(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or in any other law for the time being in force, the State Government may, by order published in the official Gazette, make such provisions as appear to it to be necessary or expedient,—
(a) for bringing the provisions of this Act into effective operation;
(b) for making omissions from, additions to and adaptations and modifications of the rules, bye-laws, notifications and orders referred to in clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 127 or clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 127 for purposes of giving effect to the provisions of this Act;
(c) for removing difficulties arising in connection with the transition to the provisions of this Act including difficulties in the construing of references to the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike or other authorities in any law;
(d) for authorising the continued carrying on for the time being by the Board of services and activities carried on by the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike; and
(e) so far as it appears necessary or expedient in connection with any of the matters aforesaid, for varying the powers or jurisdiction of any authority and empowering other authorities to exercise such jurisdiction as may be specified in such order.
(2) The provisions made by any order under sub-section (1) shall, subject to the provisions of section 122, have effect as if enacted in this Act, and any such order may be made so as to be retrospective to any date not earlier than the date of commencement of this Chapter:
Provided that no person shall be deemed to be guilty of an offence by reason of so much of any such order as makes any provisions thereof retrospective to any date before the making thereof.
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SCHEDULE (See section 24) TABLE Description of asset Number of Years or period A. Land owned under full title Infinite B. Land held under lease,—
(a) for investment in the land The period of the lease or the period remaining unexpired on the assignment of the lease.
(b) for cost of clearing site The period of the lease remaining unexpired at the date of clearing the site.
C. Assets purchased new,—
(a) Buildings and civil engineering works of a permanent character, not mentioned above,—
(i) offices. Fifty
(ii) temporary erections such Five.
as wooden structures.
(iii) roads other than Kutcha One hundred.
roads.
(iv) others. Fifty
(b) Self-propelled vehicles. Seven
(c) (i) Office furniture and fittings. Twenty.
(ii) Office equipment. Ten.
D. Assets purchased second-hand Such reasonable period as the State and assets not otherwise provided Government determines in each case for in this Table. having regard to the nature, age and condition of the asset at the time of its acquisition by the owner.
NOTIFICATION I Bangalore, dated the 1st December, 1964 [No. PLM 158 MNY 64] S.O. 1664.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 36 of 1964), the Government of Karnataka hereby appoints the 1st day of December 1964 as the date on which Chapter IV of the said Act shall come into force.
By Order and in the name of the Governor of Mysore, (L. A. DHAMANIGI) Deputy Secretary.
II Bangalore, dated the 1st December, 1964 [No. PLM 154 MNY 64] S.O. 1665.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Act, 1964 (Mysore Act 36 of 1964), the Government of Mysore hereby appoints the 2nd day of December 1964 as the date on which Chapter V of the said Act shall come into force.
56 By Order and in the name of the Governor of Mysore, (L. A. DHAMANIGI) Deputy Secretary.
(Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part IV-2C (ii) dated 1st December, 1964, as No. 276.)
* * * The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Act, 1964 has been amended by the following Acts, namely.- Amendments (Chronological) Sl.No. Act No. and year Sections Amended Remarks
1. 36 of 1964 2 The Chapter I, II, III, & VI came into force w.e.f.10.9.64 and the chapter IV came into force w.e.f. 1.12.1964 vide Notifn. PLM 158 MNY 64 dt.1.12.64 and Chapter V came into force w.e.f.
2.12.1964 vide Notfn. PLM 154 MNY 64 dt. 1.12.64 2 6 of 1966 2(3A), 2(11), 3(3), 5(1), 6(1), 7(1), 13, 15(2), 16, 18(1), 23, 24(1), 24(2), 24A, 24B, 25(1)(5), 26, 44(2), 44(3), 47(2), (3), 61, 65(1), 74, 84(2), 84A, 86(2) (3), 88(1), 89(1), 109 w.e.f. 17.3.1966 3 10 of 1996 31(1) w.e.f. 31.3.1966 4 KAL Order 1973 Preamble, Title, 4, 101(1) w.e.f. 1.11.1973 5 18 of 1984 25(1) (2)(3)(4), 33 w.e.f. 21.4.1984 Amendments (section-wise) Sections Amended Act No. and Year Remarks Preamble, Title KAL Order 1973 w.e.f. 1.11.1973 2 6 of 1966 w.e.f. 17.3.1966 3 6 of 1966 w.e.f. 17.3.1966 4 KAL Order 1973 w.e.f. 1.11.1973 5 6 of 1966 w.e.f. 17.3.1966 6 6 of 1966 w.e.f. 17.3.1966 7 6 of 1966 w.e.f. 17.3.1966 13 6 of 1966 w.e.f. 17.3.1966 16 6 of 1966 w.e.f. 17.3.1966 18 6 of 1966 w.e.f. 17.3.1966 23 6 of 1966 w.e.f. 17.3.1966 57 24 6 of 1966 w.e.f. 17.3.1966 24A 24B 6 of 1966 6 of 1966 w.e.f. 17.3.1966 w.e.f. 17.3.1966 25 a) 6 of 1966 b) 18 of 1984 w.e.f. 17.3.1966 w.e.f. 17.3.1966 26 6 of 1966 w.e.f. 17.3.1966 31 10 of 1966 w.e.f. 31.3.1966 33 18 of 1984 w.e.f. 21.4.1984 44 6 of 1966 w.e.f. 17.3.1966 47 6 of 1966 w.e.f. 17.3.1966 61 6 of 1966 w.e.f. 17.3.1966 65 6 of 1966 w.e.f. 17.3.1966 74 6 of 1966 w.e.f. 17.3.1966 84 6 of 1966 w.e.f. 17.3.1966 84A 6 of 1966 w.e.f. 17.3.1966 86 6 of 1966 w.e.f. 17.3.1966 88 6 of 1966 w.e.f. 17.3.1966 89 6 of 1966 w.e.f. 17.3.1966 101 KAL Order 1973 w.e.f. 1.11.1973 109 6 of 1966 w.e.f. 17.3.1966 58 KARNATAKA ACT NO. 32 OF 2010 (First published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the Twenty seventh day of July, 2010) THE BANGALORE WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2010 (Received the assent of the Governor on the Twenty fourth day of July, 2010) An Act further to amend the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Act, 1964.
Whereas, it is expedient further to amend the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 36 of 1964), for the purposes hereinafter appearing;
Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the sixty First year of the Republic of India as follows:-
1. Short title and commencement: (1) This Act may be called the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage (Amendment) Act, 2010.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
(Section 2 is incorporated in the principal Act)
3. Validation of assessment and collection of capital contribution.- Notwithstanding anything contained in any judgment, decree or order of any Court, Tribunal or other authority to the contrary any direction through an order issued by the State Government to the Board for making funding arrangements, to collect capital contribution from the beneficiaries of any project (hereinafter referred to as capital contribution) or through a Local Authority as per requirements of the project and assessment or collection of any capital contribution from the beneficiaries of the project in accordance with such direction or order of the State Government made or purporting to have been made and any action or thing taken or done ( including any notices or orders issued) or assessment made and all proceedings held and any collection of capital contribution or amount purported to have been collected by way of capital contribution in relation to such assessment or collection in respect of such project with effect from 1st January 2003 shall be and shall be deemed to be valid and effective, as if such assessment or collection or action or thing, had been made, taken or done under the principal Act, as amended by this Act and accordingly,-
(a) all acts, proceedings or things done or any action taken by any Local Authority or as the case may be, the Board or any of its officer in connection with the assessment or collection of such capital contribution in respect of such project for all purposes be deemed to be, and to have always been done or taken in accordance with law;
(b) no suit or other proceedings shall be maintained or continued in any Court or Tribunal or before any authority for the refund of any such capital contribution; and
(c) no court shall enforce any decree or order directing the refund of any such capital contribution.
- - - 59 KARNATAKA ACT NO. 28 OF 2013 (First published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the eleventh day of March, 2013) THE BANGALORE WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2013 (Received the assent of the Governor on the fifth day of March, 2013) An Act further to amend the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Act, 1964.
Whereas, it is expedient further to amend the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 36 of 1964), for the purposes hereinafter appearing;
Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the sixty-fourth year of the Republic of India as follows:-
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage (Amendment) Act, 2013.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
(Section 109A is incorporated in the principal Act)
2. Substitution of section 109A.- In the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 36 of 1964), for section 109A, the following shall be substituted, namely:- “109A. Penalty of pro-rata charges for unauthorized connections.- Whoever un-authorisedly obtains water supply or sanitary connections or both by any means from the water supply pipelines of the Board or sanitary connections to the sewerage system of the Board in contravention of the provisions of this Act and regulations made thereunder shall, in addition to any other penalty and pro-rata charges payable, be liable to pay upto 50% of the pro-rata charges payable, as determined by the Board, subject to such conditions as may be specified in the regulations for such connection."
KARNATAKA ACT NO 25 OF 2016 (First Published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the First day of August, 2016) THE BANGALORE WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2016 (Received the assent of the Governor on the Twenty Ninth day of July, 2016) An Act further to amend the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Act, 1964.
Whereas, it is expedient further to amend the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 36 of 1964) for the purposes hereinafter appearing;
Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the sixty-seventh year of the Republic of India as follows:-
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage (Amendment) Act, 2016.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
(Section 72A is incorporated in the principal Act) 60 KARNATAKA ACT NO. 02 OF 2017 (First Published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the 04th day of January, 2017) THE BANGALORE WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE (SECOND AMENDMENT) ACT, 2016 (Received the assent of the Governor on the 31st day of December, 2016) An Act further to amend the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Act, 1964.
Whereas, it is expedient further to amend the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 36 of 1964) for the purposes hereinafter appearing:
Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the sixty-seventh year of the Republic of India as follows:-
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage (second Amendment) Act, 2016.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
(Section 15 is incorporated in the principal Act) KARNATAKA ACT NO. 29 OF 2021 (First published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the 7th day of October, 2021) THE BANGALORE WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2021 (Received the assent of the Governor on the 5th day of October, 2021) An Act to further amend the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Act,
1964.
Whereas, it is expedient further to amend the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 36 of 1964) for the purposes hereinafter appearing:
Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the seventy second year of the Republic of India as follows:-
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage (Amendment) Act, 2021.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
2. Substitution of section 72A.- In the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 36 of 1964) for section 72A, the following shall be substituted, namely:- “72A. Obligation to provide rain water harvesting structure.- (1) Every owner who proposes to construct a building on a sital area of not less than 108 square meter shall provide rain water harvesting structure for storage, for use or for ground water 61 recharge in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be provided in the regulations and guidelines issued by the Board.
(2) Every owner or occupier of a building having sital area of not less than 216 square meter and not more than 1000 square meter, who has not provided rain water harvesting structure before the commencement of the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage (Amendment) Act, 2021, shall provide rainwater harvesting structure for storage, for use and for ground water recharge subject to such conditions as may be specified in the regulations.
(3) Every owner who proposes to construct a building on sital area of not less than 1000 square meter or a owner or occupier of a building having sital area of not less than 1000 square meter who has not provided rain water harvesting structure before the commencement of the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage (Amendment) Act, 2021 shall provide dual piping system and rain water harvesting structure for storage and for use, other than drinking, cooking and bathing purpose, based on roof area and ground water recharge based on paved and unpaved areas in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be provided in the regulations and guidelines issued by the Board.
Explanation.- For the purpose of this section,-
(a) “rain water harvesting” means collection and storage of rain water from roof top of a building or from a vacant land for use or for ground water recharge; and
(b) “ground water recharge” means recharging of open well or the bore well or the underground water as the case may be, by use of harvested rain water.” By Order and in the name of the Governor of Karnataka, G. SRIDHAR Secretary to Government Department of Parliamentary Affairs and Legislation 62 KARNATAKA ACT NO. 61 OF 2025 (First published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the 12th day of September, 2025) THE KARNATAKA DECRIMINALISATION (AMENDMENT OF PROVISIONS) ACT, 2025 (Received the assent of the Governor on the 11th day of September, 2025) An Act to amend certain enactments for decriminalising and rationalising offences and to further enhance trust-based governance for ease of living and doing business.
Whereas it is to amend certain enactments for decriminalising and rationalising offences and to further enhance trust-based governance for ease of living and doing business and for matters connected therewith for the purposes hereinafter appearing;
Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the seventy sixth year of the Republic of India, as follows:-
1. Short title, commencement and application.- (1) This Act may be called the Karnataka Decriminalisation (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2025.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Government of Karnataka may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for amendments relating to different enactments.
(3) The amendment of any enactment by this Act shall not affect any other enactment in which the amended enactment has been applied, incorporated or referred to.
(4) This Act 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;
(5) This Act 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 hereby amended.
(6) The amendment of any enactment by this Act shall not revive restore any jurisdiction, office, custom, liability, right, title, privilege, 63 restriction, exemption, usage, practice, procedure or other matter or thing not now existing or in force.
2. Amendment of Karnataka Act 36 of 1964.- In the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 36 of 1964),-
(1) In section 62,-
(a) after clause (b), in the hanging para, the words, “with imprisonment which may extend to six months or”, shall be omitted;
(b) in clause (i).-
(i) for the word “fine”, the word “penalty”, shall be substituted;
and
(ii) the words “or with both” shall be omitted;
(c) for the table and the entries relating thereunder the following table, shall be substituted, namely:- “TABLE Provisions of the Act Subject Maximum penalty which may be imposed Daily penalty which may be imposed
(1) (2) (3) (4) Section 28 Trespassing on premises connected with water supply.
10,000 - Section 30 Failure to maintain house connections in conformity with regulations 10,000 - Section 32 Sub-Section (2) Occupying or allowing occupation of house without proper water supply 10,000 - Section 32 Sub-Section (3) Failure to comply with requisition to make house connection 10,000 100 Section 34 Use for non-domestic purposes of water supplied for domestic purposes 50,000 100 Section 49 Waste or misuse of water 50,000 - Section 50 Refusal of admittance, etc 10,000 - Section 52 Sub-section (1) Laying of water pipes, etc., in a position where the same may be injured or water therein polluted 50,000 100 Section 59 Sub-section (1) Execution of work by a person other than a licensed plumber 20,000 - Section 59 Sub-section (2) Failure to furnish when required name of licensed plumber employed 10,000 - Section 59 Licensed plumbers not to demand 10,000 - 64 Provisions of the Act Subject Maximum penalty which may be imposed Daily penalty which may be imposed
(1) (2) (3) (4) Sub-section (6) more than the charges prescribed Section 59 Sub-section (8) Licensed plumbers not to contravene regulations or execute work carelessly or negligently, etc., 10,000 - Section 60 Prohibition of willful or neglectful acts relating to water works.
50,000 - ”
(2) in section 85,-
(a) after clause (b), in the hanging para, the words, “with imprisonment which may extend to six months or”, shall be omitted;
(i) in clause (i) for the word “fine”, the word “penalty”, shall be substituted; and
(ii) the words “or with both”, shall be omitted.
(b) for the table and the entries relating thereto, the following table and entries relating thereto, shall be substituted, namely:- “TABLE Provisions of the Act Subject Maximum penalty which may be imposed Daily penalty which may be imposed
(1) (2) (3) (4) Section 65 Injury to, or interference with free flow of contents of Board sewers or drains or sewers communicating with Board sewers 50,000 500 Section 66 Sub-section (2) Private drain not to be connected with Board sewers without notice 10,000 100 Section 67 Non-compliance with requisition for drainage of un-drained premises 20,000 200 Section 68 Erection of new premises without drains 50,000 - Section 69 Non-compliance with requisition for maintenance of drainage works for any group or block of premises 50,000 Section 70 Non-compliance with direction to close or limit the use of private drains in certain cases 50,000 - Section 71 Non-compliance with Sanitary Engineer's orders regarding the use of a drain by a 50,000 - 65 Provisions of the Act Subject Maximum penalty which may be imposed Daily penalty which may be imposed
(1) (2) (3) (4) person other than the owner thereof Section 72 Non-compliance with requisition for keeping sewage and rain water drains distinct 50,000 - Section 73 Non-compliance with requisition for the pavement of court yard etc., 10,000 - Section 75 Connection with Board sewers without written permission 50,000 500 Section 78 sub-section (4) Non-compliance with requisition to close, remove or divert a pipe or drain 50,000 500 Section 82 sub-section (1) Execution of work by a person other than a licensed plumber 50,000 - Section 82 sub-section (2) read with section 59 (2) Failure to furnish when required name of licensed plumber employed 10,000 - Section 82 sub-section (6) read with section 59(2) Licensed plumbers not to demand more than the charges prescribed 50,000 - Section 82 subsection (8) read with section 59(2) Licensed plumbers not to contravene regulations or execute work carelessly or negligently. Etc., 50,000 - ” The above translation of ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ನಿರಪರಾಧೀಕರಣ (ಉಪಬಂಧಗಳ ತಿದ್ದು ಪಡಿ) ಅಧನಿಯಮ, 2025 (2025ರ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಅಧನಿಯಮ ಸಂಖೆ್ಯ : 61) be published in the official Gazette under Article 348 of the Constitution of India.
THAAWARCHAND GEHLOT GOVERNOR OF KARNATAKA By Order and in the name of the Governor of Karnataka, G. SRIDHAR Secretary to Government Department of Parliamentary Affairs and Legislation