GO.MS.No. 57 Dt. 21.7.2003 of MAWS Department

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.57 Dated : 21.7.2003

Read :

G.O. Ms. No.46, Munipal Administration & Water Supply Department, dated 13.6.2003.

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ORDER:

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

2. The Commissioner, Corporation of Chennai is requested to place the draft amendments to the Chennai City Corporation Building Rules, 1972, and the Special Rules for the Multi-storeyed and Public Buildings, 1974 before the Corporation Council, obtain its opinion and send it to the Government within 3 weeks from the date of publication of the Notifications.

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

L.N. VIJAYARAGHAVAN,

SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT.

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 Commissioner, Corporation of Chennai, Chennai-3

Copy to:-

The Managing Director, Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board, Chennai-2 .

Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Budget) Department. Chennai.9.

/Forwarded by order/

Section Officer

(Continuation of G.O.Ms.No.57, Municipal Administration & Water Supply Department, dated 21.7.2003).

NOTIFICATION - I

The following draft amendment to the Chennai City Corporation Building Rules, 1972, which it is proposed to make in exercise of the powers conferred by section 230 and section 347 of the Chennai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919 (Tamil Nadu Act IV of 1919), is hereby published as required under clause (a) of section 348 of the said Act.

2. Notice is hereby given that the draft rules shall be taken into consideration on or after the expiry of a period of three weeks from the date of publication of this Notification in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette and that any objection or suggestion which shall be received from the public and the opinion received from the council with respect thereto, before the expiry of the period aforesaid, shall be considered by the Government.

3. Objection or suggestion, if any, shall be addressed to the Secretary to Government, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

DRAFT 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 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".

NOTIFICATION - II

The following draft amendment to the Special Rules for the MuIti-storeyed and Public Buildings, 1974, which it is proposed to make in exercise of the powers conferred by section 230 and section 347 of the Chennai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919 (Tamil Nadu Act IV of 1919), is hereby published as required under clause (a) of section 348 of the said Act.