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Karnataka Repealing of Certain Enactments and Regional Laws Act, 2020
[Karnataka Act 52 of 2020][30th November, 2020]

CONTENTS

1. Short title and Commencement

2. Definitions

3. Repeal of certain enactments and regional Laws

4. Savings

 

An Act to repeal certain enactments and regional Laws inforce in the State of Karnataka.

Whereas it is expedient to repeal certain enactments and regional Laws in force in the State.

Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the Seventy first Year of the Republic of India as follows:—

## Section 1. Short title and Commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Karnataka Repealing of Certain Enactments and Regional Laws Act, 2020.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

## Section 2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

(a) “regional laws” mean laws in force in the former States of Bombay, Coorg, Hyderabad, Madras and Mysore immediately before 1st November 1956, and continued in force under Section 119 of the States Reorganization Act, 1956 (Central Act 37 of 1956) in the respective Areas of those States which are now part of Karnataka State; and

(b) “Schedule” means a Schedule annexed to this Act.

## Section 3. Repeal of certain enactments and regional Laws.—The enactments specified in the First Schedule, Second Schedule and regional Laws specified in Parts A to E of the Third schedule as in force in the respective areas of the State are hereby repealed.

## Section 4. Savings.—(1) The repeal by this Act of any enactment or regional laws,—

(i) shall not affect any other enactment or regional laws in which the repealed enactment or regional laws has been applied, incorporated or referred to;

(ii) shall not affect the validity, invalidity, effect or consequences of anything already done or suffered, or any right, title, obligation or liability already acquired, accrued or incurred, or any remedy or proceeding in respect thereof, or any release or discharge of or from any debt, penalty, obligation, liability, claim or demand, or any indemnity already granted, or the proof of any past act or thing;

(iii) shall not affect any principle or rule of law, or established jurisdiction, form or course of pleading, practice or procedure, or existing usage, custom, privilege, restriction, exemption, office or appointment, notwithstanding that the same respectively may have been in any manner affirmed or recognised or derived by, in or from any enactment or regional laws hereby repealed;

(iv) shall not revive or restore any jurisdiction, office, custom, liability, right, title, privilege, restriction, exemption, usage, practice, procedure or other matter or thing not now existing or in force;

(v) shall the repeal of the Appropriation Acts by this Act affect the audit, examination, accounting, investigation, inquiry or any other action taken or to be taken in relation thereto by any authority and such audit, examination, accounting, investigation, inquiry or action could be taken and/or continued as if the said Acts are not repealed by this Act;

(vi) nor shall the repeal of any enactment or regional laws shall affect any proceedings initiated or to be initiated under these enactments or regional laws before any court or other authority to challenge, or to enforce, the rights conferred by these enactments or regional laws and those proceedings shall be continued and disposed off in accordance with these enactments or regional laws as if the said enactments or regional laws are not repealed by this Act.

(2) For the removal of doubts it is hereby declared that where this Act repeals any enactment or regional laws by which,—

(i) the text of any other enactment or regional laws, was amended by the express addition, omission, insertion or substitution of any matter, the repeal shall not affect the continuance of any such amendment made by the enactment or regional laws so repealed and in operation at the commencement of this Act;

(ii) any action taken (including any rule or order or bye-law or regulation made or any tax or cess or fee assessed or collected) by the Government or any other authority has been validated or saved or proceedings before one authority has been transferred to another authority or any declaration has been made or any direction has been given, the repeal shall not affect the operation of such validation or saving or transfer or declaration or direction and in operation at the commencement of this Act; and

(iii) any other enactment or regional laws has been amended or repealed or extended to the State of Karnataka, with or without some consequential or transitory or saving provisions the repeal shall not affect the operation of such amendment, repeal, extension or provision and in operation at the time of commencement of this Act.

(3) The provisions of Section 6, 8 and 24 of the Karnataka General Clauses Act, 1899 (Karnataka Act III of 1899) shall be applicable in respect of repeal of an enactment by this Act.

First Schedule

Repealed Enactments

(See Section 2 and 3)

SL No.

Year

Act No.

Short Title

Extent of Repeal

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

1.

2016

2

The Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances (Second Amendment) Act, 2015.

The whole

2.

2016

3

The Karnataka Appropriation Act, 2016.

The whole

3.

2016

4

The Karnataka Appropriation (Vote on Account) Act, 2016.

The whole

4.

2016

5

The Karnataka Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2016.

The whole

5.

2016

6

The Karnataka Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2016.

The whole

6.

2016

7

Karnataka Stamp (Second Amendment) Act, 2016.

The whole

7.

2016

8

The Karnataka Motor Vehicles Taxation (Amendment) Act, 2016.

The whole

8.

2016

9

The Karnataka Stamp (Amendment) Act, 2016.

The whole

9.

2016

10

The Karnataka Stamp (Third Amendment) Act, 2016.

The whole

10.

2016

11

The Karnataka Pawn Brokers (Amendment) Act, 2016.

The whole

11.

2016

12

The Karnataka Public Service Commission (Conduct of Business and Additional Functions) (Amendment) Act, 2016.

The whole

12.

2016

13

The Karnataka State Minorities Commission (Amendment) Act, 2016.

The whole

13.

2016

15

Sri MalaiMahadeshwaraswamyKshetra Development Authority (Amendment) Act, 2016.

The whole

14.

2016

17

The Karnataka Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 2016.

The whole

15.

2016

18

The Karnataka Appropriation (No. 3) Act, 2016.

The whole

16.

2016

19

The Karnataka Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Act, 2016.

The whole

17.

2016

20

The Karnataka Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation and Development) and Certain other law (Amendment) Act, 2016.

The whole

18.

2016

21

The Karnataka Stamp (Fourth Amendment) Act, 2016.

The whole

19.

2016

22

The Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act, 2016.

The whole

20.

2016

23

The Karnataka Forest (Amendment) Act, 2016.

The whole

21.

2016

24

The Karnataka Housing Board (Amendment) Act, 2016

The whole

22.

2016

25

The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage (Amendment) Act, 2016.

The whole

23.

2016

26

The Karnataka SouhardaSahakari (Amendment) Act, 2016.

The whole

24.

2016

27

The Karnataka State Law University (Amendment) Act, 2016.

The whole

25.

2016

28

The Karnataka State Open University (Amendment) Act, 2016.

The whole

26.

2016

29

The Karnataka Appropriation (No. 4) Act, 2016.

The whole

27.

2017

1

The Karnataka Excise (Amendment) Act, 2016.

The whole

28.

2017

2

The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage (Second Amendment) Act, 2016.

The whole

29.

2017

3

The Karnataka Ayurvedic, Naturopahty, Siddha, Unani and Yoga Practitioners Registration and Medical Practitioners Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Act, 2016.

The whole

30.

2017

5

The Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority (Amendment) Act, 2016.

The whole

31.

2017

6

The Karnataka Preservation of Trees (Amendment) Act, 2016.

The whole

32.

2017

7

The Karnataka Co-operative Societies (Second Amendment) Act, 2016.

The whole

33.

2017

8

The Karnataka SouhardaSahakari (Second Amendment) Act, 2016.

The whole

34.

2017

10

The Karnataka State Universities (Amendment) Act, 2016.

The whole

35.

2017

11

The Karnataka Land Revenue (Amendment) Act, 2017.

The whole

36.

2017

12

The Karnataka Advocates' Welfare Fund (Amendment) Act, 2017.

The whole

37.

2017

13

The Karnataka Appropriation Act, 2017.

The whole

38.

2017

14

The Karnataka Appropriation (Vote on Account) Act, 2017.

The whole

39.

2017

15

The Karnataka Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2017.

The whole

40.

2017

16

The Karnataka Motor Vehicles Taxation (Amendment) Act, 2017.

The whole

41.

2017

17

The Karnataka Stamp (Amendment) Act, 2017.

The whole

42.

2017

18

The Karnataka Education (Amendment) Act, 2017.

The whole

43.

2017

19

The Karnataka Medical Registration (Amendment) Act, 2017.

The whole

44.

2017

20

The Karnataka Land Revenue (Second Amendment) Act, 2017

The whole

45.

2017

21

The Karnataka Labour Welfare Fund (Amendment) Act, 2017.

The whole

46.

2017

22

The Karnataka Professional Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission and Determination of Fee) (Amendment) Act, 2017.

The whole

47.

2017

23

The Karnataka State Civil Services (Regulation of Transfer of Teachers) (Amendment) Act, 2017.

The whole

48.

2017

24

The Karnataka Samskrita Vishwavidyalaya (Amendment) Act, 2017.

The whole

49.

2017

25

The Karnataka Education (Second Amendment) Act, 2017.

The whole

50.

2017

28

The Karnataka Sales Tax (Amendment) Act, 2017.

The whole

51.

2017

29

The Karnataka Appropriation (No. 2) Tax Act, 2017.

The whole

52.

2017

30

The Karnataka Appropriation (No. 3) Tax Act, 2017.

The whole

53.

2017

31

The Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements (Amdendment) Act, 2016.

The whole

54.

2017

32

The Karnataka Stamp (Second Amendment) Act, 2017.

The whole

55.

2017

33

The Roerich and Devikarani Roerich Estate (Acquisition and Transfer) (Amendment) Act, 2017.

The whole

56.

2017

34

The Karnataka State Civil Services (Regulation of Transfer of Medical Officers and other Staff) (Amendment) Act, 2017.

The whole

57.

2017

35

The Karnataka Compulsory Service Training by candidates completed Medical Courses (Amendment) Act, 2017.

The whole

58.

2017

36

The Karnataka State Rural Development and Panchayat Raj University (Amendment) Act, 2017.

The whole

59.

2017

37

The Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Act, 2017

Except Section 18

60.

2017

38

The Karnataka Scheduled Casts Sub-Plan and Tribal Sub-Plan (Planning, Allocation and Utilization of Financial Resources) (Amendment) Act, 2017.

The whole

61.

2017

39

The Karnataka Rajya Dr. GangubaiHangal Sangeetha MattuPradarshakaKalegala Vishwavidyalaya (Amendment) Act, 2017.

The whole

62.

2017

42

The Karnataka State Higher Education Council (Amendment) Act, 2017.

The whole

63.

2017

43

The Karnataka Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 2016.

The whole

64.

2017

48

The Karnataka Appropriation (No. 4) Act, 2017.

The whole

65.

2017

49

The Karnataka Land Revenue (Third Amendment) Act, 2017.

The whole

66.

2017

50

The Karnataka Land Revenue (Fourth Amendment) Act, 2017.

The whole

67.

2017

51

The Karnataka Urban Development Authorities (Amendment) Act, 2017.

The whole

68.

2018

1

The Karnataka Private Medical Establishments (Amendment) Act, 2017.

The whole

69.

2018

4

The Karnataka Appropriation Act, 2018.

The whole

70.

2018

5

The Karnataka Appropriation (Vote on Account) Act, 2018.

The whole

71.

2018

6

The Karnataka Tax on Profession, Trades, Callings and Employments (Amendment) Act, 2018.

The whole

72.

2018

7

KrantiveeraSangolliRayannaKshetra Development Authority (Amendment) Act, 2017.

The whole

73.

2018

11

The Karnataka Land Revenue (Amendment) Act, 2018.

The whole

74.

2018

13

The Institute Of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences And Technology (Amendment) Act, 2017

The whole

75.

2018

14

The Karnataka State Law University (Amendment) Act, 2018.

The whole

76.

2018

15

The Karnataka Tank Conservation And Development Authority And Certain Other Law (Amendment) Act, 2018.

The whole

77.

2018

22

The Karnataka Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 2018

The whole

78.

2018

23

The Karnataka Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2018

The whole

79.

2018

24

The Karnataka Electricity (Taxation On Consumption Or Sale) (Amendment) Act, 2018

The whole

80.

2018

25

The Karnataka Motor Vehicles Taxation (Amendment) Act, 2018.

The whole

81.

2018

27

The Karnataka Land Revenue (Second Amendment) Act, 2018

The whole

82.

2019

2

The Karnataka Appropriation (No. 3) Act, 2018

The whole

83.

2019

4

The Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes (Amendment) Act, 2018.

Except Section 32

84.

2019

5

The Karnataka Good Samaritan And Medical Professional (Protection And Regulation During Emergency Situations) (Amendment) Act, 2019

The whole

85.

2019

6

The Karnataka Transparency In Public Procurements (Amendment) Act, 2018.

The whole

86.

2019

7

The Karnataka Legislature (Prevention Of Disqualification) (Amendment) Act, 2018

The whole

87.

2019

8

The Karnataka Appropriation (Vote on Account) Act, 2019.

The whole

88.

2019

9

The Karnataka Appropriation Act, 2019

The whole

89.

2019

10

The Karnataka State Civil Services (Regulation of Transfer of Teachers) (Amendment) Act, 2018

The whole

90.

2019

13

The Adichunchanagiri University (Amendment) Act, 2019

The whole

91.

2019

14

The Basavakalyan Development Board (Amendment) Act, 2019

Except Section 4

92.

2019

15

The Karnataka State Universities (Amendment) Act, 2019

Except Section 21

93.

2019

18

The Karnataka Appropriation (Vote On Account No. 2) Act, 2019

The whole

94.

2019

19

The Karnataka Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 2019

The whole

95.

2019

21

The Karnataka Appropriation (No. 3) Act, 2019

The whole

96.

2019

22

The Karnataka Appropriation (No. 4) Act, 2019

The whole

Second Schedule

(See Section 2 and 3)

SL No.

Year

Act No.

Short Title

Extent of Repeal

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

1.

1867

XXII

The Sarais Act, 1867

The whole

2.

1879

XVII

The Dekkhan Agriculturists Relief Act, 1879

The whole

3.

1874

XV

The Laws Local Extent Act, 1874

The whole

4.

1845

I

The Sales of Land for Revenue Arrears Act, 1845

The whole

5.

1853

VI

The Rent Recovery Act, 1853

The whole

6.

1863

XXIII

The Waste Lands (Claims) Act, 1863

The whole

7.

1914

IX

The Local Authorities Loans Act, 1914

The whole

8.

1961

17

The Land Acquisition (Karnataka Extension and Amendment) Act, 1961

The whole

9.

1963

7

The Provincial Insolvency ((Karnataka Extension and Amendment) Act, 1962

The whole

10.

1977

24

The Karnataka Relief Undertakings (Special Provisions) Act, 1977

The whole

11.

1998

26

The Electricity Laws ((Karnataka Amendment) Act, 1998

The whole

12.

2001

35

The Electricity ((Karnataka Amendment) Act, 2001

The whole

13.

2017

40

The Minimum Wages ((Karnataka Amendment) Act, 2017

The whole

14.

1976

25

The Karnataka Debt Relief Act, 1976

The whole

15.

1980

29

The Karnataka Debt Relief Act, 1980

The whole

Third Schedule

Repealed Regional Laws

(See Section 2 and 3)

PART ‘A’

Belgaum area Regional laws

SL No.

Year

Act No.

Short Title

Extent of Repeal

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

1.

1954

Bombay Act LVII

The Amending Act, 1954

The whole

2.

1950

Bombay Act LVI

The Charged Expenditure Act, 1950

The whole

3.

1932

Bombay Act IV

The Cotton Contracts Act, 1932

The whole

4.

1905

Bombay Act I

The Court of Wards Act, 1905

The whole

5.

1866

Bombay Act XIV

The EdulabadWarangaonParaganas Laws Act, 1866

The whole

6.

1877

Bombay Act I

Vaccination Act, 1877

The whole

7.

1892

Bombay Act I

The District Vaccination Act,

The whole

8.

1946

XX

The Bombay Electricity (Special Powers) Act, 1945

The whole

9.

1958

XII

The Epidemic Disease (Bombay Amendment) Act, 1958

The whole

10.

1953

XXIX

The Evacuee Interest (Separation) Validating and Supplementary Act, 1953

The whole

11.

1863

Bombay Act V

The Gas Companies Act, 1863

The whole

12.

1942

Bombay Act I

The Indian Post Office (Bombay Amendment) Regulation, 1942

The whole

13.

1956

Bombay Act XXXII

The Indian Trade Unions (Bombay Amendment) Act, 1956

The whole

14.

1950

Bombay Act XXIII

The Local Authorities Census Expenses Contribution Act, 1950

The whole

15.

1950

Bombay Act XXII

The Bombay Merged Areas Enclaves and Specified Area (Amendment of Laws) Act, 1950

The whole

16.

1876

Bombay Act XV

The Municipal Debentures Act, 1876

The whole

17.

1948

Bombay Act LXI

The Press and Registration of Books (Bombay Amendment) Act, 1948

The whole

18.

1949

LIII

The Repealing and Amending Act, 1949 (Bombay Act LIII of 1949)

The whole

19.

1949

XXX

The SecondRepealing and Amending Act, 1949

The whole

20.

1951

Bombay Act 1

The Requisitioned Land (Continuance of Powers) (Bombay Amendment) Act, 1951

The whole

21.

1950

Bombay Act LXII

The WatwaVazifadari Rights Abolition Act, 1950

The whole

PART ‘B’

COORG AREA REGIONAL LAWS

SL No.

Year

Act No.

Short Title

Extent of Repeal

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

1.

1950

Coorg Act IV

The Vaccination Act, 1950

The whole

PART ‘C’

GULBARGA AREA REGIONAL LAWS

SL No.

Year

Act No.

Short Title

Extent of Repeal

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

1.

1956

Hyderabad Act, XLIX

The Abnus Leaves Act, 1956

The whole

2.

1343F

Hyderabad Act IX

The Children Protection Act, 1343F

The whole

3

1953

Hyderabad Act XI

The Code of Civil Procedure (Hyderabad Amendment) Act, 1953

The whole

4

1953

Hyderabad Act XVIII

The Code of Civil Procedure (Hyderabad Second Amendment) Act, 1953

The whole

5

1350F

Hyderabad Act XII

The Court of Wards Act, 1350F

The whole

6

1953

Hyderabad Act VII

The Evacuee Interest (Separation) Supplementary Act, 1953

The whole

7

1356F

Hyderabad Act XXIII

The Fisheries Act, 1356F - Amended by Karnataka Act 13 of 1965

The whole

8

1954

Hyderabad Act XXXII

The Hindu Women's Rights to Property (Extension to Agricultural Land) Act, 1954

The whole

9

1358F

Hyderabad Regulation VII

The Military Governor's Administration Regulation, 1358F

The whole

10

1956

Hyderabad Act II

The Municipal Corporation Act, 1956

The whole

11

1956

Hyderbad Act XXXVII

The Nanded Sikh Gurudwara Sachkhand Shri HazurAphalnagar Sahib Act, 1956

The whole

12

1950

Hyderabad Act XXIV

The Nizam's Trust Deeds (Validation) Act, 1950

The whole

13

1318F

Hyderabad Act II

The Protection of Houses from the Floods of Mossi River Act, 1318 F

The whole

14

1358F

Hyderabad Regulation XXXIX

The Salar Jung Estate (Administration) Regulation, 1358 F

The whole

15

1359F

Hyderabad Regulation X

The Special Tribunal (Termination and Special Judges) Appointment Regulation, 1359

The whole

16

1951

Hyderabad Act XXIV

The Vaccination Act, 1951

The whole

PART ‘D’

MANGALORE — KOLLEGAL AREA REGIONAL LAWS

SL No.

Year

Act No.

Short Title

Extent of Repeal

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

1.

1948

Madras Act XIV

The Aided Institution (Prohibition of Transfer of Property) Act, 1948

The whole

2.

1953

Madras Act XVII

TheMetturCanals Irrigation Cess Act, 1953

The whole

3

1950

Madras Act XXXI

The Consolidated Fund (Charged Expenditure) Act, 1950

The whole

4

1902

Madras Act I

The Court of Wards Act, 1902

The whole

5

1949

Madras Act XXIX

The Essential Articles Control and Requisitioning (Temporary Powers) Act, 1949

The whole

6

1956

Madras Act VI

The Essential Articles Control and Requisitioning (Temporary Powers Re-enacting) Act, 1956

The whole

7

1953

Madras Act VII

The Evacuee Interest (Separation) Madras Supplementary Act, 1953

The whole

8

1882

Madras Act XXI

The MadrasForest (Validation) Act, 1882

The whole

9

1955

Madras Act XVII

The Hill Stations (Preservation of Trees) Act, 1955

The whole

10

1947

Madras Act XXVI

The Hindu Women's Rights to Property (Extension to Agricultural Land) Act, 1947

The whole

11

1929

Madras Act III

The Jains Succession Act, 1929

The whole

12

1953

Madras Act XI

The Lignite (Acquisition of Land) Act, 1953

The whole

13

1898

Madras Act V

The Malabar Wills Act, 1898

The whole

14

1938

Madras Act XIX

The Minor Ports Funds Act, 1938

The whole

15

1936

Madras Act III

The Registration (Madras Amendment) Act, 1935

The whole

PART ‘E’

MYSORE AREA REGIONAL LAWS

SL No.

Year

Act No.

Short Title

Extent of Repeal

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

1.

1947

Mysore Act XXX

The Aided Institutions (Prohibition of Transfer of Property) Act, 1949

The whole

2.

1952

Mysore Act XIV

The Code of Civil Procedure (Mysore Amendment) Act, 1952

The whole

3.

1953

Mysore Act II

The Evacuee Interest (Separation) Mysore Supplementary Act, 1953

The whole

4.

1938

Mysore Act X

The Government Savings Certificates Act, 1938

The whole

5.

1894

Mysore Act V

The Prisoners' Testimony Act, 1894

The whole

6.

1893

Mysore Act I

The Public Accountants Default Act, 1893

The whole

7.

1994

Karnataka Act 18

The Karnataka Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1994

The whole

8.

1995

Karnataka Act 6

The Karnataka Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1995

The whole

9.

1997

Karnataka Act 7

The Karnataka Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1997

The whole

10.

1998

Karnataka Act 3

The Karnataka Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1998

The whole

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