Short title, extent and commencement

Short title, extent and commencement. (1) This Act may be called the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Karnataka. (3) This section and sections 2, 323, 365, 381, 383, 384 and 385 shall come into force at once; and the rest of this Act shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification, appoint. [Omitted] In the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 22 of 1964) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in section 101,- (i) in sub-section (2),- (a) in clause (b), for the figures, words and brackets “0.3 percent (rupees three per thousand)” and “one percent (rupees ten per thousand)”, the figures, words and brackets “0.2 percent (rupees two per thousand)” and “1.5 percent (rupees fifteen per thousand)” shall respectively be substituted. (b) in clause (c),- (i) the words “measuring not above one thousand square meters” shall be omitted ; and (ii) for the figures, words and brackets “0.1 percent (rupees one per thousand)” the figures, words and brackets “0.2 percent (rupees two per thousand)” shall be substituted. (c) clause (d) and (e) shall be omitted. (ii) in sub-section (3), for the second proviso, the following shall be substituted, namely:- “Provided further that, the vacant land appurtenant to the building, up to one thousand square feet shall be exempted and more than one thousand square feet shall be levied with property tax on vacant land in accordance with clause (c) of sub-section (2).” (1) This Act may be called the Karnataka Municipalities (Second Amendment) Act, 2021.

(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from the 19th day of January, 2021. (1) This Act may be called the Karnataka Decriminalisation (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2025. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Government of Karnataka may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for amendments relating to different enactments. (3) The amendment of any enactment by this Act shall not affect any other enactment in which the amended enactment has been applied, incorporated or referred to. (4) This Act shall not affect the validity, invalidity, effect or consequences of anything already done or suffered, or any right, title, obligation or liability already acquired, accrued or incurred or any remedy or proceeding in respect thereof, or any release or discharge of, or from any debt, penalty, obligation, liability, claim or demand or any indemnity already granted, or the proof of any past act or thing; (5) This Act shall not affect any principle or rule of law, or established jurisdiction, form or course of pleading, practice or procedure, or existing usage, custom, privilege, restriction, exemption, office or appointment, notwithstanding that the same respectively may have been in any manner affirmed, or recognised or derived by, in or from any enactment hereby amended. (6) The amendment of any enactment by this Act shall not revive restore any jurisdiction, office, custom, liability, right, title, privilege, restriction, exemption, usage, practice, procedure or other matter or thing not now existing or in force.