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The Bangalore Palace (Acquisition and Transfer) Act, 1996

The Bangalore Palace (Acquisition and Transfer) Act, 1996

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The Bangalore Palace (Acquisition and Transfer) Act, 1996 provides for the acquisition and transfer of the historic Bangalore Palace, its surrounding lands, and associated heritage art and artifacts to the Karnataka State Government. It applies to the legal heirs of the former Maharaja of Mysore, third-party transferees, creditors, and government authorities. The legislation transfers ownership of the palace estate to the state for public interest, creating a dedicated Board of Trustees to preserve the property, establish public parks, and build botanical gardens. Additionally, it appoints a Commissioner of Payments to settle financial claims against prior owners out of state-provided compensation.

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Chapter I PRELIMINARY →

  1. 1Short title and commencement
  2. 2Definitions.- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
  3. 3Declaration

Chapter II TRANSFER AND VESTING OF THE BANGALORE PALACE →

  1. 4Transfer and vesting of the palace in the State Government
  2. 5Government.
  3. 6Legal Representative or heir or interested person to be liable for certain prior liabilities
  4. 7State Government to direct vesting of the Palace in the Board.- (1)
  5. 8State Government under the Act on and from the date of such vesting be deemed to have become the rights and liabilities of the Board.
  6. 9Chapter-IV.

Chapter III MANAGEMENT OF THE PALACE →

  1. 10Management of the Palace
  2. 11Duties of persons in-charge of management of the Palace
  3. 12Duty of persons to account for assets in their possession

Chapter IV COMMISSIONER OF PAYMENTS →

  1. 13Appointment of Commissioner of payments
  2. 14Payment by the State Government to the Commissioner.- (1) The State
  3. 15Certain powers of the State Government and the Board.- (1) The State
  4. 16Claims to be made to the Commissioner
  5. 17Priority of claims
  6. 18Examination of claims.- (1) On receipt of the claims made under section 16, the
  7. 19Admission or rejection of claims
  8. 20Disbursement of the amount by the Commissioner to the claimants
  9. 21Undisbursed or unclaimed amount to be deposited to the General Revenue

Chapter V BOARD OF TRUSTEES →

  1. 22The Board of Trustees- (1) There shall be a Board of Trustees for the
  2. 23Powers and duties of the Board
  3. 24Appointment of Executive Officer and other officers.- (1) The State
  4. 25Powers and duties of the Executive Officer and other officers
  5. 26Suits and other legal proceedings by or against the Board
  6. 27Fund
  7. 28Power to borrow
  8. 29Utilisation of the Fund
  9. 30Audit
  10. 31State Government any defects or irregularities pointed out by the auditor and report the same to the State Government.

Chapter VI MISCELLANEOUS →

  1. 32Act to have overriding effect
  2. 33Contract to cease to have effect unless ratified by Board
  3. 34Protection of action taken in food faith
  4. 35Penalties.- Any person who,-
  5. 36Offences by companies
  6. 37Revision
  7. 38Power to make rules
  8. 39Power to remove difficulties
  9. 40Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of a period of two years from the appointed day.

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