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Constitution of the Greater Bengaluru Authority.- (1) As soon as may be after the date of commencement of this Act not later than one hundred twenty days from the said date, the Government shall, by notification, constitute an Authority for the Greater Bengaluru Area called the Greater Bengaluru Authority. (2) The Greater Bengaluru Authority shall be a body corporate and shall have perpetual succession and common seal with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property and to contract and may, by its name, sue and be sued. (3) The Greater Bengaluru Authority shall consist of the following members, namely:- (a) The Chief Minister who shall be the Ex-officio Chairperson; (b) The Minister in charge of Bengaluru Development, who shall be the Ex-officio Vice-Chairperson; (c) The Ministers in the State Government representing the legislature constituencies in the Greater Bengaluru Area - Ex-officio Members; (d) The minister in-charge of Urban Development – Ex-officio Member. 1[(d-1) The Chief Secretary to Government – Ex-officio Member; (d-2) The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Urban Development Department – Ex-officio Member; (d-3) The Additional Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary to Government, Finance Department – Ex-officio Member;]1 (e) The Chief Commissioner of Greater Bengaluru Authority, who shall be the Ex-officio Member Secretary; (f) The Mayors of the City Corporations within the Greater Bengaluru Area - Ex-officio Members; (g) The Commissioner, Bangalore Development Authority – Ex-officio Member; (h) The Chairman, Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board– Ex- officio Member; (i) The Managing Director, Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation– Ex-officio Member; (j) The Managing Director, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation– Ex-officio Member; (k) The Managing Director, Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited– Ex-officio Member; (l) Deputy Commissioners of the jurisdictional revenue districts; (m) The Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru City – Ex-officio Member; (n) The Superintendents of Police having jurisdiction in part or full in any of the City Corporations – Ex-officio Member; (o) The Chief Executive Officer, Bengaluru Metropolitan Land Transport Authority– Ex-officio Member; (p) The Managing Director, Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Limited– Ex-officio Member; (q) The Chief Town planner, the Greater Bengaluru Authority– Ex-officio Member; (r) Engineer in Chief, the Greater Bengaluru Authority– Ex-officio Member; (s) The Director, Karnataka State Fire and Emergency Services– Ex- officio Member. (t) The Commissioner, Directorate of Urban Land Transport – Ex-officio Member; and (u) The Metropolitan Commissioner, Bengaluru Metropolitan Region Development Aurthority – Ex-officio Member. (4) The Commissioners of the City Corporations in the Greater Bengaluru Area shall be ex-officio members of the Greater Bengaluru Authority. 2[(5) The following shall also be members of the Greater Bengaluru Authority, namely:- (i) All elected member of the Loksabha and the State Legislative Assembly whose constituency or part of constituency lie within area of the Greater Bengaluru Authority; (ii) All elected members of the Rajyasabha and the State Legislative Council who are elected by the members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and who reside within the area of the Greater Bengaluru Authority; (iii) All elected members of the State Legislative Council elected from Local Authorities Constituency or Graduate Constituency or Teacher Constituency whose constituency or part of constituency lie within area of the Greater Bengaluru Authority; (iv) All nominated members of the Rajyasabha and the State Legislative Council who have their name in the electoral roll within area of the Greater Bengaluru Authority.]2 (6) The executive heads of Bengaluru Metropolitan Land Transport Authority, Bangalore Traffic Police, Karnataka Rail Infrastructure Development Enterprises Limited, Karnataka Tank Conservation and Development Authority, Karnataka State Disaster Management Authority and the Karnataka Slum Development Board and any other officer of any agency or department of the Government discharging municipal functions in the Greater Bengaluru Area as the Government may specify, shall be special invitees to the Greater Bengaluru Authority and may attend the meetings but shall not have the right to vote. (7) All the Members of the Greater Bengaluru Authority specified in sub- sections (3), (4) and (5) shall have the right to vote, in the manner as may be prescribed.