THE KARNATAKA LEGISLATURE (PREVENTION OF DISQUALIFICATION) (SECOND AMENDMENT) ACT, 2024
Karnataka Act No.11 Of 2025
Arrangement of Sections
Sections:
1. Short title and commencement
2. Amendment of section 3
STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS
Amendment Act 11 of 2025:- It is considered necessary further to amend the Karnataka Legislature (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1956 to make provisions to exempt the Office of the Political Secretary-I and II to the Chief Minister, Office of the Financial Advisor to the Chief Minister, Office of Advisor (Policy and Planning) to the Chief Minister and Deputy Chairman to Karnataka State Policy and Planning Commission from incurring disqualification for being a Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly or the Member of the Karnataka Legislative Council on such appointment.
Hence, the Bill
[L.A. Bill No. 27 of 2024, File No. SAMVYASHAE 32 SHASANA 2024]
[sub-clause (a) of clause (1) of Article 191 of the Constitution of India]
[Published in Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary No.45 in part-IVA dated: 21.01.2025]
KARNATAKA ACT NO.11 OF 2025
(First Published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the 21st day of January, 2025)
THE KARNATAKA LEGISLATURE (PREVENTION OF DISQUALIFICATION) (SECOND AMENDMENT) ACT, 2024
(Received the assent of the Governor on the 21st day of January, 2025)
An Act further to amend the Karnataka Legislature (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1956.
Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Karnataka Legislature (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1956 (Karnataka Act 4 of 1957) for the purposes hereinafter appearing;
Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the seventy fifth year of the Republic of India, as follows:-
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Karnataka Legislature (Prevention of Disqualification) (Second Amendment) Act, 2024.
(2) The provisions of clause (i) and (ii) of section 2 shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from 01.06.2023 and 29.12.2023 respectively.
2. Amendment of section 3.- In the Karnataka Legislature (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1956 (Karnataka Act 4 of 1957), in section 3,-
(i) for clause (e), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
“(e) Office of the Political Secretary-I to the Chief Minister; (e1) Office of the Political Secretary-II to the Chief Minister.”
(ii) after clause (g), the following shall be inserted , namely:-
“(h) Office of the Financial Advisor to the Chief Minister;
(i) Office of Advisor (Policy and Planning) to the Chief Minister; and
(j) Office of the Deputy Chairman to the Karnataka State Policy and Planning Commission”.
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