THE KARNATAKA MUNICIPALITIES AND CERTAIN OTHER LAW (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2020 KARNATAKA ACT NO 10 OF 2020 (First Published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the 27thday of April, 2020) (Received the assent of the Governor on the 24thday of April, 2020) An Act further to amend the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 and the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976. Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 22 of 1964), and the Karnataka Municipal CorporationsAct, 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:- 1. Short title and commencement.-(1) This Act may be called the Karnataka Municipalities and Certain Other Law (Amendment) Act, 2020. (2) It shall come into force at once. 2. Amendment of the Karnataka Act 22 of 1964.- In the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 22 of 1964), in section 38, in subsection (2), in clause (j), after sub-clause (vi-a), the following shall be inserted, namely:- “(vi -b) the manner of cast of vote by the qualified voter in favour of none of the above (NOTA) candidates contesting at the election, in case where he does not want to cast his vote in favour of any candidate;” 3. Amendment of the Karnataka Act 14 of 1977.- In the Karnataka Municipal CorporationsAct, 1976 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1977), in section 55,in sub-section (2), clause (h), after sub-clause (vi-a), the following shall be inserted, namely:- “(vi-b) the manner of cast of vote by the qualified voter in favour of none of the above (NOTA) candidates contesting at the election, in case where he does not want to cast his vote in favour of any candidate;” |
