Section 1(3)(a) in The Chennai City Tenants Protection Act, 1921
(a)in the areas in which this Act is in force on the date of the publication of the [Chennai] [Substituted for the word 'Madras' by the City of Madras (Alteration of Name) Act, 1996 (Tamil Nadu Act 28 of 1996).] City Tenants' Protection (Amendment) Act, 1979 in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, only to tenancies of land created before that date; and