The Department of Parliamentary Affairs and Legislation Secretariat, Karnataka on November 16, 2021 issued the Karnataka Municipal Corporations and Certain Other Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021 to further amend the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 and the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Act, 2020. This shall come into force on November 16, 2021.
The Karnataka Municipal Corporations and Certain Other Law (Amendment) Ordinance, have the following amendments namely -
• Section 299A which specify “Levy of imposts, restrictions and conditions in respect of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike” has been inserted namely: -
"The Commissioner may grant such permission to execute the work together with a site plan of the land, ground plan, elevations and section of the building subject to such restrictions and conditions, as may be specified in the zoning regulations or building bye-laws or he may refuse to grant such license subject to the conditions specified in section 303."
• Section 299B which specify “Power of the State Government to exempt or reduce fee levied or charged or assessed in respect of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike” has been inserted namely:-
"The State Government may, if in its opinion it is necessary in the public interest so to do, by notification and subject to such restrictions and conditions and for such period, as may be specified in the notification, exempt or reduce the fee payable under this Ordinance, for any Board or Corporation or Organization owned or controlled by the Central Government or the State Government."
• Section 299C which specify “Validation of levy and collection of fee” has been inserted namely:-
"All acts, proceedings or things done or any action taken by the Government or the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike officers as the case may be in connection with the levy, assessment or collection of any amount as fee for all purposes be deemed to be and to have always been made, done or taken in accordance with law."
• Section 240A which specify the “Levy of imposts, restriction and condition” has been inserted namely: -
"The Chief Commissioner may grant such permission to execute the work together with a site plan of the land, ground plan, elevations and sections of the building subject to such restrictions and conditions, as may be specified in the bye-laws or he may refuse to grant such licence, subject to the conditions specified in section 244."
• Section 240B which specify “Power of the State Government to exempt or reduce fee levied or charged or assessed.”
"The State Government may, if in its opinion, it is necessary in the public interest so to do, by notification and subject to such restrictions and conditions and for such period as may be specified in the notification, exempt or reduce either prospectively or retrospectively, the fee payable under this Ordinance for any Board or Corporation or Organization owned or controlled by the Central Government or the State Government."
• Section 240C which specify “Validation of levy and collection of fees” has been inserted namely: -
"All acts, proceedings or things done or any action taken by the Government or the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike officers as the case may be in connection with the levy, assessment or collection of any amount as fee for all purposes be deemed to be and to have always been made, done or taken in accordance with law."
[Notification No. 08/2021]
