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Hence the Bill, (Published inn Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part _IV-A dated; 4th June 2003 as No. 589 at Page 10) 7 VIII Amending Act 23 of 2004.— It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961, to provide for the following, namely:- (1) To omit the words “Notified Area Committee, Sanitary Board” as these no more exist in view of the amendment to the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964. (2) To substitute the words “Grama Panchayat” for the words “Mandal Panchayat” to confirm to the changes made in the Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act, 1993. (3) To empower the State Government to exempt any Board, Authority or Body constituted by or under any law and owned or controlled by the State Government from payment of fee for obtaining permission for change of land use or development of land. (4) To empower the Planning Authority to permit,- (i) additional Floor Area Ratio of 100 per cent for the land handed over free of cost whenever such lands are required for road widening purposes or for formation of new roads. (ii) additional Floor Area Ratio up to 100 per cent in case of starred hotels subject to payment of a minimum of fifty per cent and a maximum of 100 per cent of the market value of land equivalent to the Floor Area Ratio permitted. (5) To recast the provision relating to levy of fee in order to remove ambiguity. (6) To provide for regularization of buildings constructed deviating from the sanctioned plan subject to payment of such penalty of not more than the market value of such deviated area as may be prescribed. (7) To provide for levy and collection of surcharge or cess with effect from 19.10.1992 for granting permission for development of Land or building from the owner of such land or building, for supply of water, formation of ring road, slum improvement and mass rapid transport system at such rate not exceeding one tenth of the market value of land or building. (8) To provide for forfeiture of building or part thereof to the State Government which have been constructed in deviation of sanctioned plan but not regularized under section 76FF or constructed without obtaining permission or in contravention of any order passed or direction issued by any authority, if the planning authority is of opinion that it is not practicable or advisable to demolish the building and the owner does not agree to pay an amount equivalent to two times the current value of such building or part thereof as a penalty. (9) To provide for validation of levy and collection of the aforesaid cess and surcharge already collected by the various Development Authorities, Planning authorities and local authorities since 19.10.1992. Hence the Bill. (Legislative Council Bill No.10 of 1998) (Entries 5 and 18 of List II and Entry 20 of List III of Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India) IX Amending Act 1 of 2005.— It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Town and Country planning Act, 1961 to provide for,- (i) Definition of heritage building and heritage precinct and make regulation for conservation of the same; (ii) Replacing the comprehensive development plan and outline development plan by master plan to simplify the procedure; (iii) Deemed change of land use from commercial or industrial to residential and from industrial to commercial; Certain other consequential changes are made. Hence the Bill. X 8 Amending Act 1 of 2007.— It is considered necessary and expedient in public interest to provide for regualarisation of certain unauthorised constructions and to define the parameters thereof by amending the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961, the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 and the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 in the following manner, namely:- (1) to regularise, subject to payment of prescribed fee,- (a) all unauthorised constructions as on the date of passing of the Amendment Act. (b) all violations of change of land user (c) all constructions made on revenue sites except, developments affecting,- (i) alignment of Ring Road, Highways (ii) lands belonging to Government, Local Authorities and Development Authorities, and Parks and Open spaces (iii) Basement floor earmarked as parking space, and (2) to prescribe the fee for different types of contravention permitted and (3) to provide for other consequential and incidental matters. Hence the Bill. (L.C.Bill No.11 of 2004) (Entries 5 and 18 of List II and entry 20 of List III of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.) XI Amending Act 2 of 2007.— It is considered necessary to amend the Town and Country Planning Act, 1961 to provide the benefit of Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) to the land owners who surrender their lands or sites free of cost for any public purpose notified by Government from time to time. Hence the Bill, (L.C.Bill No.9 of 2004) (Entry 5 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.) XII Amending Act 06 of 2012.- It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961 (Karnataka act 11 of 1963) to provide a provision to levy and collect a fee of Rs.1.00 Lakh per acre from the private developers for rejuvenation and development of Lakes in the local planning area with effect from 3rd October 2009 and also to validate the collection of such fee in pursuance to the Government letters dated 3rd October 2009, 4th May 2010 and 29th September