THE KARNATAKA LAND REFORMS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2020 KARNATAKA ACT NO. 09 OF 2020 (First Published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the 27thday of April, 2020) (Received the assent of Governor on the 24thday of April, 2020) An Act further to amend the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961. Whereas it is expedient to amend the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 (Karnataka Act 10 of 1962), for the purposes hereinafter appearing; Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the Seventy first year of the Republic of India, as follows:- 1. Short title and commencement.-(1) This Actmay be called the Karnataka Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 2020. (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from 20th November 2019. 2. Amendment of section 109.- In the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 (Karnataka Act 10 of 1962), (hereinafter referred to as principal Act) in section 109,- (1) in sub-section(1), for clause (i), the following shall be substituted, namely:- "(i) industrial development, the extent of which shall not exceed forty units; Explanation.-Industrial development” includes mining of minor minerals, whether specified or non-specified and stone crushing activity under the Karnataka Regulation of Stone Crushers Act, 2011 (Karnataka Act 8 of 2012) Provided that in respect of Industrial development,such Land to such extent approved by the Government with approval of the State High level clearance committee or the State level single window clearance committee constituted under the Karnataka Industries (facilitation) Act, 2002 (Karnataka Act 45 of 2003) shall be deemed to haveexempted by the Government from the provisions of section 63, 79A, 79B or 80.” (2) In sub-section (2), for the proviso, the following shall be substituted, namely:- “Provided that, any company or organization after obtaining permission under sub-section (1), purchases the land and if such company or organization after utilizing the land for not less than seven years for the purpose of purchase, does not continue to use the land due to various reasons which are beyond its control, after seven years so permitted under rules from the date of such purchase, may on an application be permitted, by the Government, for sale of the land for the same purpose.” 3. Repeal and savings.-(1) The Karnataka Land Reforms (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019(Karnataka Ordinance 3 of 2019) is hereby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal anything done or any action taken under the principal Act, as amended by the said Ordinance, shall be deemed to have been done or taken under principal Act, as amended by this Act. |
