(1) This Act may be cdled the Tamil Nedu shmtit~, Rural Artisans (Conferment of Ownership of Kudi- extent and… — KUDIYIRUPPU) ACT, 1976

(1) This Act may be cdled the Tamil Nedu shmtit~, Rural Artisans (Conferment of Ownership of Kudi- extent and yiruppu) Act, 1976.

1. (1) This Act may be cdled the Tamil Nedu shmtit~, Rural Artisans (Conferment of Ownership of Kudi- extent and yiruppu) Act, 1976. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Tamil Nadu, exccpt- (i) the City of Madras, (ii) the City of Madurai, and (iii) the area comprised in a municipal town or in a township constituted by or under eny law for the time being in force. (3) It shall come into force at once. It is hercby ddclared that this Act is for giving Declaration. effect to the policy of the State towards securing the Nothing in this Act shall apply to any land Exemptions held by the Central Governmeat or any State Government or any local authority or any corporation established by or under a Central Act or a State Act or ,any Gov~rnment Company as defined in section 617 of the Con~panies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956). * For Reasons for the enactment, see Tamil Nadu Government Gazette ~xtraordinary, dated the 19th October 1976, Part 1~- Si2 P

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