Official residence declaration designates Pudukkottai Palace as the ex-ruler's official residence under merged states taxation concessions. The Central Government, under item (iv) of paragraph 13 of the Merged States (Taxation Concessions) Order, 1949 as saved by the General Clauses Act, declares Pudukkottai Palace at Tiruchirapalli the official residence of the ex-ruler of Pudukkottai, effective from the date the Government of Tamil Nadu acquired the New Palace at Pudukkottai, recognizing the ruler's entitlement and applying the declaration for all purposes under the cited provision.