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Hence the Bill. [L.A. Bill No.19 of 2012, File No. Samvyashae 13 Shasana 2012] [Entry 5 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] XLI Amending Act 57 of 2013.- It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961 (Karnataka Act 11 of 1963), the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1977) and the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 22 of 1964) to provide for,- (a) Extension of time limit for filing application for regularisation by one year from the date of commencement of this Amendment Act; (b) Regularisation of buildings constructed in violation of provisions of law and building bye law prior to 3rd day of December 2009; and (c) Reduction of fee/amount for regularisation of such buildings. Hence the Bill. [L.A. Bill No. 43 of 2009, File No. Samvyashae 52 Shasana 2009] [Entries 5 and 18 of List II and 20 of List III of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] XLII Amending Act 67 of 2013.- It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961, (Karnataka Act 11 of 1963) the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1977) and the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 22 of 1964) to provide for,- (1) extension of time limit for regularization of unauthorized constructions till the date of promulgation of the Karnataka Town and country Planning and certain other Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2013 (Karnataka Ordinance 2 of 2013); and (2) empowering the State Government to prescribe the last date for receiving applications for regularization of unauthorized constructions. As the matter was urgent and both Houses of the Karnataka State Legislature were not in session, the Karnataka Town and Country Planning and certain other laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2013 (Karnataka Ordinance 2 of 2013) was promulgated on 19.10.2013. This bill seeks to replace the said ordinance. Hence the Bill. [L.A. Bill No. 19 of 2013, File No. Samvyashae 46 Shasana 2013] [Entry 5 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] XLIII Amending Act 06 of 2015.- It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 22 of 1964) and the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1977) to comply the observation made by Hon'ble High Court of Karnataka in W.A. Nos. 1/2011 and 551-552/2011 c/w W.A. Nos. 1009/2011 and others and further to give effect to levy tax on telecommunication towers or advertisement structure by urban local bodies. 28 Hence, the Bill. [L.A. Bill No. 56 of 2014, File No. Samvyashae 32 Shasana 2014] [entry 5 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] XLIV Amending Act 42 of 2015.- It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 22 of 1964) and the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1977) in order to meet the objectives of the Karnataka Industrial Policy 2014-2019 by exempting certain enterprises from obtaining trade license in the jurisdiction of Urban Local bodies . Hence, the Bill. [L.A. Bill No.38 of 2015, File No. Samvyashae 46 Shasana 2015] [entry 05 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] XLV Amending Act 10 of 2020.- It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 22 of 1964) and the Karnataka Municipal corporations Act, 1976 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1977) to give option to the voters in the ballot papers and electronic voting machine regarding the none of the above candidates contesting at the election. Hence, the Bill. [L.A. Bill No. 12 of 2020, File No. Samvyashae 12 Shasana 2019] [Entry 5 of list II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] [Published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary No. 154 in part-IV dated: 27.04.2020] XLVI Amending Act 39 OF 2020.- It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 22 of 1964) to establish neighbourhood groups, area sabhas and ward Committees along with their specified powers, functions and responsibilities in all the municipalities in the State in accordance with Article 243S of the Constitution, on the lines of Area sabha and ward committee constituted under the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1977) at municipal corporation level for better Governance with participation of people of the ward. Hence, the Bill. [L.A. Bill No. 28 of 2020, File No. Samvyashae 09 Shasana 2020] [Entry 5 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] [Published in Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary No. 465 in part-IVA dated: 19.10.2020] XLVII Amending Act 03 of 2021.- It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 22 of 1964) in order to, - (i) revise the existing property tax structure and provide a simplified property tax base; 29 (ii) improve the revenues of the Municipalities by linking the property tax base to the prevailing guidelines value under section 45B of the Karnataka Stamps Act, 1957; and (iii) enable the State Government to become eligible for additional borrowing limit of 0.25 percent of GSDP (Gross State Domestic Product) for the year 2020-21, it is desirable to bring about property tax reforms for the purpose of strengthening Municipalities. As the matter was urgent and both the Houses of the State Legislature were not in session, the Karnataka Municipalities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021 (Karnataka Ordinance 02 of 2021) was promulgated to achieve the above object. This Bill seeks to replace the above ordinance. Hence, the Bill. [L.A. Bill No. 07of 2021, File No. Samvyashae 06 Shasana 2021] [Entry 05 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] [Published in Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary No. 191 in part-IVA dated: 18.02.2021] XLVIII Amending Act 07 of 2021.- In view of the covid-19 pandemic in the financial year 2020-21, it is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 22 of 1964) and the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1977) to extend the time limit for payment of the property tax and also to provide rebate of five percent in case tax is paid within one month from the date of commencement of this Amendment Act. Hence, the Bill. [L.A. Bill No. 06 of 2021, File No. Samvyashae 83 Shasana 2020] [Entry 05 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] [Published in Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary No. 193 in part-IVA dated: 19.02.2021] XLIX Amending Act of 16 OF 2021.- It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 22 of 1964) to remove the discrimination against the person who are suffering from leprosy, as it is a curable disease in conformity with the direction of Honourable Supreme Court of India in Writ petition Civil No.1151/2017 (PIL-W) Hence, the Bill. [L.A. Bill No. 12 of 2021, File No. Samvyashae 02 Shasana 2021] [Entry 5 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] [Published in Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary No. 377 in part-IVA dated: 31.03.2021] L Amending Act 30 of 2021.- It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 22 of 1964) and the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1977) to provide the power to the urban local bodies to levy fee for granting permission for 30 erecting outdoor advertisements within their jurisdiction so that the urban local bodies do not incur loss of revenue, as the advertisement tax has been subsumed under the Goods and Services tax. Hence the Bill. [L.A. Bill No. 31 of 2021, File No. Samvyashae 29 Shasana 2021] [Entry 5 of List II of the Seventh Schedule and Article 243X of the Constitution of India.] [Published in Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary No. 819 in part-IVA dated: 07.10.2021] LI Amending Act 2 of 2022,- It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1977) and the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 22 of 1994) to give effect to the proposal made in the Budget Speech of 2021-22, to specify separate rate of property tax to be levied for industrial buildings in the Corporations and other urban local bodies, to encourage the establishment of industries in the State. Hence, the Bill. [L.A. Bill No. 41 of 2021, File No. DPAL 51 Shasana 2021] [entry 5 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India..] [Published in Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary No. 47 in part-IVA dated: 13.01.2022] LII Amending Act 33 of 2022.- The cabinet sub-committee on E-Swaththu and E-Khatha, headed by the Honarable Minister for Law, Parlimentary Affairs and Minor Irrigation, has decided in its meeting held on 11.05.2022, to remove the technical difficulties in obtaining building plan sanctions in the areas which do not fall in the jurisdiction of the local planning authorities. Section 4-K of the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961 (Karnataka Act 11 of 1963) stipulates the regulation of development of land in the areas other than the local planning area. In view of this, the provisions of section 387 of the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 22 of 1964) needs to be omitted with effect from 12.08.2021, i.e. from the date of insertion of section 4-K in the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961 (Karnataka Act 11 of 1963). Therefore it is considered necessary further to amend the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 22 of 1964) to exempt taking approval for building plans in rural areas from the Department of Town and Country Planning and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. As the matter was urgent and both the Houses of the State Legislature were not in session, the Karnataka Municipalities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2022 (Karnataka Ordinance 03 of 2022) was promulgated to achieve the above object. Hence, the Bill. [L.A. Bill No. 16 of 2022, File No. SAMVYASHAE 15 SHASANA 2022] [Entry 5 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India] 31 [Published in Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary No.517 in part-IVA dated: 13.10.2022] LIII Amendment Act 43 of 2024:- It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 22 of 1964) and the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1977) to ,- (i) bring in all assets under the purview of the urban local authorities under their network of financial resources; (ii) extend the provisions of property tax to the premises and buildings in unauthorised settlements, other than Government land, and to unauthorized buildings in official settlements, as provided in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Act, 2020 (Karnataka Act 53 of 2020); (iii) provide for necessary provisions regarding e-Asthi software; and (iv) provide for penalty to the officers in case of non-compliance of the provisions of the said Acts. Hence, the Bill. [L.A. Bill No.31 of 2024, File No. SAMVYASHAE 33 SHASANA 2024] [Entry 5 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] [Published in Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary No.434 in part-IVA dated:10.09.2024] LIV Amendment Act 61 of 2025:- It is considered necessary to amend the following Acts for decriminalising and rationalising offences and to further enhance trust-based governance for ease of living and doing business, namely:-