Schediiled T r ~ b e ,as the
case may be;".
S. D H E E N A D H A Y A L A N ,
Law Department.
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Governor on the 27th November 2010 and is hereby published for
L.A. BILL No. 30 OF 2010
general information:
(As passed by the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly)
ACT No. 37 OF 2010.
An Act to amend the Tamil Nadu Duty on Transfers

of Property (in Municipal Areas) Act, 2009.

Sixty-first Year of the Republic of India as follows:
1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Duty on Transfers of Property Short title and
(in Municipal Areas) Amendment Act, 2010. commence-
ment.
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 13th day of
September 2010.
Tamil Nadu 2. The proviso to section 5 of the Tamil Nadu Duty on Transfers of Property Amendment of
Act (in Municipal Areas) Act, 2009 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act) section 5.
32 of 2009. shall be omitted.
Tamil Nadu 3. (1) The Tamil Nadu Duty on Transfers of Property (in Municipal Areas) Amendment Repeal and
Ordinance Ordinance, 2010 is hereby repealed. saving.
4 of 2010.
S. DHEENADHAYALAN,
Law Department.
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of the Governor on the 6th September 2011 and is hereby published
for general information:
ACT No. 16 OF 2011.
An Act further to amend the laws relating to the Municipal

Corporations and the Municipalities in the State of Tamil Nadu.

Sixty-second Year of the Republic of India as follows:
PART-I.
PRELIMINARY.
1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Third Short title and
ment.
PART-II.
AMENDMENT TO THE TIRUNELVELI CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1994.
Tamil Nadu 2. After section 6 of the Tirunelveli City Municipal Corporation Act, 1994, Insertion of
Act the following section shall be inserted, namely: new section
28 of 1994. 6-A.
6-A. Special provision relating to election. Notwithstanding anything
contained in this Act or in the 1981 Act or the rules made or orders issued
thereunder, for the first election to the council, to be held immediately after
the commencement of the Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Third Amendment)
Act, 2011, the territorial area of the divisions of the city, the total number
of divisions and the total number of councillors to be returned from such
divisions shall be the same as they exist on the date of commencement of
the Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Third Amendment) Act, 2011..
PART-III.
AMENDMENT TO THE SALEM CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1994.

Tamil Nadu 3. After section 6 of the Salem City Municipal Corporation Act, 1994, Insertion of
Act new section
29 of 1994.
the following section shall be inserted, namely:
6-A.
6-A. Special provision relating to election. Notwithstanding anything
contained in this Act or in the 1981 Act or the rules made or orders issued
thereunder, for the first election to the council, to be held immediately after
the commencement of the Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Third Amendment)
Act, 2011, the territorial area of the divisions of the city, the total number
of divisions and the total number of councillors to be returned from such
divisions shall be the same as they exist on the date of commencement of
the Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Third Amendment) Act, 2011..
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PART-IV.
AMENDMENT TO THE TAMIL NADU DISTRICT MUNICIPALITIES ACT, 1920.
Insertion of 4. After section 43-AA of the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920, Tamil Nadu
new section Act
the following section shall be inserted, namely:
43-AAA. V of 1920.
43-AAA. Special provision relating to election. Notwithstanding
anything contained in this Act or the rules made or orders issued under this
Act, for the first election to the municipal councils except the municipal councils
of Pudukottai, Karur, Kancheepuram, Hosur, Namakkal, Villupuram, Tirupathur
and Nagercoil municipalities, to be held immediately after the date of
commencement of the Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Third Amendment) Act,
2011, the territorial area of the wards of the municipal councils, the total
number of wards and the total number of councillors or members, as the
case may be, to be returned from such wards shall be the same as they
exist on the date of commencement of the Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Third
Amendment) Act, 2011..
G. JAYACHANDRAN,
Law Department.
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of the Governor on the 6th September 2011 and is hereby published
for general information:
ACT No. 17 OF 2011.
An Act further to amend the Tamil Nadu District

BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu

in the Sixty-second Year of the Republic of India as follows:
1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Short title and
(Amendment) Act, 2011. commence-
ment.
Tamil Nadu Act 2. In section 7 of the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920, in Amendment of
V of 1920. section 7.
the first proviso to sub-section (1), for the word twenty, the word fifteen
G. JAYACHANDRAN,
Law Department.
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE DIRECTOR OF STATIONERY AND PRINTING, CHENNAI

ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU
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Governor on the 2nd September 2014 and is hereby published for general information:
ACT No. 23 OF 2014.
An Act further to amend the Laws relating to the Municipal Corporations

and Municipalities and the Chennai Metropolitan Area Groundwater
(Regulation) Act.
Sixty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows:
PART-I.
PRELIMINARY.
1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws and the Chennai Short title and
Metropolitan Area Groundwater (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2014. commence-
ment.
PART-II.

Tamil Nadu Act 2. In section 223 of the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920 (hereafter Amendment of
V of 1920. in this Part referred to as the 1920 Act), section 223.
(1) in the marginal heading, the expression wells shall be omitted;
(2) in sub-section (1), the expression well shall be omitted.

3. After section 223 of the 1920 Act, the following sections shall be inserted, Insertion of new
namely: sections 223-A
and 223-B.
223-A. Grant of permit to sink well. (1) No person shall, either himself or through
any person on his behalf engage in sinking any well in any area of third grade
municipality, town panchayat or municipality for any purpose without obtaining a permit
from the executive authority:
Provided that this sub-section shall not apply for sinking of well for domestic
purpose:
Provided further that this sub-section shall not apply to the revenue villages specified
in the Schedule to the Chennai Metropolitan Area Groundwater (Regulation) Act, 1987
(2) Any person desiring to sink a well shall apply to the executive authority,
for grant of permit for this purpose and shall not proceed with any activity connected
with such sinking of well, unless a permit has been granted by the executive authority.
(3) Every application for grant of permit shall be made in such form and contain
such particulars as may be prescribed, and shall be accompanied by such fee not
exceeding five thousand rupees, as may be prescribed.
(4) On receipt of an application under sub-section (2), the executive authority
may grant, subject to such conditions and restrictions as it may specify, a permit
authorising sinking of well or refuse to grant such permit:
Provided that no permit shall be refused unless the applicant has been given
an opportunity of being heard.
(5) The decision regarding the grant or refusal to grant the permit shall be
intimated by the executive authority to the applicant within such period as may be
prescribed.
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(6) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the executive authority under
sub-section (5) may, within such period and in such manner as may be prescribed,
appeal to such authority as may be specified by the State Government, by notification,
in this behalf.
(7) The owner of every well in use or disuse shall follow such safety measures,
223-B. Grant of certificate of registration.(1) Every person desiring to carry on
the business of sinking well in any area of third grade municipality, town panchayat
or municipality shall apply to the Collector for grant of a certificate of registration.
(2) Every application for grant of a certificate of registration shall be made
in such form and contain such particulars as may be prescribed and shall be accompanied
by such fee not exceeding fifteen thousand rupees, as may be prescribed.
(3) On receipt of an application under sub-section (1), the Collector may grant,
subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be specified, a certificate of registration
or refuse to grant the certificate of registration:
Provided that no certificate of registration shall be refused unless the applicant has
been given an opportunity of being heard.
(4) The decision regarding the grant or refusal to grant the certificate of
registration shall be intimated by the Collector to the applicant within such period as
may be prescribed.
(5) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Collector under
appeal to such authority as may be specified by the State Government, by notification,
in this behalf.
(6) Every person carrying on the business of sinking well shall, while sinking
a well or on completion of sinking a well, follow such safety measures, as may be
prescribed.
Explanation.For the purpose of sections 220, 223-A and 223-B,
(a) sink with all its grammatical variations and cognate expressions includes
digging, drilling, boring or deepening;
(b) well means a well sunk for search or extraction of groundwater and
includes an open well, dug well, bore well, dug-cum-bore well, tube well, filter point,
collection well or infiltration gallery, but does not include a well sunk by the State
Government or Central Government for carrying out scientific investigation, exploration,
development or management work for the survey and assessment of groundwater
resources;
(c) person includes a company or association of individuals, whether incorporated
or not..
Insertion of 4. After section 316 of the 1920 Act, the following section shall be inserted,
new sections namely:
316-A.
316-A. Penalty for sinking well without permit or registration.Whoever contravenes
any of the provisions of section 223-A or 223-B or the rules made thereunder shall,
on conviction, be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than
three years but which may extend to seven years and with fine which may extend to
fifty thousand rupees..
PART-III.
AMENDMENTS TO THE MADURAI CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1971.

Amendment of 5. In section 331 of the Madurai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1971 (hereafter Tamil Nadu Act
section 331. in this Part referred to as the 1971 Act), 15 of 1971.

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6. After section 331 of the 1971 Act, the following sections shall be inserted, Insertion of
namely: new sections
331-A and
331-B.
331-A. Grant of permit to sink well.(1) No person shall, either himself or through
any person on his behalf engage in sinking any well in any area in the city of Madurai
for any purpose without obtaining a permit from the commissioner:
purpose.
(2) Any person desiring to sink a well shall apply to the commissioner, for grant
of permit for this purpose and shall not proceed with any activity connected with such
sinking of well, unless a permit has been granted by the commissioner.
(4) On receipt of an application under sub-section (2), the commissioner may

grant, subject to such conditions and restrictions as he may specify, a permit authorising
sinking of well or refuse to grant such permit:
Provided that no permit shall be refused unless the applicant has been given an
opportunity of being heard.
intimated by the commissioner to the applicant within such period as may be prescribed.
(6) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the commissioner under sub-
section (5) may, within such period and in such manner as may be prescribed, appeal
to such authority as may be specified by the Government, by notification, in this behalf.
331-B. Grant of certificate of registration.(1) Every person desiring to carry on

the business of sinking well in any area in the city of Madurai shall apply to the
commissioner for grant of a certificate of registration.

grant, subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be specified, a certificate of
registration or refuse to grant the certificate of registration:
registration shall be intimated by the commissioner to the applicant within such period
(5) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the commissioner under

appeal to such authority as may be specified by the Government, by notification, in
this behalf.
(6) Every person carrying on the business of sinking of well shall, while sinking
prescribed.
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collection well or infiltration gallery, but does not include a well sunk by the Government
or Central Government for carrying out scientific investigation, exploration, development
or management work for the survey and assessment of groundwater resources;
or not..
new section namely:
446-A.
PART-IV
AMENDMENTS TO THE COIMBATORE CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1981.
Amendment of 8. In section 331 of the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation Act, 1981 (hereafter Tamil Nadu Act
of section 331. in this Part referred to as the 1981 Act), 25 of 1981.
Insertion of 9. After section 331 of the 1981 Act, the following sections shall be inserted,
new sections namely:
331-A and
331-B.
331-A. Grant of permit to sink well. (1) No person shall, either himself or
through any person on his behalf engage in sinking any well in any area in the city
of Coimbatore for any purpose without obtaining a permit from the commissioner:
purpose.
(2) Any person desiring to sink a well shall apply to the commissioner, for
grant of permit for this purpose and shall not proceed with any activity connected with
such sinking of well, unless a permit has been granted by the commissioner.

grant, subject to such conditions and restrictions as he may specify, a permit authorising
sinking of well or refuse to grant such permit:
Provided that no permit shall be refused unless the applicant has been given an
opportunity of being heard.
intimated by the commissioner to the applicant within such period as may be prescribed.
331-B. Grant of certificate of registration.(1) Every person desiring to carry

on the business of sinking well in any area in the city of Coimbatore shall apply to
the commissioner for grant of a certificate of registration.
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grant, subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be specified, a certificate of
registration or refuse to grant the certificate of registration:
registration shall be intimated by the commissioner to the applicant within such period
prescribed.
collection well or infiltration gallery, but does not include a well sunk by the Government
or Central Government for carrying out scientific investigation, exploration, development
or management work for the survey and assessment of groundwater resources;

or not..
namely: new section
445-A.
PART-V.
AMENDMENTS TO THE CHENNAI METROPOLITAN AREA GROUNDWATER

(REGULATION) ACT, 1987.
Tamil Nadu Act 11. In section 3 of the Chennai Metropolitan Area Groundwater (Regulation) Act, Amendment of
27 of 1987. 1987 (hereafter in this Part referred to as the 1987 Act), after sub-section (7), the section 3.
following sub-section shall be added, namely:
as may be prescribed..
12. After section 4 of the 1987 Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely: Insertion of
new section
4-A. Grant of certificate of registration.(1) Every person desiring to carry on 4-A.
the business of sinking well in the scheduled area shall apply to the competent authority
for grant of a certificate of registration.
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(3) On receipt of an application under sub-section (1), the competent authority

may grant, subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be specified, a certificate
of registration or refuse to grant the certificate of registration:
registration shall be intimated by the competent authority to the applicant within such
period as may be prescribed.
(5) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the competent authority under
appeal to such authority as may be specified by the Government, by notification, in
this behalf.
prescribed..
new section namely:
10-A.
10-A. Penalty for sinking well without permit or registration. Notwithstanding
anything contained in section 10, whoever contravenes any of the provisions of section
3 or 4-A or the rules made thereunder shall, on conviction, be punishable with imprisonment
for a term which shall not be less than three years but which may extend to seven
years and with fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees..
(By Order of the Governor)
G. JAYACHANDRAN,
Law Department.
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TEE T&XMILN,\DU DlSTRJCT & i ~ iCIPc\LlyJES

O PART 11.-ESTABLISHMENT CONSTITUTION

12-A. Procedure when no chairman or vice-chairlnan is elected.

District ikfunicipalities [I920 : T.N. Act

13. Functions of th,: chairman.

14. The chairman to be member of every committee of t

15. Emergency powers of executive authority.

18. Delegation and devolution of fu~lclionsof chairman.

24. Appointment of special committees.

0 :T.N. Act V] District Hunicipalities

39. Co:incitiar en to abstain Trom takirrg part in dirtassion

32. Acts of municinal council, atc., not to be invalidated by

33. Au1lual administration report.

34, Power of' 5 ~ G~qerrment

42. powersof officers acting for, or in defa

548 District 1Mu1tici'pcllitic.s [l920:T.N. Act V

Qtmlrdficot ions f i)r membership oJ' count*il.

48. Qualification of' clmdidates.

56-F.Officers, etc., at elections not to act for candidates

Requ isitioning of propertyf ~ relection purposes.

60-C, Power to obtain information.

61. Vesting of public streets and appurtenances in the

71. The secretary, the health ~fficerand the engineer.

District Munici tlalitics

73-A. Power of State Government to transfer ofiicers .

76. Power 1.0 grant leave to establishment.

77-A. Provincialization of any class of municipal officer

78-A. Duty on transfers of property. -s 9

80-A. Saving for certain provisions of the Constitution. .:.':

The property tax.

District Mzmicipnlities I1920 :T.N. Act V

-87. Vacancy remission.

103. Grant of licence on payment of tax.

Tax ort cnrts.

106-A. Prepayment of municipal tax condition precedent to regis-

Powers to seize carriages and carts not bearing nunzbers.

110. to 114. (Omi tied.)

116. Levy of pilgrim tax. ,-

116-A. Method of assessment of duty on transfers of property .*.!$;A

to make rules regarding assessment an

117. Power to exempt from taxes. I

118. Power to write off irrecoverable taxes, etc. 4

122. Appoiiitment of auditors of accounts.

PART 1V.--PUBLI C HEALTHSAFETY AND

Cutting off M J t~~r-,-.rz,ipp.

134. Power to cut off water-supply.

137. Maintenance of system of drainage by council. )

141. Power of executi~eauthority to drain premises in combi- - ,iq ,

556 District Murzicipalil ics [I920 :T.N. Act V .

150. Power to carry wire, pipes, drains, etc., tllrough private

153. Municipality to arrange for the removal of rubbish and

1920 :T.N. Act V] District Dfzlnici'?crlities

175. Owner's obligation to make a street when disposing of land

558 District ~l~linicipalities 11920 :T 3 . Act V

189. Naming of public: streets.

1920 :T.N. Act V] District Municipalities

560 Dist rii-t Municipalities [I920 :T.N. Act V