Section 3 — Government to finalise norms and policy guidelines, etc.

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any relevant law or any rules, regulations or bye-laws made thereunder, the Government shall, within a period of one year from the date of commencement of this Act, take all possible measures, with due regard to environment, to finalise norms, policy guidelines and feasible strategies to deal with the problems of unauthorised developments with regard to the under mentioned categories, namely:- (a) land use not conforming to the Master Plan, detailed development plans or any planning permission; (b) construction in deviation from or beyond planning permission or building permit; (c) development without any planning permission or building permit; and (d) unauthorised occupation by, the hawkers and street vendors in the public street and by the people in slum area, so that the developments of Chennai Metropolitan Planning Area take place in a sustainable and planned manner. (2) Subject to the provisions contained in sub-section (1) and notwithstanding any judgment, decree or order of any Court, status quo as on the date of the commencement of this Act shall be maintained in respect of the categories of unauthorised development mentioned in subsection (1). (3) All notices issued by any local authority or any authority empowered under relevant law for initiating action against the categories of unauthorised development mentioned in sub-section (1) shall be deemed to have been suspended and no punitive action shall be taken during the said period of one year. (4) Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this Act, the Government may, at any time, before the expiry of one year withdraw the concession given in sub-section (2) or subsection (3), as the case may be, by notification in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette in respect of the categories of unauthorised development mentioned in sub-section (1).