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The Mysuru Development Authority Act, 2024

The Mysuru Development Authority Act, 2024

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This Act establishes the Mysuru Development Authority to manage urban planning and development in the city. It regulates building operations, engineering works, and the creation of civic amenities like roads, drainage, and public facilities. The law applies to the City Corporation of Mysuru and governs how land and buildings are developed, redeveloped, or altered. It matters because it provides a legal framework to ensure orderly urban growth, improve infrastructure, and manage property values through mechanisms like betterment taxes, ultimately aiming to enhance the quality of life for residents in the region.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title and commencement
  3. 2. Definitions
  4. 3. Constitution and incorporation of the Authority
  5. 4. Disqualification for office of member
  6. 5. Term of office and conditions of service of members
  7. 6. Removal of member
  8. 7. Eligibility for reappointment
  9. 8. Meetings of the Authority
  10. 9. Appointment of committees
  11. 10. Powers of authority
  12. 11. Authority may compromise claims by or against it
  13. 12. Appointment of Commissioner
  14. 13. Appointment of Secretary
  15. 14. Powers and duties of the Commissioner
  16. 15. Objects of the Authority
  17. 16. Power of Authority to undertake works and incur expenditure for development, etc.
  18. 17. Particulars to be provided for in a development scheme
  19. 18. Procedure on completion of scheme
  20. 19. Sanction of scheme
  21. 20. Upon sanction, declaration to be published giving particulars of land to be acquired
  22. 21. Levy of betterment tax
  23. 22. Assessment of betterment tax by the Authority
  24. 23. Manner of payment of betterment tax
  25. 24. Recovery of betterment tax
  26. 25. Payment etc. no bar to future acquisition
  27. 26. Power of Authority to take up works for further development
  28. 27. Crediting betterment tax collected to the funds of the Corporation in certain cases
  29. 28. Authority to execute the scheme within five years
  30. 29. Land vested in Corporation and required by the Authority for formation of street to be vested temporarily in the Authority
  31. 30. Duty to maintain streets etc.
  32. 31. Levy of property tax on lands and buildings
  33. 32. Authority is deemed to be a Local Authority for levy of cesses under certain Acts
  34. 33. Authority and Commissioner to exercise powers and functions under Karnataka Act 14 of 1977
  35. 34. Streets on completion to vest in and be maintained by Corporation
  36. 35. Authority not to sell or otherwise dispose of sites in certain cases
  37. 36. Forming of new extensions or layouts or making new private streets
  38. 37. Alteration or demolition of extension, layout or street
  39. 38. Prohibition of unauthorised occupation of land
  40. 39. Power of Authority to order work to be carried out or to carry it out itself in default
  41. 40. Authority to have power to acquire land by agreement
  42. 41. Provisions applicable to the acquisition of land otherwise than by agreement
  43. 42. Power of Government to transfer to the Authority lands belonging to it or to Corporation, etc.
  44. 43. Power of Authority to lease, sell or transfer property
  45. 44. Grant of area reserved for civic amenities etc.
  46. 45. Power of Authority to borrow
  47. 46. Development Fund and the items to be credited to such fund
  48. 47. Application of the Mysuru Development Authority Fund
  49. 48. Laying of annual estimate of income and expenditure
  50. 49. Authority to approve or amend such estimate
  51. 50. Estimates to be submitted to Government for sanction
  52. 51. Supplementary estimates may be prepared and submitted when necessary
  53. 52. Provisions regarding expenditure
  54. 53. Accounts and audit
  55. 55. Power of Auditor
  56. 56. Schedule of officers and employees to be submitted for sanction of Government.
  57. 57. Appointment and conditions of service of officers and employees of the Authority.
  58. 58. Constitution of Mysuru Heritage Building Protection Commission.
  59. 59. Powers of entry.
  60. 60. Directions by the Authority.
  61. 61. Offences by companies.
  62. 62. Fines when realised to be credited to the Mysuru Development Authority Fund.
  63. 63. Compounding of offences.
  64. 64. Members and officers to be public servants.
  65. 65. Jurisdiction of courts.
  66. 66. Sanction of prosecution.
  67. 67. Protection of action taken in good faith.
  68. 68. Power to delegate.
  69. 69. Appeal against assessment etc.,
  70. 70. Revision
  71. 71. Notice of suit against the Authority
  72. 72. Power of Government to give directions to the Authority
  73. 73. Transfer of employees
  74. 74. Submission of copies of resolution and Government’s power to cancel the resolution or order
  75. 75. Default in performance of duty
  76. 76. Amendment of the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961
  77. 77. Housing Board not to undertake any Housing Scheme after the commencement of this Act
  78. 78. Power to make rules
  79. 79. Power to make regulations
  80. 80. Power to make bye-laws
  81. 81. Penalty for breach of the provisions of the Act
  82. 82. Act to override other laws
  83. 83. Removal of difficulties
  84. 84. Dissolution of the Authority
  85. 85. Savings

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