**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Government of Tamil Nadu, specifically the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on April 1, 2025. It details amendments to the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019. These amendments relate to swimming pools owned or maintained by Maritime Training Institutes in Tamil Nadu.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendments to Rules**:
* The notification amends the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019.
* The amendments are made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu, exercising powers conferred by relevant Acts.
* **Rule 7 Amendment**:
* A proviso is inserted in rule 7, sub-rule (1), clause (b), related to swimming pool dimensions.
* The specified dimensions do not apply to swimming pools owned or maintained by Maritime Training Institutes in Tamil Nadu approved by the Directorate General of Shipping.
* These institutes must follow the requirements prescribed by the Directorate General of Shipping.
* **Rule 13 Amendment**:
* A proviso is added to rule 13, related to water depth in swimming pools at educational institutions.
* The water depth specified does not apply to swimming pools owned or maintained by Maritime Training Institutes in Tamil Nadu approved by the Directorate General of Shipping.
* These institutes must follow the requirements prescribed by the Directorate General of Shipping.
**Impact Analysis**
**Maritime Training Institutes in Tamil Nadu**
* **Impact**: The standard dimension and water depth requirements for swimming pools do not apply to Maritime Training Institutes approved by the Directorate General of Shipping.
* **Action Required**: These institutes must adhere to the requirements prescribed by the Directorate General of Shipping instead of standard rules.
**Directorate General of Shipping**
* **Impact**: The Directorate General of Shipping, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Government of India is responsible for setting the requirements to be followed by Maritime Training Institutes in Tamil Nadu.
* **Action Required**: Prescribe the requirements that Maritime Training Institutes in Tamil Nadu must follow for swimming pools.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019: The primary policy document being amended.
Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971: Act that grants power to make amendments
Directorate General of Shipping: Approving authority for maritime training institutes referenced in the amendments.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways: Ministry related to Directorate General of Shipping
Tamil Nadu: The geographic scope of the rules and the location of maritime training institutes mentioned.