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The Karnataka Urban Development Authorities Act, 1987

The Karnataka Urban Development Authorities Act, 1987

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Chapter I PRELIMINARY →

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

Chapter II THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY →

  1. 3Constitution and incorporation of the Authority
  2. 4Disqualification for office of members
  3. 5Term of office and conditions of service of members
  4. 6Removal of member
  5. 7Provided that no member shall be removed under this clause unless he has been given an opportunity of submitting his representation.
  6. 8Any person ceasing to be a member shall, unless disqualified under section 4, be eligible for reappointment as a member.
  7. 9Appointment of Committees
  8. 10The Chairman shall be the President of every such Committee.
  9. 11Authority may compromise claims by or against it
  10. 12Provided that no such claim or demand exceeding fifty thousand rupees shall be compounded or compromised except with the previous approval of the Government.
  11. 13Powers and duties of the Commissioner
  12. 14Objects of the Authority

Chapter III DEVELOPMENT SCEHMES →

  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. 26The said sum may be recovered as any other sum due to the Authority under the provisions of this Act.
  13. 27Authority to execute the scheme within five years
  14. 28Land vested in a local authority as required by the Authority for formation of street to be vested temporarily in the Authority
  15. 29Authority and Commissioner to exercise powers and functions under Karnataka Act 14 of 1977 and Karnataka Act 22 of 1964
  16. 30Streets on completion to vest in and be maintained by the local authority
  17. 31Authority not to sell or otherwise dispose of sites in certain cases
  18. 32Formation of new extension or layouts or marking new private streets
  19. 33Alteration or demolition of extension, layout or street
  20. 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 the local authority, etc
  2. 38Power of Authority to lease, sell, or transfer property
  3. 39Prohibition of the use of area reserved for parks, playgrounds and civic amenities for other purposes
  4. 40Power of Authority to borrow
  5. 41Development Fund and the items to be credited to such fund
  6. 42Application of the Urban Development Fund
  7. 43Laying of annual estimate of income and expenditure
  8. 44Authority to approve or amend such estimate
  9. 45Estimates to be submitted to Government for sanction
  10. 46The Authority shall forthwith amend the estimate so returned and shall resubmit the amended estimate to the Government.
  11. 47Every such supplementary estimate shall be considered and approved by the Authority and submitted to the Government.
  12. 48Provided further that any such expenditure shall be included in a supplementary estimate to be approved and sanctioned in the manner laid down in section 46.
  13. 49Reports
  14. 50Power of Auditor to require production of documents and attendance of persons concerned

Chapter VI OFFICERS AND SERVANTS OF THE AUTHORITY →

  1. 51Schedule of officers and servants to be submitted for sanction of Government
  2. 52No alteration in the sanctioned schedule shall be made without the sanction of the Government.

Chapter VII MISCELLANEOUS →

  1. 53Powers of entry
  2. 54Direction by the Authority
  3. 55Offences by companies
  4. 56Fines when realised to be credited to the funds of the Authority
  5. 57Composition of offence
  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. 63Revision
  12. 64Notice of suit against the Authority
  13. 65Government's power to give directions to the Authority
  14. 66Transfer of employees
  15. 67Submission of copies of resolutions and Government's power to cancel the resolution or order
  16. 68Default in performance of duty
  17. 69Amendment of Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961
  18. 70Housing Board not to undertake any Housing Scheme after the commencement of this Act
  19. 71Provided that any Housing Scheme undertaken by the Karnataka Housing Board before the commencement of this Act shall be executed by the Board in accordance with the said scheme.
  20. 72Power to make regulations
  21. 73Power to make by-laws
  22. 74Prohibition of unauthorised occupation of land
  23. 75Penalty for breach of the provisions of the Act
  24. 76Act to override other laws
  25. 77Dissolution of the Authority
  26. 78Consequence of constitution of Urban Development Authority
  27. 79Orders bringing this Act into force

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