ABSTRACT

RULES - Provision of Rain Water Harvesting Structures in buildings - Amendments to Building Rules - Issued.

MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND WATER SUPPLY (MA.I) DEPARTMENT

G.O. Ms. No.56                                                                                        Dated : 21.7.2003

Read :

1.

G.O. Ms. No.138, Municipal Administration & Water Supply Department, dated 11.10.2002.

2.

G.O. Ms. No.140, Municipal Administration & Water Supply Department, dated 11.10.2002.

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ORDER:

The appended Notifications will be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette - Extra-ordinary dated the 21st July, 2003.

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

L.N. VIJAYARAGHAVAN,

SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT.

To

The Works Manager, Government Central Press, Chennai-79

(for publication of notification in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary and to supply 50 copies to Government)

The Director of Town Panchayats, Chennai-108

The Commissioner of Municipal Administration, Chennai-5.

The Commissioners of all Municipal Corporations except Chennai.

All Regional Directors of Municipal Administration.

All Assistant Directors of Town Panchayats.

All Municipal Commissioners.

All Executive Officers of Town Panchayats.

 

Copy to:-

The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board,

Chennai-5.

The Law Department, Chennai-9.

The Municipal Administration & Water Supply (Budget) Department, Chennai-9.

 

/Forwarded by order/

Section Officer

(Continuation of G.O.Ms.No.56, Municipal Administration & Water Supply Department, dated 21.7.2003).

APPENDIX

NOTIFICATION - I

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 191 and section 303 of the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920 (Tamil Nadu Act V of 1920), the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following amendment to the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Building Rules, 1972.

AMENDMENT

In the said Rules, for rule 3-B, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:-

"3-B, Provision of Rain Water Harvesting Structure.- Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules,-
 

(1) in every building owned or occupied by the Government or a statutory body or a company or an institution owned or controlled by the Government rain water harvesting structure shall be provided in the manner specified in rule 3-A on or before the 10th October 2003;
 

(2) (a) subject to sub-rule (1) every owner or occupier of a building shall provide rain water harvesting structure in such building in the manner specified in rule 3-A on or before the 31st August 2003. If the owner or occupier of the building fails to provide the said rain water harvesting structure by the said date, the Executive Authority or any 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. This however, does not absolve the liability of the owner or occupier of the building from providing the rain water harvesting structure before the 10th October 2003.
 

(b) if the owner or occupier of the building fails to provide rain water harvesting structure on or before the 10th October 2003, the water supply connection provided to such building shall be disconnected till rain water harvesting structure is provided".

 

NOTIFICATION - II

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 191 and section 303 of the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920 (Tamil Nadu Act V of 1920), the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following amendment to the Multi-storeyed and Public Building Rules, 1973.

AMENDMENT

In the said Rules, for Rule 16-B, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:-

"16-B. Provision of Rain Water Harvesting Structure.- Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules,-
 

(1) in every building owned or occupied by the Government or a statutory body or a company or an institution owned or controlled by the Government rain water harvesting structure shall be provided in the manner specified in rule 7-A on or before the 10th October 2003.
 

(2) (a) subject to sub-rule (1) every owner or occupier of a building shall provide rain water harvesting structure in such building in the manner specified in rule 7-A on or before the 31st August 2003. If the owner or occupier of the building fails to provide the said rain water harvesting structure by the said date, the Executive Authority or any 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. This however, does not absolve the liability of the owner or occupier of the building from providing the rain water harvesting structure before the 10th October 2003.
 

(b) if the owner or occupier of the building fails to provide rain water harvesting structure on or before the 10th October 2003, the water supply connection provided to such building shall be disconnected till rain water harvesting structure is provided".

 

NOTIFICATION - III

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 268 and section 431 of the Madurai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1971 (Tamil Nadu Act 15 of 1971), the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following amendment to the Madurai City Municipal Corporation Building (Water Conservation) Rules, 2002.

AMENDMENT

In the said Rules, for Rule 4, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:-

"4. Provision of Rain Water Harvesting Structure.- Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules,-
 

(1) in every building owned or occupied by the Government or a statutory body or a company or an institution owned or controlled by the Government rain water harvesting structure shall be provided in the manner specified in rule 3 on or before the 10th October 2003.
 

(2) (a) subject to sub-rule (1) every owner or occupier of a building shall provide rain water harvesting structure in such building in the manner specified in rule 3 on or before the 31st August 2003. If the owner or occupier of the building fails to provide the said rain water harvesting structure by the said date, the Commissioner or any 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. This however, does not absolve the liability of the owner or occupier of the building from providing the rain water harvesting structure before the 10th October 2003.
 

(b) if the owner or occupier of the building fails to provide rain water harvesting structure on or before the 10th October 2003, the water supply connection provided to such building shall be disconnected till rain water harvesting structure is provided".

 

L.N. VIJAYARAGHAVAN,

SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

 

/TRUE COPY/

 

SECTION OFFICER