Repeal and Savings I STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS Act 36 of 2025:- It is considered necessary to constitute the Greater institutions and processes for effective urban governance in the Greater Bengaluru Area; and supervising the development of the Greater Bengaluru Area; Bengaluru Area for effective, participatory and responsive governance; governance and facilitate community participation; authorities delivering services in the Greater Bengaluru Area; decentralised, participative, efficient and equitable governance framework for Bengaluru; and Hence, the Bill. II Amendment Act 60 of 2025:- It is considered necessary to amend the Hence, the Bill. III Amendment Act 01 of 2026.- It is considered necessary further to (i) include the members of the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, State Legislative Assembly and State Legislative Council as members of the Greater Bengaluru Authority; (ii) include the Chief Secretary to the Government, the Additional Chief Secretary to Government Urban Development Department and the Additional Chief Secretary to Government/the Principal Secretary to Government, Finance Department as ex-officio members of the Greater Bengaluru Authority; (iii) include the Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Urban Development Department as a member of the Executive Committee; (iv) provide for the re-division of wards in respect of newly incorporated local areas to be carried out within a specified period; (v) bring clarity to the conduct of elections for newly added local areas to the Greater Bengaluru region; and Hence, the Bill. KARNATAKA ACT NO. 36 OF 2025 (First published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the 24th day of April, 2025) THE GREATER BENGALURU GOVERNANCE ACT, 2024 (Received the assent of the Governor on the 23rd day of April, 2025) (As amended by Acts 60 of 2025 and 01 of 2026) An Act to provide for the core principles, institutions and processes for (i) establish the Greater Bengaluru Authority for co-ordinating and supervising the development of the Greater Bengaluru Area; (ii) establish not more than seven City Corporations in the Greater Bengaluru Area for effective, participatory and responsive governance; (iii) empower Ward Committees to become basic units of urban governance and facilitate community participation; (iv) integrate and streamline political accountability of all public authorities delivering services in the Greater Bengaluru Area; (v) improve the quality of life of all citizens by instituting a decentralised, participative, efficient and equitable governance framework for Bengaluru; and (vi) provide for matters incidental thereto. WHEREAS, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike was established WHEREAS, the provisions of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike WHEREAS, it is expedient to establish the Greater Bengaluru Authority BE it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the seventy fifth PRELIMINARY

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Chapter XXVI MISCELLANEOUS

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(1) The provisions of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Act, 2020 (Karnataka Act No. 53 of 2020) and Rules made thereunder are hereby repealed. Provided that, such repeal shall not affect,-

(a) anything done or any action taken under the said Act; or
(b) the previous operation of the said Act or anything duly done or suffered thereunder; or
(c) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under the said Act; or
(d) any penalty or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed under the said Act: Provided further that, the provisions of section 6 of the Karnataka General Clauses Act, 1899 (Karnataka Act III of 1899) shall be applicable in respect of repeal of the said Act. Provided also that subject to the preceding proviso anything done or any action taken (including any appointment or delegation made, tax, duty, fee, or cess imposed, notification, order, instrument, or direction issued, rule, regulation, form, bye-law or scheme framed, certificate obtained, permit or licence granted or registration effected) under the said enactments shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provision of this Act and shall continue to be in force accordingly unless and until superseded by anything done or any action taken under this Act: Provided also that, notwithstanding anything contained in the preceding provisos where any tax, duty, fee or cess other than a duty on transfers of immovable properties has been imposed under the said enactments at a rate higher than the maximum rate permissible under this Act, such tax, duty, fee or cess may continue to be imposed and collected at such higher rate unless and until superseded by anything done or any action taken under this Act

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), any tax, duty, fee, or cess imposed under the said Act may, notwithstanding that such tax, duty, fee or cess cannot be imposed under the provisions of this Act, be continued to be levied and recovered as if the provisions of such enactments, the rules, bye-laws, orders and notifications made or issued thereunder relating to such levy and recovery had not been repealed.

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