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Insertion of new section 63A.- After section 63 of the principal Act, the following section, shall be inserted, namely:- "63A. The Market Committee and Secretary to Exercise powers and functions under the Karnataka Act 22 of 1964, 14 of 1977 and 20 of 1985.- (1) In any area or part thereof to which this Act applies, the State Government may, by notification, declare that from such date, and for such period as may be specified therein and subject to such restrictions and modifications, if any, as may be specified in the notification,- (i) the powers and functions of the Corporation, Municipal Council or a Mandal Panchayat or a Standing Committee thereof, under the Karnataka Municipalities 156 Act, 1964, Karnataka Municipal Corporations' Act, 1976 and the Karnataka Zilla Parishads, Taluk Panchayat Samithis, Mandal Panchayats and Nyaya Panchayats Act. 1983, shall be exercised and discharged by the market committee; and (ii) the powers and functions of the Commissioner of the Corporation, the Municipal Commissioner, Chief Officer of the Municipal Council or the Secretary of the Mandal Panchayat, as the case may be shall be exercised and discharged by the Secretary: Provided that the Corporation, the Municipal Council or the Mandal Panchayat concerned shall be consulted before the making of such declaration, if such area or part thereof lies within the limits of a city, a city or a town municipality or a mandal. (2) On the making of the declaration under sub-section (1), notwithstanding anything contained in and other law for the time being in force, the Corporation, the Municipal Council or the Mandal Panchayat or any standing Committee thereof or the Commissioner of the Corporation, the Municipal Commissioner or chief Officer of the Municipal Council or the Secretary of the Mandal Panchayat shall not be competent to exercise and discharge the powers and functions conferred or imposed on the market committee and Secretary, as the case may be, by such declaration. (3) The market committee or the Secretary may delegate any of the powers exercisable and functions that maybe discharged by it or him under sub-section (1) to any officer or servant of the Market Committee. (4) Exercise or discharge of any of the powers and functions delegated under sub- section (3) shall be subject to such limitations, conditions and control, as may be laid down by the market committee or the Secretary , as the case may be",. XXX XXX XXX