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Repeal. SCHEDULE * * * * STATEMENTS OF OBJECTS AND REASONS I Act 44 of 1964.—At present the Mysore Highways Act (IV of 1920) provides for the regulation of traffic and preservation of the surface of public roads and places in the Mysore Area. But this Act has yet been brought into force. The Bombay Highways Act, 1955 provides for the restriction of ribbon development along the Highways, for the preservation of encroachment thereon, for the construction and development etc., of Highways, and for the levy of betterment charges. This Act is in force in the Bombay Area. There are no enactments of the kind in the other parts of the State. With a view to have an uniform Act applicable in the whole of the State of Mysore providing for the restriction of ribbon development along the Highways, for the prevention of encroachment thereon, for the construction and development of the Highways, for the levy of betterment charges and for certain other matters this Bill has been prepared. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary), Part IV-2A dated 16th December, 1963 as No. 165, at page. 45. II Amending Act 15 of 1983.—The Chief Minister had indicated in his speech while presenting the Budget Estimates for 1983–84 that substantial funds have been invested by the State Government on construction of bridges across major rivers on State Highways. There is an 4 increasing demand for construction of additional bridges for facilitating communications with inaccessible areas and this would require additional outlays. In respect of bridges on National Highways the Government of India has been collecting toll charges on vehicles. On similar lines, it is proposed to introduce legislation to provide for the levy of fees in respect of motor vehicles and two wheelers using bridges on State Highways. Hence this Bill. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part IV-2A, dated 30th March 1983 as No. 208 at page. 3.) III Amending Act 35 of 1998.—It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Highways Act, 1964, to enable the State Government to enter into agreement with any person for development and maintenance of State Highways and to empower such person to collect and retain fees at specified rate for service or benefits rendered by him and to regulate and control the traffic in accordance with the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and also to provide for penalty for committing mischief to the extend of five years imprisonment with a fine or with both. Hence the Bill. (Obtained from L A Bill No. 8 of 1997 File No. 42 of 1996.) IV Amending Act 22 of 2000.- Note: By this Act certain obsolete laws were repealed and some clerical minor amendments were made to some other Acts including Act 44 of 1964. IV Amending Act 31 of 2010.- It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Highways Act, 1964, to provide for enabling provision to levy and collect from the users, the amount in form of fee for the service or benefit rendered by it to meet the expenditure involved in improvement of State highway / major district road constructed, developed and maintained under Public Private partnership on annuity basis. Hence the Bill. [L.A. Bill No. 23 of 2010, File No. DPAL 28 Shasana 2010] [Entry 13 and 59 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] - - - - 5 1[KARNATAKA]1 ACT No. 44 OF 1964 (First published in the 1[Karnataka]1 Gazette on the Third day of December, 1964.) THE 1[KARNATAKA]1 HIGHWAYS ACT, 1964 (Received the assent of the President on the Fifth day of November, 1964.) (As Amended by Karnataka Acts 15 of 1983, 35 of 1998, 22 of 2000 and 31 of 2010) An Act to provide for the restriction of ribbon development along highways, for the prevention and removal of encroachment thereon, for the construction, maintenance and development of highways, for the levy of betterment charges and for certain other matters. WHEREAS, it is expedient to provide for the restriction of ribbon development along the highways, for the prevention and removal of encroachment thereon, for the construction, maintenance and development of highways, for the levy of betterment charges and for certain other matters; BE it enacted by the 1[Karnataka State]1 Legislature in the Fifteenth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—