THE KARNATAKA MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS AND CERTAIN OTHER LAW (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2012
(Received the assent of the Governor on the 26th day of April, 2012)
KARNATAKA ACT NO. 20 OF 2012
(First published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the 28th day of April, 2012)
An Act further to amend the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 and the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964.
Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1977) and the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 22 of 1964) for the purposes hereinafter appearing;
Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the sixty-third year of the Republic of India, as follows:-
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Karnataka Municipal Corporations and certain other law (Amendment) Act, 2012.
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from the 14th day of March, 2012.
2. Amendment of the Karnataka Act 14 of 1977.- In the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1977),-
(1) in section 102D, in sub-section (3), the proviso shall be omitted;
(2) in section 102H, in sub-section (2), for the words “a Secretary and such other officers”, the words “officers and staff” shall be substituted;
(3) in section 102P, in sub-section (1), the word “year” shall be omitted;
(4) in section 102R, in sub-section (1), for the words “make rules”, the words “make regulations” shall be substituted;
(5) in section 102T, after the words "not below the rank of Group-A senior", the words "scale officer of Karnataka Administrative Service or Karnataka Municipal Administrative Service" shall be inserted; and
(6) in section 150,-
(i) for sub-sections (2-A) and (2-B), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
“(2-A) Subject to the provisions of any law for the time being in force, the audit of all transactions of receipts and expenditure of Municipal Corporations shall be subject to technical guidance and supervision of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India and he shall send the annual technical inspection report to State Government for being placed before both Houses of the State Legislature.
(2-B) The Controller, State Accounts Department shall send Consolidated Annual Audited Report pertaining to all Municipal Corporations to the State Government for being placed before both Houses of the State Legislature.”
(ii) sub-sections (2-C) and (2-D) shall be omitted.
3. Amendment of the Karnataka Act 22 of 1964.- In the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 22 of 1964),-
(i) in section 290, in the proviso to sub-section (1), for the words “expenditure in a municipality”, the words “audit of all city Municipal Councils, Town Municipal Councils and Town Panchayats” shall be substituted; and
(ii) in section 295, for sub-sections (6) and (7), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
“(6) The Controller, State Accounts Department shall send consolidated Annual Audit Report pertaining to all City Municipal Councils, Town Municipal Councils and Town Panchayats to the State Government for being placed before both Houses of the State Legislature.
(7) The Comptroller and Auditor General of India shall send the Annual Technical Inspection Report under sub-section (1) of Section 290 to the State Government for being placed before both Houses of the State Legislature.”
4. Repeal and savings.- (1) The Karnataka Municipal Corporations and certain other Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2012 (Karnataka Ordinance No. 1 of 2012) is hereby repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal anything done or any action taken under the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken under this Act.
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