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CHENNAI, WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2012 Chithirai 20, Thiruvalluvar Aandu2043

Part IVSection 1
Tamil Nadu Bills

CONTENTS Pages.

BILLS: No. 15 of 2012Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Second Amendment) Act, 2012 .. .. .. .. .. No. 16 of 2012Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Third Amendment) Act, 2012p... .. .. .. ..

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BILL INTRODUCED IN THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU Under Rule 130 of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Rules, the following Bill which was introduced in the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu on 2nd May, 2012 is published together with Statement of Objects and Reasons for general information: L.A. Bill No. 15 OF 2012 A Bill 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 Sixty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows: PART-I. PRELIMINARY.

Short title and commencement.

1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Second Amendment) Act, 2012. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification, appoint. PARTII. AMENDMENT TO THE MADURAI CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1971.

Amendment of section 268.

2. In section 268 of the Madurai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1971, in sub-section (3), after clause (h), the following clause shall be inserted, namely: (hh) provision of special facilities in the multi-storeyed and public buildings for the differently abled persons;. PARTIII. AMENDMENT TO THE COIMBATORE CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1981.

Tamil Nadu Act 15 of 1971.

Amendment of section 268.

3. In section 268 of the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation Act, 1981, in sub-section (3), after clause (h), the following clause shall be inserted, namely: (hh) provision of special facilities in the multi-storeyed and public buildings for the differently abled persons;. PART-IV. AMENDMENT TO THE TAMIL NADU DISTRICT MUNICIPALITIES ACT, 1920.

Tamil Nadu Act 25 of 1981.

Amendment of section 191.

4. In section 191 of the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920, in sub-section (3), after clause (g), the following clause shall be inserted, namely: (gg) provision of special facilities in the multi-storeyed and public buildings for the differently abled persons;.

Tamil Nadu Act V of 1920.

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STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS. The Government have decided to ensure a barrier free environment for the differently abled persons by providing special facilities in the multi-storeyed and public buildings, such as ramps, etc. To achieve the said object in view, the Government have decided to suitably amend the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920 (Tamil Nadu Act V of 1920), the Madurai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1971 (Tamil Nadu Act 15 of 1971) and the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation Act, 1981 (Tamil Nadu Act 25 of 1981). 2. The Bill seeks to give effect to the above decision. K.P. MUNUSAMY, Minister for Municipal Administration and Rural Development. A.M.P. JAMALUDEEN, Secretary.

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Under Rule 130 of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Rules, the following Bill which was introduced in the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu on 2nd May, 2012 is published together with Statement of Objects and Reasons for general information: L.A. Bill No. 16 OF 2012 A Bill 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 Sixty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows: PART-I. PRELIMINARY. 1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Third Amendment) Act, 2012. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification, appoint. PART-II. AMENDMENT TO THE CHENNAI CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1919.
Tamil Nadu Act IV of 1919.

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Short title and Commencement.

2. In section 138-H of the Chennai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919, for clause (c), the following clause shall be substituted, namely: (c) persons with disability, suffering from not less than forty per cent of such disability, as certified by a Registered Medical Practitioner in the service of the Government not below the rank of a Civil Surgeon. Explanation.For the purpose of this clause, disability shall have the same meaning assigned to it under clause (i) of section 2 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (Central Act 1 of 1996) and also includes dumbness.. PART-III. AMENDMENT TO THE MADURAI CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1971.

Amendment of section 138-H.

Tamil Nadu Act 15 of 1971.

3. In section 169-H of the Madurai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1971, for clause (c), the following clause shall be substituted, namely: (c) persons with disability, suffering from not less than forty per cent of such disability, as certified by a Registered Medical Practitioner in the service of the Government not below the rank of a Civil Surgeon. Explanation.For the purpose of this clause, disability shall have the same meaning assigned to it under clause (i) of section 2 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (Central Act 1 of 1996) and also includes dumbness.. PART-IV. AMENDMENT TO THE COIMBATORE CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1981.

Amendment of section 169-H.

Tamil Nadu Act 25 of 1981.

4. In section 169-H of the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation Act, 1981, for clause (c), the following clause shall be substituted, namely: (c) persons with disability, suffering from not less than forty per cent of such disability, as certified by a Registered Medical Practitioner in the service of the Government not below the rank of a Civil Surgeon. Explanation.For the purpose of this clause, disability shall have the same meaning assigned to it under clause (i) of section 2 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (Central Act 1 of 1996) and also includes dumbness..

Amendment of section 169-H.

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PART-V. AMENDMENT TO THE TAMIL NADU DISTRICT MUNICIPALITIES ACT, 1920.

Amendment of section 124-J.

5. In section 124-J of the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920, for clause (c), the following clause shall be substituted, namely: (c) persons with disability, suffering from not less than forty per cent of such disability, as certified by a Registered Medical Practitioner in the service of the Government not below the rank of a Civil Surgeon. Explanation.For the purpose of this clause, disability shall have the same meaning assigned to it under clause (i) of section 2 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (Central Act 1 of 1996) and also includes dumbness..

Tamil Nadu Act V of 1920.

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STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS. At present, differently abled persons with total disability in one or both the hands or legs, spastics, totally dumb or deaf persons or totally blind persons alone are exempted from the payment of profession tax, as per the provisions of the Urban Local Bodies Acts. In the absence of specific definition of disability in the said Acts, all the differently abled persons are not in a position to avail the said benefit. The Government have, therefore, decided that all differently abled persons shall be exempted from the payment of profession tax and in order to achieve the same, the Government have decided to amend the Urban Local Bodies Acts so as to exempt the persons with disability as defined in the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (Central Act 1 of 1996) and also dumb persons from the tax on profession. 2. The Bill seeks to give effect to the above decision.

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K.P. MUNUSAMY, Minister for Municipal Administration and Rural Development.

A.M.P. JAMALUDEEN, Secretary.

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