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Preamble 1 - KARNATAKA MUNICIPALITIES ACT, 1964
Chapter I Section 1 - Short title, extent and commencement
Section 2 - Definitions
Chapter II - CONSTITUTION OF MUNICIPAL AREAS
Section 3 - Specification of smaller urban area
Section 4 - Power to include or exclude areas in or from smaller urban area and the effect thereon
Section 5 - Erection and maintenance of boundary marks
Section 6 - Omitted
Section 7 - Property and rights of Municipal Council of the smaller urban area which has ceased to exist to vest in Government
Section 8 - Naming of smaller urban area comprising two or more places
Section 9 - Procedure for constitution, abolition, etc., of smaller urban areas
Section 10 - Incorporation of city and town municipal councils
Section 11 - Constitution of municipal councils
Section 12 - Omitted
Section 13 - Wards for elections
Section 14 - List of voters
Section 15 - Qualification of candidates
Section 16 - General disqualifications for becoming a councillor
Section 17 - General election of Councillors
Section 18 - Term of office of Councillors
Section 18A - Allowances to Councillors
Section 19 - Casual vacancies how to be filled up
Section 20 - Publication of results of elections
Section 21 - Election petitions
Section 22 - Relief that may be claimed by the petitioner
Section 23 - Grounds for declaring elections to be void
Section 24 - Procedure to be followed by the Election Tribunal
Section 25 - Decision of the Election Tribunal
Section 26 - Procedure in case of equality of votes
Section 27 - Appeal
Section 28 - Election valid unless called in question
Section 29 - Corrupt practices
Section 30 - Maintenance of secrecy of voting
Section 31 - Officers, etc., at elections not to act for candidates or to influence voting
Section 32 - Prohibition of canvassing in or near polling stations
Section 33 - Penalty for disorderly conduct in or near polling stations
Section 34 - Penalty for misconduct at the polling station
Section 35 - Breaches of official duty in connection with elections
Section 36 - Removal of ballot papers from polling station to be an offence
Section 37 - Other offences and penalties therefor
Section 38 - Control of elections
Section 38A - Returning Officer, Presiding Officer etc. deemed to be on deputation to State Election Commission
Section 39 - Bar of suits relating to elections, etc.
Section 40 - Resignation
Section 41 - Liability to removal from office
Section 42 - President and vice-president
Section 43 - Functions of president
Section 44 - Functions of vice-president
Section 45 - Rights and privileges of individual councillors and president
Section 46 - Penalty for refusal to hand over charge to new president or vice-president
Chapter III Section 47 - Meeting
Section 47A - Omitted
Section 48 - Notice of meetings and business
Section 49 - Place of holding meetings and maintenance of order thereat
Section 50 - Quorum
Section 51 - Presiding officer
Section 52 - Method of deciding questions
Section 53 - Business to be transacted at meetings and order of business how to be settled
Section 54 - Minutes of proceedings
Section 55 - Councillors not to vote on matter in which they are interested
Section 56 - Adjournment of meetings
Section 57 - Modification and cancellation of resolutions
Section 58 - Motions and amendments
Section 59 - Conduct of ordinary meetings
Section 60 - Notice of business to be transacted must in certain cases be given to the Government Executive Engineer
Section 61 - Certain Government officers may attend meetings of municipal council
Section 62 - Interpellation
Section 63 - Standing Committee
Section 64 - Omitted
Section 65 - Casual vacancies
Section 66 - Chairman of Standing Committee
Section 67 - Procedure at meetings
Section 68 - Procedure by circulation
Section 69 - Subordination of committees to instructions of municipal council and compliance with requisitions of municipal council
Section 70 - Powers, duties and functions may be delegated to officers whose expenses may be paid
Section 71 - Joint committees of local bodies and joint levy of toll
Section 71A - Staff of municipal council
Section 72 - Competency of municipal council to lease, sell and contract
Section 73 - Transfer of property may be subject to conditions
Section 74 - Contracts by officers appointed by Government to execute municipal works and payment for such works
Section 75 - Compulsory acquisition of land
Section 76 - Municipal fund ordinarily liable for all costs and expenses incurred by municipal councils
Section 77 - Officer or servant of municipal council not to be interested in any contract with such municipal council
Section 78 - Penalty for councillor being interested in any contract, etc., with the municipal council
Section 79 - Councillors, etc., to be deemed public servants
Section 80 - Validity of proceedings
Chapter IV Section 81 - Municipal property
Section 82 - Decision of claims to property by or against the municipal council
Section 83 - Municipal Fund
Section 84 - Application of Municipal Fund and property
Section 85 - Power to deposit and invest surplus fund
Section 86 - Power of municipal councils to borrow money
Chapter V Section 87 - Obligatory functions of municipal councils
Section 88 - Special functions
Section 89 - Power of Government to exempt municipal council from any ofthe functions
Section 90 - Analysis and inspection of water supplied through pipes
Section 91 - Discretionary functions of municipal councils
Section 92 - Arrangements purporting to be binding permanently or for a term of years
Section 93 - Management of public institution maintained by municipal council to vest in it
Chapter VI Section 94 - Taxes which may be imposed
Section 94A - Water supply cess
Section 95 - Procedure preliminary to imposing tax
Section 96 - Power to sanction, modify and impose conditions
Section 97 - Publication of sanctioned resolutions with notice
Section 98 - Power to suspend, reduce or abolish any existing tax
Section 99 - Duty on transfers of immovable properties
Section 100 - Seizure of animals or vehicles not bearing numbers and procedure after seizure
Section 101 - Method of assessment of Tax on buildings and lands
Section 102 - Appointment of assessor
Section 103 - Preparation of an assessment list
Section 104 - Person primarily liable for tax on buildings or lands or both how to be designated if his name cannot be ascertained
Section 105 - Publication of notice of assessment list
Section 106 - Procedure for revising assessment list
Section 107 - Amendment of assessment list
Section 108 - Notice to be given to the municipal council of demolition or removal of a building
Section 109 - New assessment list need not be prepared every year
Section 110 - Tax from whom primarily leviable
Section 110A - Property tax certificate
Section 111 - Notice to be given to municipal council of all transfers of title by persons primarily liable to payment of taxes on buildings or lands
Section 112 - Form of notice
Section 113 - Name of transferee to be substituted in the municipal registers
Section 114 - Liability for payment of taxes on buildings or lands continue in the absence of notice of transfer
Section 115 - Remission of tax in case of vacancies when obligatory
Section 116 - Omitted
Section 117 - Omitted
Section 118 - Omitted
Section 119 - Omitted
Section 120 - Omitted
Section 121 - Omitted
Section 122 - Omitted
Section 123 to 132 - Toll
Section 123 - Omitted
Section 124 - Omitted
Section 125 - Omitted
Section 126 - Omitted
Section 127 - Omitted
Section 128 - Tables of tolls
Section 129 - Power to seize vehicle on non-payment of [omitted] toll
Section 130 - Omitted
Section 131 - Omitted
Section 132 - Farming of tolls
Section 133 - Prohibition of advertisements without written permission of municipal council
Section 134 - Permission of the municipal council to become void in certain cases
Section 135 - Presumption in case of contravention
Section 136 - Removal of unauthorised advertisements
Section 137 - Fees in respect of Jatra, Urus, etc.
Section 138 - Municipal council may charge fees for certain licences, etc.
Section 139 - Fixed charges and agreements for payment in lieu of taxes
Section 140 - Power of Government to suspend or prohibit levy of objectionable taxes
Section 141 - Power of Government to require municipal council to impose taxes
Chapter VII Section 142 - Presentation of bill for taxes
Section 143 - Distress
Section 144 - Sale of goods and property distrained or attached
Section 145 - Procedure in respect of sales, etc.
Section 146 - Sale outside the district
Section 147 - Procedure when distraint is impracticable
Section 148 - Summary proceeding may be taken against persons about to leave the municipal area
Section 149 - Fees
Section 150 - Appeal to magistrate
Section 151 - Liability of land, building, etc., for tax
Section 152 - Suspension of power to recover by distress and sale
Section 153 - Receipt to be given for all payments
Section 154 - Recovery of rent on land
Chapter VIII Section 155 - Power of municipal council to undertake works and incur expenditure for improvement, etc.
Section 156 - Particulars to be provided for in an improvement scheme
Section 157 - Procedure on completion of scheme
Section 158 - The Scheme to be then forwarded to Government for sanction
Section 159 - On receipt of sanction, declaration to be published giving particulars of land to be acquired
Section 160 - Payment of betterment fee
Section 161 - Assessment of betterment fee by the municipal council
Section 162 - Settlement of betterment fee by arbitrator
Section 163 - Fee for arbitrator
Section 164 - Powers and duties of arbitrator
Section 165 - Municipal council to give notice to persons liable to payment of betterment fee
Section 166 - Agreement to make payment of betterment fee a charge on land
Section 167 - Payment of betterment fee first charge
Section 168 - Recovery of money payable in pursuance of section 161, 162 or 166
Section 169 - Agreement of payment not to bar acquisition under a fresh declaration
Section 170 - Forming of new extensions or layouts or making new private streets
Section 171 - Alteration or demolition of extension, lay-out or street
Section 172 - Power of Municipal Council to order work to be carried out or to carry it out itself in default
Section 173 - Establishment of Improvement Board
Section 174 - Property, finance, powers, etc., of Improvement Board
Chapter IX Section 175 - Power regarding streets, etc.
Section 176 - Power to require repair of streets and to declare such streets public
Section 177 - Power to declare any street a public street subject to objections by owners
Section 178 - Temporary closure of streets
Section 179 - The regular line of public street
Section 180 - Control of construction of buildings within regular line of streets
Section 181 - Setting back projecting buildings
Section 182 - Setting forward the regular line of street
Section 183 - Buildings at corner of streets
Section 184 - Roofs and external walls of buildings not to be made of inflammable materials
Section 185 - Level of buildings
Section 186 - Rat-proof building for warehouse for storing grain
Section 187 - Notice of new buildings
Section 187A - Regularisation of certain unlawful buildings
Section 187B - Penalty against jurisdictional officer failing to prevent unauthorised deviations or constructions
Section 188 - Sanction accorded under mis-representation
Section 189 - Power of Government to prohibit the erection of buildings in certain areas without permission
Section 190 - Completion certificates: permission to occupy or use
Section 191 - Regulation of huts
Section 192 - Improvement of huts
Section 193 - Municipal control over drains, etc.
Section 194 - Powers for making drains
Section 195 - Sufficient drainage of houses
Section 196 - Power of owners and occupiers of buildings or lands to drain into municipal drains
Section 197 - Right to carry drain through land or into drain belonging to other persons
Section 198 - Rights of owner of land through which drain is carried in regard to subsequent building thereon
Section 199 - Provision of privies, etc.
Section 200 - Cost of altering, repairing and keeping in proper order privies, etc.
Section 201 - Power to close existing private drains
Section 202 - Power in respect of sewers, etc., unauthorisedly constructed, rebuilt or unstopped
Section 203 - Encroachment on municipal drains, etc.
Section 204 - Inspection of drains, etc.
Section 205 - Municipal council may execute certain works without allowing option to persons concerned of executing the same
Section 206 - Power of carrying water mains, etc.
Section 207 - Works to be done by licensed plumber or licensed water supply contractor
Section 208 - Permission necessary for certain projections
Section 209 - Troughs and pipes for rain water
Section 210 - Fixing of brackets, etc., to houses
Section 211 - Naming streets and numbering houses
Section 212 - Removal and trimming of hedges, trees, etc.
Section 213 - Ruinous or dangerous buildings
Section 213A - Precaution in case of dangerous trees
Section 214 - Powers and duties with regard to dangerous, stagnant or insanitary sources of water supply
Section 215 - Displacing pavements, etc.
Section 216 - Obstructions and encroachments upon public streets and open spaces
Section 217 - Hoardings to be set up during repairs, etc.
Section 218 - Provision of facilities when work is executed in public street
Section 219 - Timber not to be deposited or hole made in a street without permission
Section 220 - Power of municipal council to recover expenses caused by extraordinary traffic
Section 221 - Dangerous quarrying
Section 222 - Provision as to dogs
Section 223 - Provision as to keeping of pigs
Section 224 - Depositing dust, etc.
Section 225 - Discharging sewage, etc.
Section 226 - Non-removal of filth, etc.
Section 227 - Removal of nightsoil
Section 228 - Filthy buildings, etc.
Section 229 - Deserted and offensive buildings
Section 230 - Buildings or rooms in buildings unfit for human habitation
Section 231 - Power of City Municipal Councils to order demolition of buildings unfit for human habitation
Section 232 - Power to enter and inspect, etc., buildings
Section 233 - Provision of bathing facilities
Section 234 - Fouling water
Section 235 - Regulation of washing of clothes by washermen
Section 236 - Abatement of nuisances from wells, etc.
Section 237 - Regulation or prohibition of certain kinds of cultivation
Section 238 - Using offensive manure, etc.
Section 239 - Tethering cattle, etc.
Section 240 - Feeding animals on filth
Section 241 - Consumption of smoke
Section 242 - Prohibition of nuisance
Section 243 - Licensing markets, slaughter houses and certain businesses
Section 244 - Opening, closing and letting of markets and slaughter houses
Section 245 - Power to expel lepers and disturbers, etc., from markets
Section 246 - Slaughter houses, etc., beyond municipal limits
Section 247 - Unwholesome articles of food and drink
Section 248 - Prevention of infectious diseases
Section 249 - Duties of municipal council on threatened or actual outbreak of infectious disease
Section 250 - Withdrawal and modification of powers and orders
Section 251 - Duties of municipal council in respect of disease among horses, dogs, cattle, sheep or goats
Section 252 - Proceedings to abate the overcrowding of interiors of buildings
Section 253 - Special powers which may be conferred by Government in respect of overcrowded areas notified by Government
Section 254 - Prohibition of making of vault or grave in place of worship
Section 255 - Closing places for disposal of the dead
Section 256 - Premises not to be used for certain purposes without licence
Section 257 - Power of Municipal Commissioner or Chief Officer to prevent use of premises in particular areas for purposes referred to in section 256
Section 258 - Setting apart areas for use for industrial purposes
Section 259 - Factories in crowded localities
Section 260 - Use of siren or whistle for summoning or dismissing workmen
Section 261 - Police and municipal officers to aid fire-brigade
Section 262 - Service of notices, etc.
Section 262A - Prohibition of unauthorised occupation of land
Section 263 - General penalty
Section 264 - Municipal council in default of owner or occupier may execute work and recover expense
Section 265 - Occupier in default of owner, may execute work and deduct expenses from his rent
Section 266 - Proceedings if any occupier opposes the execution of the Act
Section 267 - Entry for purposes of the Act
Section 268 - Determination of compensation in certain cases
Section 269 - Costs or expenses how determined and recovered
Section 270 - Requisitioning of premises, vehicles, etc., for municipal elections
Section 271 - Payment of compensation
Section 272 - Power to obtain information
Section 273 - Eviction from requisitioned premises
Section 274 - Release of premises from requisition
Section 275 - Penalty for contravention of any order regarding requisitioning
Chapter X Section 276 - Municipal Council may prosecute
Section 277 - Power to compound offences
Section 278 - Limitation for distraint, etc.
Section 279 - Distress lawful, though defective in form
Section 280 - Damage to municipal property how made good
Section 281 - Alternative procedure by suit
Section 282 - Power of compromise, etc.
Section 283 - Bar of suits against municipal area, its officers, servants, etc., for acts done in good faith
Section 284 - Previous notice for suits, etc.
Section 285 - Power and duties of Police Officers
Chapter XI Section 286 - Prohibition of expenditure not budgeted for
Section 287 - Presentation of accounts
Section 288 - Revision of budget
Section 289 - Maintenance of accounts and restrictions on expenditure
Section 290 - Audit of Accounts
Section 291 - Power of auditor to require production of documents and attendance of persons concerned, etc.
Section 292 - Penalty for disobeying requisition under section 291
Section 293 - Audit report to be sent to certain officers and bodies as Government may direct
Section 294 - Audit report what to contain
Section 295 - Municipal council to remedy defects: Procedure to be followed after report of the Auditor under section 293
Section 296 - Commissioner to surcharge or charge illegal payment or loss caused by gross negligence or misconduct
Section 297 - Recovery of surcharges and charges how made
Section 298 - Application against order of surcharge or charge
Section 299 - Expenses in respect of requisition of auditors to be payable out of Municipal Fund
Section 300 - Transmission of accounts to Government
Section 301 - Publication of accounts
Section 302 - Annual administration report
Section 302A - Preparation of Development Plan
Section 302B - Finance Commission
Chapter XII Section 303 - Chief Controlling Authority
Section 304 - Power of inspection and supervision
Section 305 - Power to inspect the office of municipal council
Section 306 - Deputy Commissioner's power of suspending execution of orders, etc. of municipal councils
Section 307 - Execution of work in certain cases
Section 308 - Liability of councillors for loss, waste or misapplication
Section 309 - Commissioner's power in respect of city municipal councils
Section 310 - Government inquiry into municipal matters
Section 311 - Power of Commissioner to prevent extravagance in the employment of establishment
Section 312 - Government may require any municipal council to appoint a Health Officer
Section 313 - Power of Government to provide for performance of duties in default of municipal council
Section 314 - Power of Government to direct person in custody of municipal fund to pay Government dues
Section 315 - Power to appoint administrator in certain cases
Section 316 - Power of Government to dissolve a municipal council in certain circumstances
Section 317 - Disputes between municipal councils
Section 318 - Power of officers acting for, or in default of municipal council and liability of municipal fund
Section 319 - Power of Government to cancel or modify bye-laws of municipal councils
Section 320 - Powers to transfer officers
Section 321 - Delegation of powers by Government
Section 322 - Revision
Chapter XIII Section 323 - Government to make rules
Section 324 - Power to make bye-laws
Section 325 - Power of Government to make model bye-laws and adoption of such bye-laws by municipal councils
Section 326 - Rules and bye-laws to be printed and sold
Chapter XIV Section 327 - Appointment of Chief Officer
Section 328 - Appointment of Health Officer
Section 329 - Duties of Chief Officer
Section 330 - Powers of Chief Officers
Section 331 - Appointment of Municipal Commissioner
Section 332 - Removal from Office
Section 333 - Salary of Municipal Commissioner
Section 334 - Prohibition of engagement in other business
Section 335 - Leave of absence
Section 336 - Contribution from municipal council towards pension and leave allowances of Municipal Commissioner
Section 337 - Power of Municipal Council to require returns, reports, or production of documents
Section 338 - Powers of Municipal Commissioners and limitations thereon
Section 339 - Municipal Commissioner or Chief Officer deemed to be authorised to exercise powers of other officers
Section 340 - Right of Municipal Commissioner and Chief Officer to attend meetings of municipal council etc.
Section 341 - Punishment for person disobeying lawful direction given by Municipal Commissioner or Chief Officer
Section 342 - Powers of Municipal Commissioner or Chief Officer to appoint, grant leave, punish and dismiss
Section 343 - Orders subject to appeal
Section 344 - Delegation of powers of Municipal Commissioner
Section 345 - Power to execute contracts on behalf of municipal council
Section 346 - Mode of executing contracts
Section 347 - Tenders to be invited for contracts involving expenditure exceeding five hundred rupees
Section 348 - Security when to be taken for performance of contract
Chapter XV - TOWN PANCHAYAT
Section 349 - Specifying transitional area
Section 350 - Municipal Area
Section 351 - Constitution of Town Panchayat for a transitional area
Section 352 - Election to Town Panchayat
Section 353 - Power to extend provisions of this Act to a transitional area
Section 354 - Consequence of the applications of the Act to a transitional area
Section 355 - Effect of absorption of Panchayat area into transitional area
Section 355A - Effect of absorption of part of the Panchayat area into a transitional area
Section 355B - Effect of conversion of Panchayat area into a transitional area
Section 355C - Effect of absorption of part of a transitional area into a smaller urban area
Section 355D - Effect of absorption of a transitional area into smaller urban area
Section 355E - Effect of conversion of transitional area into a smaller urban area
Chapter XVI - PROVISIONS FOR CONVERSION OF PANCHAYAT AREA INTO A SMALLER URBAN AREA AND FOR AMALGAMATION AND DIVISION OF SMALLER URBAN AREAS , ETC.
Section 356 - Interpretation
Section 357 - Effect of conversion of Panchayat area into smaller urban area
Section 358 - Term of office of members of interim municipal council and their powers
Section 359 - Effect of absorption of Panchayat area into smaller urban area
Section 360 - Effect of absorption of a part of a panchayat area into a smaller urban area
Section 361 - Conversion of town municipal areas into city municipal areas
Section 362 - Conversion of city municipal areas into town municipal areas
Section 363 - Amalgamation of two contiguous smaller urban areas
Section 363A - Omitted
Section 364 - Removal of difficulties
Chapter XVII Section 365 - Karnataka Municipal Administrative Service
Section 366 - Agency for execution of public works
Section 367 - Recovery towards the Karnataka Municipal Administrative Service
Section 368 - Penalty for acting as councillor, president or vice-president of a municipal council when disqualified
Section 369 - Penalty for interested member voting
Section 370 - Penalty for acquisition by an officer or servant of interest in contract
Section 371 - Bidding prohibited
Section 372 - Offences by companies
Section 372A - Official Display of Flag
Section 373 - Signature on notices, etc., may be stamped
Section 374 - Provisions in respect of licences, etc.
Section 375 - Conditions of service of sweepers and certain other class of persons employed in municipal service
Section 376 - Admissibility of document or entry as evidence
Section 377 - Licensing and other provisions not applicable to Government
Section 378 - Licensing provisions not applicable to bus-stops, passenger-shelters, etc.
Section 379 - The provisions of the Karnataka Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1966, not affected
Section 380 - Provisions of Improvement Acts not affected
Section 381 - Transitional Provisions
Section 382 - Repeal and savings
Section 383 - Orders for bringing this Act into force
Section 384 - Omitted
Section 385 - Omitted
Section 386 - Omitted
Section 387 - Consultation with Planning Authority
Section 388 - Directorate of Municipal Administration
Schedule I - FIRST SCHEDULE
Schedule II - SECOND SCHEDULE
Schedule III - THIRD SCHEDULE
Schedule IV - FOURTH SCHEDULE
Schedule V - FIFTH SCHEDULE
Schedule VI - SIXTH SCHEDULE
Schedule VII - SEVENTH SCHEDULE
Schedule VIII - EIGHTH SCHEDULE
Schedule IX - NINTH SCHEDULE
Schedule X - TENTH SCHEDULE
Schedule XI - ELEVENTH SCHEDULE
Schedule XII - TWELETH SCHEDULE
Schedule XIII - THIRTEENTH SCHEDULE
Amending Act 1 - KARNATAKA TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (AMENDMENT) ACT 2004