THE KARNATAKA MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (SECOND AMENDMENT) ACT, 2020
KARNATAKA ACT 32 OF 2020
(First published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the 19th day of October, 2020)
(Received the assent of the Governor on the 19th day of October, 2020)
An Act further to amend the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976.
Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1977), 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, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Karnataka Municipal Corporations (Second Amendment) Act, 2020.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
2. Amendment of section 431-A.- In the Karnataka municipal Corporations Act, 1976 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1977) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in section 431-A,-
(i) for sub-section (2), the following shall be substituted, namely,-
“(2) Whoever commits any act of commission or omission which is likely to obstruct, impair or fails to comply with the provisions of sub-section (1) or the Solid Waste Management Schemes for the time being in force shall on conviction be punished with fine as specified in the Solid Waste Management bye-laws framed by Corporation under the provisions of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 which may extend to rupess two lakh.”
(ii) for sub-section (3), the following shall be substituted, namely,-
“(3) The corporation may alter, amend or vary any of the penalties specified in Solid Waste Management bye-laws”.
(iii) in the Explanation, for
the words, brackets and figures “the
Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000” the words and figures “the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016” shall be substituted.
3. Omission of Schedule XIII.- Schedule XIII of the principal Act, shall be omitted.
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