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Lakkundi Heritage Area Development Authority Act, 2020

Lakkundi Heritage Area Development Authority Act, 2020

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This legislation creates a specialized statutory authority to plan, preserve, and regulate infrastructure and land development within the Lakkundi heritage region in Karnataka. It applies to residents, private developers, local administrative bodies, and government agencies undertaking construction or commercial activities within the designated core, buffer, and peripheral historical zones. The law mandates prior approval from the authority for any building or development work, empowers officials to remove unauthorized structures, and establishes a dedicated security force. This framework is vital for protecting Lakkundi’s rich architectural legacy, ancient temples, step-wells, and traditional culture from unregulated urban growth and heritage destruction.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title and commencement
  3. 2. Definitions.- In this Act unless the context otherwise requires,-
  4. 3. Constitution and incorporation of the Authority.- (1)The State
  5. 4. Meetings of the Authority
  6. 5. Authority Security Force
  7. 6. State Level Committee
  8. 7. Appointment of the Commissioner
  9. 8. Civil Service or Chief of any local authority or any person working in the University in a post not
  10. 9. Appointment of Accounts Officer and other officers.- (1) The State
  11. 10. The method of recruitment and conditions of service of officers and staff
  12. 11. Functions of the Authority
  13. 12. Special powers of the Chairman
  14. 13. Power to delegate
  15. 14. Authority as may be specified in the notification subject to such restrictions and conditions as may be specified therein.
  16. 15. Power of entry
  17. 16. Levy of Fee
  18. 17. Authority fund.- (1) The Authority shall have a fund to be called the
  19. 18. Budget
  20. 19. Authority and shall submit a copy thereof to the State Government.
  21. 20. Government shall cause a copy of such report to be laid before both Houses of the State Legislature.
  22. 21. Authority on such terms and conditions; not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as the State Government may determine.
  23. 22. Accounts and Audit
  24. 23. Directions by the Authority
  25. 24. Penalty for breach of the provisions of the Act
  26. 25. Offences by Companies
  27. 26. Sanction of prosecution
  28. 27. Authority may compromise claims by or against it.- The
  29. 28. State Government.
  30. 29. Protection of action taken in good faith
  31. 30. Control by the State Government etc
  32. 31. Authority, and a Local Authority, the decision of the State Government on such dispute shall be final.
  33. 32. State Government" in section 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15 and 16 of that Act shall be deemed to be references to the Authority.
  34. 33. Power to amend the schedule
  35. 34. Power to make rules
  36. 35. Power to make regulations
  37. 36. Removal of difficulties
  38. Schedule. Schedule

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