° JOVERNMENT OF TAMILNAU {Regd No. TWeMtG (CCR) 217/2003-09, 2008 [Price: Rs, 1.60 Paise, TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 150] CHENNAI, MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2004 Vaikasi 32, Tarana, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2035, Part IV—Section 2 Tamil Nadu Acts and Ordinances. ‘The following Orcinance which was promulgated by the Governor on the {21h June 2004 is hereby published for general information:— ‘TAMILNADU ORDINANCE No. 7 OF 2004. ‘An Ordnance former fo amend me Tenvt lagu Disict Municipalities Act, 1920. WHEREAS ine Legisiatve Assembly of ine State Is not in session ang ine Governor of Tamil Nadu is satsted that circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate action for the purposes nereinafter appearing: NOW, THEREFORE. in exercise of the powers conferred by claus A) of Arteto 213 of the Constiution, the Governor hereby promulgates the following Ordinance:— 41. (9) This Ordinance may be called the Tamil Nadu District Munieipaliies Shortie anc (Amondmen') Ordinance, 2004 commence: {2) It shall come into force at once. Tors Nacu Act 2. In the Tamil Nacu District Muncipalties Act, 1920 {hereinafter relerred to Substitution of V of 1920. a8 the princpal Act). wigraatne (2) for the expression “own panchayat”, wherever it occurs, the exprassion Act Y of “Thi Grade muricipally” shall be substtued: (0) for the expression ‘panchayat town", wherever it occurs, the expression “transivonal aeeo" shat be subsitutec: {6) ortho ongroesion “TOWN PANCHAYATS", wheroverit accu, the expression “THIRD GRADE MUNICIPALITIES" shall be substituted: {0} for te expression “town panchayats’, wherever It occurs, the expression “Tred Grade municipal” shat be subsituted; () for the expression “panchayat towns’, wherever i! occurs. the expression “Wransional areas" shall be substituted OTP v2 (€s.1509 144]TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, ‘Amesdmert of 3, In section 2.8 of the principal Aat.— (2) In sub-section (1), in cause (0), forthe expression “sopulation wstimated at ‘ot less than five thousand and an annual income of rat less than one lakh of rupees", the expression “population essmated at pot lose than tity theusond” shell be substitu! (2) in subssacton (2), for be irosson “ve. tousens, nhotever ¥ Occurs, the ‘reson “ity thousand” shall be substiled = ‘Ameramen of 4. In section 4 of the principal Act, after sub-secton (8, the following sub-section ‘shal be added, namoly-— *©) The Stote Government may, by notlicaion, cassty municipalities into Specel Grade, Selecion Grade, First Grade and Second Grade, for the purpose of effective asninisualon of be said munities, m accrdance win such nome 38 nay be prescribed.” 12 June 2004 8, RAMAMOHAN RAO, Governor of Tamil Nadu. TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY. EXPLANATORY ETATEMENT. ‘According to sub-section (1) of section 3-8 of the Tamil Naty District Muncipaliios ‘Ac, 1920 (Tamil Nadu Act V of 1920), the Governor may. by notification. classify ‘declare every toes! area comprisng @ revenve vilage or vilages o” any porton of 3 ‘avenue vilage oF coniguous portons of two or more revenue vilages and having @ ‘population estimated at not fess man hve thousand and an annual come of not less ‘than ore lakn of rupees as panchayat town for the purpose of that Act. According to suvrseuion @) fee Selo Secon SB, m every panchayat town tere shall be established 2 town panchayat 2. The Goverment have decided thal the nomenctature “panchayat town" and cio partiya” sal Ue Ckanged as “ransioral areaand “Ina Grade muncipaly” respectively. The Government have further decided that only a local area having populaion ‘estimated at not less than thity thousard shal be classified and ceclarag as a transitional ‘area and that in every such transitional area there shall be established # Thid Gride muniipelity. The Government Neve alav docded thot the wundupatis antiuted ure Section 4 ofthe sad Act be cassied as Special Grade, Selection Grade, Fst Grade and ‘Second Grads for the purposo of affective admiiattion of tho eaid rinicipaltes, in ‘accordance with the ncrms fo be prescribed in the rules. To give effct to the above actions, i hae been decided te amend the ead Ac. 3, The Criinance secks to give eect to the above decisions. {By order of the Governor) L, JAYASANKARAN, ‘Secretary to Govement-io.chaige, Yaw Panariment 43