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The Bangalore Development Authority Act, 1976

The Bangalore Development Authority Act, 1976

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The Bangalore Development Authority Act, 1976 establishes the Bangalore Development Authority to plan, promote, and manage urban development across the Bangalore Metropolitan Area. Applying to property owners, real estate developers, local government bodies, and residents within the region, the law empowers the authority to acquire land, create structural development and housing schemes, form streets, reserve land for civic amenities and parks, and collect property taxes or betterment levies. It matters because it provides a centralized framework for planned urban growth, infrastructure creation, and land regulation, ensuring organized expansion, civic utility provision, and controlled layout development in one of India's major metropolitan regions.

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Chapter I PRELIMINARY →

  1. 1Short title and commencement.
  2. 2Definitions.

Chapter II THE BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY →

  1. 3CONSTITUTION AND INCORPORATION OF THE AUTHORITY.
  2. 4Disqualification for office of member.
  3. 5Term of office and conditions of service of members
  4. 6Removal of member.
  5. 7Eligibility for reappointment
  6. 8Meetings of the Authority
  7. 9Appointment of committees.
  8. 10Powers of different authorities.
  9. 11Authority may compromise claims by or against it
  10. 12Appointment of Commissioner.
  11. 12AAppointment of Secretary.
  12. 13Powers and duties of the Commissioner.
  13. 14Objects of the Authority

Chapter III DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES →

  1. 15Power of Authority to undertake works and incur expenditure for development, etc
  2. 16Particulars to be provided for in a development scheme.
  3. 17Procedure on completion of scheme.
  4. 18Sanction of scheme
  5. 19Upon sanction, declaration to be published giving particulars of land to be acquired
  6. 20Levy of betterment tax
  7. 21Assessment of betterment tax by the Authority
  8. 22Manner of payment of betterment tax.
  9. 23Recovery of betterment tax
  10. 24Payment, etc., no bar to future acquisition.
  11. 25Power of Authority to take up works for further development
  12. 26Crediting betterment tax collected to the funds of the Corporation in certain cases
  13. 27Authority to execute the scheme within five years
  14. 28Land vested in Corporation and required by the Authority for formation of street to be vested temporarily in the Authority.
  15. 28ADuty to maintain streets etc.
  16. 28BLevy of tax on lands and buildings
  17. 28CAuthority is deemed to be a Local Authority for levy of cesses under certain Acts
  18. 29Authority and Chairman to exercise powers and functions under Karnataka Act 14 of 1977.
  19. 30Streets on completion to vest in and be maintained by Corporation.
  20. 31Authority not to sell or otherwise dispose of sites in certain cases
  21. 32Forming of new extensions or layouts or making new private streets.
  22. 33Alteration or demolition of extension, layout or street.
  23. 33AProhibition of unauthorised occupation of land.
  24. 34Power of Authority to order work to be carried out or to carry it out itself in default .

Chapter IV ACQUISITION OF LAND →

  1. 35Authority to have power to acquire land by agreement.
  2. 36Provisions applicable to the acquisition of land otherwise than by agreement

Chapter V PROPERTY AND FINANCE →

  1. 37Power of Government to transfer to the Authority lands belonging to it or to Corporation, etc.
  2. 38Power of Authority to lease, sell or transfer property.
  3. 38AGrant of area reserved for civic amenities etc.
  4. 38BPower of authority to make bulk allotment.
  5. 39Power of Authority to borrow.
  6. 40Development Fund and the items to be credited to such fund.
  7. 41Application of the Bangalore Development Fund.
  8. 42Laying of annual estimate of income and expenditure.
  9. 43Authority to approve or amend such estimate.
  10. 44Estimates to be submitted to Government for sanction.
  11. 45Supplementary estimates may be prepared and submitted when necessary.
  12. 46Provisions regarding expenditure.
  13. 47Accounts and audit.
  14. 47AReports.
  15. 48Power of auditor to require production of documents and attendance of person concerned.

Chapter VI OFFICERS AND SERVANTS OF THE AUTHORITY →

  1. 49Schedule of officers and servants to be submitted for sanction of Government
  2. 50Appointments, etc., by whom to be made.

Chapter VII ART COMMISSION →

  1. 51Constitution of Art Commission

Chapter VIII MISCELLANEOUS →

  1. 52Powers of entry.
  2. 53Directions by the Authority
  3. 54Offences by companies
  4. 55Fines when realised to be credited to the Bangalore Development Fund
  5. 56Composition of offences.
  6. 58Members and officers to be public servants.
  7. 59Jurisdiction of courts.
  8. 60Sanction of prosecution
  9. 61Protection of action taken in good faith.
  10. 62Power to delegate.
  11. 62AAppeal against assessment etc.
  12. 63Revision.
  13. 64Notice of suit against the Authority
  14. 65Government’s power to give directions to the Authority
  15. 65ATransfer of employees.
  16. 65BSubmission of copies of resolution and Governments's power to cancel the resolution or order.
  17. 66Default in performance of duty
  18. 67Amendment of the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961
  19. 68Housing Board not to undertake any Housing Scheme after the commencement of this Act
  20. 69Power to make rules
  21. 70Power to make regulations
  22. 71Power to make bye-laws
  23. 72Penalty for breach of the provisions of the Act
  24. 73Act to override other laws.
  25. 74Removal of difficulties.
  26. 75Dissolution of the Authority
  27. 76Repeal and savings
  28. 77Repeal of Karnataka Ordinance No. 29 of 1975

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