The Tamil Nadu District Collectors Powers (Delegation) Act, 1956

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PRS or any persons connected with it shall not be in any way responsible for any loss, damage, or distress to any person on account of any action taken or not taken on the basis of this document. The Tamil Nadu District Collectors Powers (Delegation) Act, 1956 Act 41 of 1956 Keyword(s): Law, Delegation of Power, Revenue Department 664 DistrictCoNl-c:ors'Powers Cl.956: 'I1.N.Act XLI (D~h$'t t iO!t) I '[TAMIL N.\DU] ACT Ni.). XI,I 01' L956.2 (Received the lrssciit qf tire Presfilc~lt o!r t h ~ 2 19dt Febniclry 1957 ; f i rst pllblisheil irr tlte Fort S:. George Gazette on the 27th F~.bnmi+j: 1 '57.) An Act to providc foi the delegation of the powers ,of Dis- trict Collccfors to 3[rOthor Oficcrs oS the Rcvenue De- partrnc,,, not below the rank cE Dt:puty Collector] in ( l ie 4[Stratc of Tamit Nadu.]. WHER~AS it is expedient to provide for thc delegltion of the powers of District Collectors to 3[0fher Qliicers of the RevenueDepartlncnt ]rot bebw the railli pi' Deputy Collector] in the [State of l'ar1i:l i-iadu] ; BE it enacted in tila Seventh yea1 of tl~: Republic of India as fol1ows :- Short title I. (1) This Act may be called the '[Tamil Nadu] District ' and Corn- Collectors' Powers (Delegation) Act, 1956. mencement. * (2) It shall come into. force oil such date as the State Government rn'ly, by notification, ~ppoint. Definition. "2 ID this Act, unless the context otherwis. requires, 'C1aiv" means any enactment, Ordinance, - -- P. - - -- -- 1 These words were substituted for t l ~ c word "Madras "by the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws Order, 1969, as amci~ded by the . Tamil Nadu Adaptat ion cf Laws (Second Arncndmc~lt) Order, 1969. 2 For statement of O'ojects and Reasons, see Fort St. George Gnzette, Part IV-A, dated the 31st October 1956, page 222, his Act was extended to the added territories by scctioi~ 3 of, and the First Schedule to, the Tamil. Nadu (Added Territories) Extension of Caws Act, 1962 (Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1962), repealing the correspoizding law in force in those territories. These words were subst it uted for the words " t I~cir Personal Assistants" by section 2 of the Tamil Nadu District Collectors' Powers (Delegation) Amcrtdmel~t Act, 1960 (Tamil Nadu Act 7 of 1 960). 4 This expressioi~ was sctbst i t uted for the expression " St ate of Madras " by the Tamil Kadu Adapt at ion of Laws Order, 1969, as amended by the Tamil hladwAdaptat ion of Laws (Second Amend- ment) Order, 1969. 3 This section was sub;tiruttd for the origin21, scc:icn b? seaio: . Y _7 of tfig Tam-;! Y:,lr: 3;- . r . : - C.sl't,r;:, s d : ~ . : , - : I. :Jt. w z&:f.;&) - . 4 ~ & ~ n c A?. :>tG ,T.- . ?;lcj 2.- - , f i;ECi. Wgrme into force on ;kz I .;; June 1957, 1956 : T.N. Act XLI] District Collectors' powers Proclamation, ~egulation, order, by-law, rule or other ins- trument relating to a matter enumerated in List 11 or List I11 in the ,Seventh Schedule to the Constituf ion and havi~g in any part of the '[State pf Tamil Nadu'J the force of law.] .e 2[3. The State Government may, by notification, autho- Delega rize any officer of the Revenue Department not below the Powers Distric rank of Deputy Collector to exercise all or any of the colleot powers vested by or under aoy law i~ the District Collector and may, in like manner, withdraw such authorization : Provided that no authorization-under this section shall pre- vent the Disrtict Collector from exercising, in such cases as he deems fit, all or any of the powers exercisable by any other officer by virtue of the authorization aforesaid : Providcd further that where in respect of any case, the Dis- trict Collector exercises his powers, the officer authorized under this section shall not exe~cise his powers in respect of the same case.] 4. Any order o^ *[the Officer of th: Revenue Department1 Appeals and revision. acting in exercise of the powers authorized under section, [ 3 shall be subject to such appeal or revision under the rele- I vant provision of the 5[ law] as if it were an order of the District Collector. 6[5. All notifications issued under section 3 shall, as soon Notiflcations as possible after they are issued, be placed on the table ot to be placed both Houses of the Legislature and shdl be subject to such beforethe modifications by way of amendment or repeal as the Legis- ~egislat ure. lalure may make either in the same session or ia the next session.] I This expression was substi f L ted for the expression %tat= of Madras6' by the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws Order, 1969. as amended by the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws (Second Amend- ment) Order, 1969. "his s:c'ia,n w ~ s subst i tilted for the original section by section 4 o f t he Tamil Nadu District Collectors' Powers (Delegat ion) Amend - rnelrt Act, 1960 (Tamil Nadu Act 7 of 1960). 3 The w ~ r d s '6 xqain3t srdcrs of Personal Assiqtants " were omitted by Section 5 (I), ibid. 4 These words were substituted for the v~ards ''the Personal Assistant" by secfion 5 (2) ibid. .. 5 This w ,rd wzs sub;titutcd for the word:, " Madras law " by sec ion 5(?) ibid. 6 T ,is s::ii.).~ \ v~c ; s.ibjtii iitecl for1 the original section by sect:on i b id .