(1) In the event of public gatherings and events in public places for any reason (including for processions, exhibitions, circus, fairs, political rallies, commercial, socio-cultural events, protests and demonstrations, etc.) where police or ULB permission is required, it shall be the responsibility of the organiser of such event or gathering to ensure the cleanliness of that area after the event where the Solid Waste is segregated, collected and processed in accordance with these Bye-laws no later than 24 hours after the completion of the event.
(2) Refundable Cleanliness Deposit.- The organiser of such public gatherings and events shall pay required deposit with the concerned office for the duration of the event as set out in Schedule-VII, which shall be refundable on the completion of the event on notifying that the said public place has been restored back to a clean state, and any Solid Waste generated as a result of the event has been segregated, collected and transported to designated sites in accordance with these Bye-laws, to the satisfaction of official / authority concerned. In the event the public space is not restored back to a clean state within 24 hours of the completion of the event, the cleanliness deposit paid to the ULB shall be forfeited and the organiser shall have no claim towards this amount.
(3) Services of the ULB: In case the organizers of the public gatherings and events wishes to avail of the services of ULB for the cleaning, collection and transport of Solid Waste generated as a result of that event, they shall apply in advance to the concerned authority at the ULB and pay the necessary charges in advance as set out in Schedule-VII.
CHAPTER IX SERVICE CHARGE FOR MANAGEMENT OF SOLID WASTE
23. Provisions with respect to Service Charge payable to ULB and Empanelled Vendors,-(1) The SWM Service Charge shall be payable for providing services for collection, transportation, processing and disposal of Solid Waste by the ULB and / or the Agency / Service Provider, as the case may be. The rates of SWM Service Charge as set out in Schedule VII shall be the rates payable to the ULB for the services provided by it, through itself or an Agency / Service Provider. The SWM Service Charge mentioned in Schedule VII shall stand automatically increased by 5% every year (rounded off to the nearest multiple of Rs.
5) with effect from April 1 of each successive year. These rates shall be advertised on the website of the ULB and/or the Agency / Service Provider.
(2) The rates for the Solid Waste management services provided by an Empanelled Vendor shall be mutually agreed between the relevant Waste Generator and the Empanelled Vendor.
(3) It is clarified that the Waste Generators including Bulk Generators who deliver and process their Solid Waste in accordance with these Bye-laws, either through themselves or an Empanelled Vendor, shall not be required to pay the relevant Service Charge to the ULB.
(4) The SWM Service Charge shall bei. collected in person or through online payment by the ULB and/or any other Person authorised by the ULB. Special days in a month, preferably in first week of each month, shall be fixed by the ULB, for collection of SWM Service Charge; OR ii. The SWM Service Charge may also be collected by the ULB by charging the amount through property tax, licence fees etc. under provisions of Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976.
The ULB may evolve additional mechanisms for billing/collection/ recovery of SWM Service Charge, from time to time and these shall be notified through general or special order/notification.
(6) The ULB by itself or through an Agency or Service Provider shall prepare the database of all the Waste Generators for the purpose of levying SWM Service Charge and this database shall be updated regularly and published on the website of the ULB.
(7) A surcharge of 2% per month shall be charged if the Waste Generators fails to pay the Service Charge within 3 months of raising the demand for the amount by the ULB.
(8) In case of default of payment of SWM Service Charge for more than 6
(six) months, the ULB or any other competent authority may recover the SWM Service Charge along with the surcharge from the defaulter as taxes taxes or recovery of sums payable by distress under the Karnataka Municipal Municipalities Act, 1964. In addition, the ULB and/or the Agency/Service Provider, as the case Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964, as the case may be. In addition, the ULB and/or the Agency/Service Provider, as the case may be, shall also have the discretion to stop providing Solid Waste management services till such SWM Service Charge along with the surcharge amount is paid by the defaulter.
(9) All amounts collected as SWM Service Charge by the ULB under these Bye-laws shall be transferred to a separate bank account maintained for funds for Solid Waste management. These amounts shall be used towards the ULB’s operation and maintenance costs for providing Solid Waste management services under these Bye-laws, salaries of personnel, incentives, grants and other uses as may be considered appropriate by the ULB from time to time.
CHAPTER X NON-COMPLIANCE OF BYE-LAWS, SPOT FINES AND PENALTIES