The Lakkundi Heritage Area Development Authority Act, 2020

Act No. 50 of 2020

Keyword(s): Amenity, Development, Heritage Area, Land, Natural Environs

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DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND LEGISLATION SECRETARIAT NOTIFICATION NO: DPAL 68 SHASANA 2020, BENGALURU, DATED:22.10.2020

ಲ ಂ ಪಕ ಪಶ ಅ ರ ಯಕ, 2020 ಇದ 2020ರ ಅ ೕಬ ಂಗಳ 22 ಂಕ ಜಲರ ಒ , ನ ವ ಇದ 2020ರ ಕಟಕ ಅಯಮ : 50 ಎಂ ಕಟಕ ಜ ಪತ ದ ಪ ಕಸಂ ಆಸ.

KARNATAKA ACT NO. 50 OF 2020 (First Pblished in the Gaette Etra-ordinar on the 22nd da of October, 2020)

LAKKUNDI HERITAGE AREA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT, 2020 nd (Receied the assent of the Goernor on the 22 da of October, 2020)

An Act to proide for conseration of the cltral heritage of Lakkndi ith all its archeological remains and natral enirons; to presere its cltral identit and to ensre sstainable deelopment of the Lakkndi Heritage Area, in the State of Karnataka and to constitte Lakkndi Heritage Area Deelopment Athorit. Whereas it is epedient to proide for, the constittion of the Lakkndi Heritage Area Deelopment Athorit for conseration and deelopment of the Heritage area of Lakkndi ith all its archaeological remains and natral enirons; and to presere its cltral identit and to ensre sstainable deelopment of the Lakkndi heritage area, in the State of Karnataka and for the matters connected thereith or incidental thereto. Be it enacted b the Karnataka State Legislatre in the seent first ear of the Repblic of as follos:- CHAPTER -I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act ma be called the Lakkndi Heritage Area Deelopment Athorit Act, 2020. (2) It shall come into force on sch date as the State Goernment ma, b notification, appoint. 2. Definitions.- In this Act nless the contet otherise reqires,- (a) Amenit incldes roads, bridges, streets, transport, lighting, ater and electricit sppl seerage, drainage, pblic orks, open spaces recreational gronds, parks and other coneniences, serices or tilities; (b) Authorit means the Lakkndi Heritage Area Deelopment Athorit established nder section 3; (c) Chairman means the Chairman of the Athorit; (d) Committee means the State Leel Committee constitted nder section 6. 17

(e) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Athorit appointed nder section 7; (f) Development ith its grammatical ariations means the carring ot of bilding, engineering or other operations in or oer or nder an land or the making of an material change in an bilding or land or in the se of an bilding, or land and incldes redeelopment and forming of laots and sb-diision of an land inclding amenities in the heritage area; (g) Fund means the fnd of the Athorit; (h) Heritage Area means the hole of the area comprising the areas specified in the schedle and incldes sch other area as ma be notified b the State Goernment from time to time bt eclding the area referred to as protected area nder the Ancient Monments and Historical sites and Remains Act, 1958 (Central Act 24 of 1958); (i) Land incldes benefits arising ot of land and things attached to the earth or permanentl fastened to anthing attached to the earth; (j) Natural Environs incldes the riers, rier beds, rocks, ater sorces, ild life and egetation located in the Heritage Area; (k) President means the president of the Committee. (l) "Regulations" means reglations made nder this Act; and (m) "Schedule" means schedle appended to this Act.

CHAPTER-II LAKKUNDI HERITAGE AREA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

3. Constitution and incorporation of the Authorit.- (1)The State Goernment shall as soon as ma be, after the commencement of this Act, constitte for the prposes of this Act, an Athorit to be called the Lakkndi Heritage Area Deelopment Athorit. (2) The Athorit shall be a bod corporate b the name aforesaid haing perpetal sccession and common seal ith poer sbject to the proisions of this Act, to acqire hold and dispose of propert both moable and immoable and enter into to contract and shall b the said name se or be sed. (3) The Athorit shall consist of the folloing members, namel:- (a The Dept Commissioner, . Chairman (b The Commissioner, Department of Archaeolog, Member Msems and Heritage, Msr. (c The Director of Ton Planning, Bengalr Member (d The Director of Torism, Bengalr Member (e The Sperintendent of Police, Gadag Member (f The Sperintending Archaeologist, Archaeological Member Sre of India, Dharad Circle, Dharad (g The Chief Eectie Officer, Zilla Panchaat, Gadag. Member 18

(h The Dept Conserator of Forests, Gadag Member (i The Commissioner, Urban Deelopment Athorit, Member Gadag. (j The Sperintendent Engineer, Pblic Works Member Department, Gadag. (k The Dept Enironment Officer, Gadag. Member (l The Eectie Engineer, Irrigation Department., Member Gadag. (m Head of the faclt of Archaeolog, Karnataka Member Uniersit, Dharad. (n The Commissioner of the Athorit, Member Secretar (4) The head qarters of the Athorit shall be at Gadag. 4. Meetings of the Authorit.-(1) The meetings of the Athorit shall be conened b the Chairman or the Secretar ith the epress approal of the Chairman and it shall ordinaril meet at least once in three months at sch place ithin the jrisdiction of the Athorit or at the Headqarters of the Athorit and at sch time as the Chairman ma decide. (2) The Athorit shall obsere sch rles of procedre in regard to the transaction of bsiness at its meetings (inclding qorm at meetings) as ma be specified b reglations. (3) The Chairman or, if for an reason he is nable to attend an meeting, the Vice Chairman or if for an reason he is also nable to attend the meeting, an other member chosen b the members present at the meeting, shall preside at the meeting of the Athorit. (4) All qestions hich come p before an meeting of the Athorit shall be decided b majorit of the otes of the members present and oting and in the eent of an eqalit of otes, the Chairman or in his absence the person presiding, shall hae and eercise a second or casting ote. 5. Authorit Securit Force.- (1) There shall be constitted and maintained a force to be called the Athorit Secrit Force,- (i) for the better protection and secrit of the pblic propert ithin the heritage area inclding preention of encroachments and remoal thereof; (ii) for aiding the officers of the Athorit in the detection and inestigation of an matter relating to leakage of reene or an amont paable to the Athorit. (iii) for effectie commnication and obtaining of an information regarding an design to commit or the commission of an offence b an person nder this Act or the Karnataka Ton and Contr Planning Act, 1961(Karnataka Act 11 of 1963) or an rle, or reglation or order made nder them; (i) to eercise sch other poers and discharge sch other fnctions as ma be prescribed. 19

(2) The Athorit Secrit Force shall consist of sch nmber of sperisor officers and members as ma be determined b the Athorit and shall be proided b the State Goernment. (3) The Chairman shall eercise poers of sperintendence and control oer the Athorit Secrit Force. 6. State Level Committee.- (1) There shall be a State Leel Committee consisting of the folloing members, namel :- (a) The Minister in charge of Torism - President (b) The Minister in charge of Gadag District - Vice President (c) The Minister in charge of and Cltre - Vice President (d) Members of the Parliament and the State Legislatre - Member representing the part or hole of heritage area hose constitenc lie ithin the jrisdiction of the Athorit and registered as oter in that area. (e) The Additional Chief Secretar and Deelopment - E-officio Commissioner to Goernment of Karnataka Member (f) The Director General, Archaeological Sre of India - E-officio or his nominee. Member (g) The Additional Chief Secretar or Principal Secretar - E-officio to Goernment, in charge of Finance Department or Member his nominee. (h) The Secretar to Goernment in charge of Torism - E-officio Member (i) The Chairman of the Athorit - E-officio Member (j) The Director of Ton and Contr Planning, - E-officio Goernment of Karnataka Member (k) The Commissioner, Archaeolog, Msems and - E-officio Heritage. Member (l) The Secretar to Goernment, in Charge of Kannada - Member and Cltre Department Secretar

(2) The Committee ma co-opt for persons ho are eperts in the field of Heritage, Archaeolog, Torism or Enironment as members. (3) The Committee shall,- (a)co-ordinate and monitor the actiities of the Athorit and direct the Athorit on all matters concerning the conseration of the Cltral Heritage and the Natral Enirons ithin the Heritage Area; (b)approe annal plan and bdget; and (c)approe ependitre aboe fie crores: ith or ithot modification. 20

(4) The Committee shall meet at least once in si months at sch place and at sch time and shall adopt sch procedre as ma be prescribed.

CHAPTER-III OFFICERS OF THE AUTHORITY AND THEIR DUTIES

7. Appointment of the Commissioner.- The State Goernment shall appoint, an officer not belo the rank of Grop A (Senior Scale) of the State Ciil Serice or Chief of an local athorit or an person orking in the Uniersit in a post not less than that of professor ho is familiar ith the historical and cltral deelopment to be the Commissioner of the Athorit.

8. Duties of the Commissioner.- (1) The Commissioner shall be the Chief Eectie and Administratie Officer of the Athorit. (2) The Commissioner shall in addition to performing sch fnctions as are conferred on him b or nder this Act or nder an la for the time being in force,- (a) be the Chief Eectie of the Athorit; (b) be responsible for all bdgetar planning, enforcement and sperisor fnctions of the Athorit; (c) frnish to the Athorit all the information relating to the administration and acconts of the Athorit as ell as other matters heneer called pon b the Athorit to do so; (d) prepare and sbmit the Annal Reports and adited acconts of the Athorit for its approal ithin three months of the close of eer financial ear and thereafter sbmit copies of the same to the Athorit and the State Goernment; and (e) perform sch other fnctions as ma be prescribed.

9. Appointment of Accounts Officer and other officers.- (1) The State Goernment shall appoint an officer of the State Acconts Serice, not belo the rank of Assistant Controller to be the Acconts Officer of the Athorit. (2) The Acconts Officer shall report to the Commissioner and shall eercise sch poer and perform sch other dties as ma be prescribed.

10. The method of recruitment and conditions of service of officers and staff.- (1) The state Goernment shall proide sch other officers and staff as ma be necessar to the Athorit. The method recritment and conditions of serice and the poers and dties of the commissioner and other officers and staff of the Athorit shall be sch as ma be determined b rles.

(2) The administratie epenses, salar and alloances of the officers and staff of the Athorit shall be defraed ot of the fnd of the Athorit.

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CHAPTER-IV POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE AUTHORITY

11. Functions of the Authorit.- Sbject to the proisions of this Act and the rles made there nder the fnctions of the Athorit shall be ,-

(i) to carr ot a sre of the Heritage Area and prepare reports on the sres so carried ot; (ii) to prepare deelopment plan of the Heritage area; (iii) to case to be carried ot sch orks as are contemplated in the deelopment plan dl approed b the Committee; (i) to formlate as man schemes as are necessar for implementing the deelopment plan of the Heritage Area in a sstainable manner; () to secre and co-ordinate eection of the deelopment plan, ton planning schemes and the deelopment of the Heritage Area in accordance ith the said plan and schemes; (i) to raise finance for an project or scheme for the deelopment of the Heritage Area and to etend assistance to the local athorities in the Region for the eection of sch project or scheme; (ii) to do sch other acts and things as ma be entrsted b the State Goernment or as ma be necessar for or incidental or condcie to, an matters hich are necessar for frtherance of the objects for hich the Athorit is constitted; (iii) to entrst to an local athorit or other agenc the ork of eection of an deelopment plan or deelopment of the Heritage area; (i) to co-ordinate the actiities of the local athorities and the Urban Deelopment athorit, if an, constitted nder the Karnataka Urban Deelopment Athorities Act, 1987 (Karnataka Act 34 of 1987) eercising jrisdiction ithin the limits of the Heritage Area and the Karnataka Urban ater Sppl and Seerage Board, the Karnataka Slm Deelopment Board, the Karnataka Poer Transmission Corporation, the Karnataka Indstrial Areas Deelopment Board, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation and sch other bodies as are connected ith deelopmental actiities in the Heritage Area; () to sperise and reie the progress of ependitre incrred nder the plan and performance; (i) to take action to protect the pblic propert ithin the heritage area; (ii) to raise local, regional, national and international aareness abot the significance of the architectral importance of Lakkndi Heritage Area. (iii) to promote and encorage proper research to nderstand the archaeological, historical and enironmental ales of the architectral importance of Lakkndi in Heritage Area. (i) to perform sch other fnctions as ma be prescribed.

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12. Special powers of the Chairman.- The Chairman shall hae special poers to act on his on and direct measres for effectie realiation of the object in cases of rgenc here there is no sfficient time to conene a meeting of the Athorit, the Chairman shall take action and place the sbject before the Athorit at its immediate net meeting and seek ratification. 13. Power to delegate.- The Athorit ma, b notification, direct that an poer eercisable b it nder this Act ecept the poer to make reglation, ma also be eercised b the Chairman or sch officer of the Athorit as ma be specified in the notification sbject to sch restrictions and conditions as ma be specified therein. 14. No other authorit or person to undertake development without permission of the Authorit.- (1) Notithstanding anthing contained in an la for the time being in force, ecept ith the preios consltation, concrrence and ritten permission of the Athorit, no other athorit or person shall ndertake an deelopment ithin the Heritage Area. (2) No local athorit shall grant permission for an deelopment referred to in sb-section (1), ithin the Heritage Area, nless the Athorit has granted permission for sch deelopment. (3) An athorit or person desiring to ndertake deelopment referred to in sb-section (1) shall appl in riting to the Athorit for permission to ndertake sch deelopment. (4) The Athorit ma, after making sch inqir as it deems necessar grant sch permission ithot or ith sch conditions, as it ma deem fit, to impose or refse to grant sch permission. (5) An athorit or person aggrieed b the decision of the Athorit nder sb-section (4) ma, ithin thirt das from the date of the decision appeal against sch decision to the State Goernment, hose decision thereon shall be final: Proided that, here the aggrieed athorit sbmitting sch appeal is nder the administratie control of the Central Goernment, the appeal shall be decided b the State Goernment, after consltation ith the Central Goernment. (6) In case an person or athorit does anthing contrar to the decision gien nder sb-section (4) as modified in sb-section (5), the Athorit shall hae poer to pll don, demolish or remoe an deelopment nder taken contrar to sch decision and recoer the cost of sch plling don, demolition or remoal from the person or athorit concerned folloing de process of la. 15. Power of entr.- The Athorit ma athorie an person to enter into or pon an land or bilding ith or ithot assistants of orkmen for the prposes of:- (a) making an enqir, inspection, measrement or sre or taking leels for sch land or bilding; (b) eamining orks nder constrction and ascertaining the corse of seers and drains; (c) digging or boring into the sb-soil. (d) setting ot bondaries and intended lines of ork; (e) making sch leels, bondaries and lines b placing marks and ctting trenches; 23

(f) ascertaining hether an land is being or has been deeloped in contraention of an plan or in contraention of an conditions sbject to hich sch permission has been granted; or (g) doing an other thing necessar for the efficient administration of this Act. Proided that,- (i) no sch entr shall be made ecept beteen the hors of snrise and snset and ithot giing reasonable notice to the occpier, or if there be no occpier, to the oner of the land or bilding: (ii) sfficient opportnit shall in eer instance be gien to enable omen or children, if an, to ithdra from sch land or bilding; (iii) de regard shall alas be had, so far as ma be, compatible ith the eigencies of the prpose for hich the entr is made, to the social and religios sage of the occpants of the land or bilding entered. 16. Lev of Fee.- (1) It shall be lafl for the Athorit to le, at sch rate as ma, b reglations be specified, a fee for grant of permission nder section 14. (2) All fee realied nder this Act shall be credited to the Athorit fnd. 17. Authorit fund.- (1) The Athorit shall hae a fnd to be called the Athorit Fnd hich shall be operated b sch officers as ma be athoried b the Athorit. (2) The Athorit ma accept grants, sbentions, contribtions, donations and gifts from the Central Goernment, the State Goernment, a local athorit, an international organiation or an indiidal or bod, hether incorporated or not, for all or an of the prposes of this Act. (3) The State Goernment shall, eer ear, make a grant to the Athorit of a sm eqialent to the administratie epenses of the Athorit till the Athorit is able to meet its administratie epenses ot of its on resorces. (4) All mones receied b or on behalf of the Athorit b irte of this Act, and all interests, profits, and other mones accring to or borroed b the Athorit, shall be credited to the Fnd. (5) Ecept as otherise directed b the State Goernment, all mones and receipts specified in the foregoing proisions and forming part of the Fnd shall be deposited in an Schedled Bank as defined in the Resere Bank of India Act, 1934(Central Act 2 of 1934) or inested in sch secrities, as ma be approed b the State Goernment. (6) The Fnd and all other assets esting in the Athorit shall be held and applied b it, sbject to the proisions of and for the prposes of this Act. 18. Budget.- The Athorit shall prepare, eer ear, in sch form and at sch time as ma be prescribed, an annal bdget estimate in respect of the net financial ear shoing the estimated receipts and disbrsements of the Athorit and shall sbmit a cop thereof to the State Goernment. 19. Annual report.- The Athorit shall, after the end of each ear prepare in sch form and before sch date as ma be prescribed, a report of its actiities dring sch ear and sbmit to the State Goernment and the State Goernment shall case a cop of sch report to be laid before both Hoses of the State Legislatre. 24

20. Subventions and loans to the Authorit.- (1) The State Goernment ma, from time to time, make sbentions to the Athorit for the prposes of this Act on sch terms and conditions, as the State Goernment ma determine. (2) The State Goernment ma, from time to time adance loans to the Athorit on sch terms and conditions; not inconsistent ith the proisions of this Act, as the State Goernment ma determine. 21. Power of Authorit to borrow.- The Athorit ma from time to time, ith the preios sanction of the State Goernment and sbject to the proisions of this Act, and to sch conditions as ma be prescribed in this behalf, borro an sm reqired for the prposes of this Act. 22. Accounts and Audit.- (1) The Athorit shall case to be maintained proper books of acconts and sch other books as the rles made nder this Act ma reqire and shall prepare in accordance ith sch rles an annal statement of acconts. (2) The Athorit shall case its acconts to be adited annall b the Principal Director, Karnataka State Adit and Acconts Department. (3) As soon as the acconts of the Athorit hae been adited, the Athorit shall send a cop there of together ith a cop of the report of the adit thereon to the State Goernment and shall case the acconts to be pblished in the prescribed manner and place copies thereof for sale at a reasonable price. (4) The Athorit shall compl ith sch directions as the State Goernment ma, after persal of the report of the aditor, think fit to isse.

CHAPTER V MISCELLANEOUS 23. Directions b the Authorit.- (1) The Athorit ma, in order to carr ot the assignment plans and schemes formlated nder section 11 or an ton planning scheme isse directions to an local Athorit, Urban deelopment Athorit concerned, Karnataka Urban Water Sppl and Seerage Board, Karnataka Poer Transmission Corporation and sch other bodies as are connected ith deelopmental actiities in the Heritage Area. (2) Notithstanding anthing contained in an other la for the time being in force, eer sch direction shall be complied ith b the bod to hich it is issed. On failre, it shall be competent for the Athorit to take necessar action to carr ot the directions issed nder sb-section (1) and recoer epenses, if an, incrred therefor from the bod concerned. 24. Penalt for breach of the provisions of the Act.- Whoeer contraenes an of the proisions of this Act or of an rle, reglation, or be-la or scheme made or sanctioned therender shall be pnishable ith imprisonment for a term hich ma etend to one ear or ith fine hich ma etend to ten thosand rpees or ith both and in the case of contining contraention, ith additional imprisonment for a term hich ma etend to one month or ith fine hich ma etend to fie hndred rpees or ith both for each da after the first dring hich the contraention contines. 25. Offences b Companies.- (1) If the person committing an offence nder this Act is a compan, eer person ho at the time the offence as committed as 25 in charge of and responsible to the compan for the condct of its bsiness as ell as the compan, shall be deemed to be gilt of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and pnished accordingl: Proided that nothing contained in this sb-section shall render an sch person liable to be an pnishment proided in this Act, if he proes that the offence as committed ithot his knoledge or that he eercised all de diligence to preent the commission of sch offence. (2) Notithstanding anthing contained in sch-section (1), here an offence nder this Act has been committed b a compan and it is proed that the offence has been committed ith the consent or conniance of, or is attribtable to an neglect on the part of an director, manager, secretar or other officer of the compan, sch director, manager, secretar or other officer shall also be deemed to be gilt of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and pnished accordingl. Eplanation: For the prpose of this section (a) Compan means a bod corporate and incldes a firm or other association of indiidals; and (b) Director in relation to a firm means a partner in the firm. 26. Sanction of prosecution.- No prosection for an offence pnishable nder this Act shall be institted ecept ith the preios sanction of the Athorit or an officer of the Athorit athorised b it in this behalf. 27. Authorit ma compromise claims b or against it.- The Athorit ma compond or compromise an claim or demand arising ot of an contract institted b or against it for sch sm of mone or other compensation as it shall deem sfficient: Proided that no sch claim or demand eceeding fift thosand rpees shall be componded or compromised ecept ith the preios approal of the State Goernment. 28. Members and officers to be public servants.- Eer member, eer officer and other emploee of the Athorit shall be deemed to be a pblic serant ithin the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code,1860. 29. Protection of action taken in good faith.- No sit, prosection or other legal proceedings shall lie against an person for anthing hich is in good faith done or intended to be done nder this Act or an rle or reglation made therender. 30. Control b the State Government etc.- (1) The State Goernment ma gie sch directions to the Athorit as in its opinion are necessar or epedient for carring ot the prposes of the Act. The Athorit shall carr ot sch directions as ma be issed from time to time b the State Goernment for the efficient administration of this Act and it shall be the dt of the Athorit to compl ith sch directions. (2) The Athorit shall frnish to the State Goernment sch reports, and other information as the State Goernment ma from time to time reqire. (3) If in, or in connection ith, the eercise of its poers and discharge of its fnctions b the Athorit nder this Act, an dispte arises beteen the 26

Athorit, and a Local Athorit, the decision of the State Goernment on sch dispte shall be final. 31. Application of the Karnataka Public Premises (Eviction of unauthoried occupants) Act, 1974 (Karnataka Act 32 of 1974) to the Authorit Premises.- (1) Sbject to the proisions of sb-section (2) the State Goernment, ma b notification proide from sch date as ma be specified in the notification that the Karnataka Pblic Premises (Eiction of Unathorised Occpants) Act, 1974 (Karnataka Act 32 of 1974) shall appl to premises belonging to, esting in, or leased b, the Athorit as that Act applies in relation to pblic premises. (2) On a notification being issed nder sb-section (1) of the aforesaid Act, and the rles made therender shall appl to the premises of the Athorit ith the folloing modifications, that is to sa.- (a) the State Goernment ma appoint an officer of the State Goernment or the Athorit as it thinks fit, to be the competent officer for the prposes of the aforesaid Act; (b) references to "pblic premises" in that Act and those rles shall be deemed to be references to premises of the Athorit, and references to "the State Goernment" in section 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15 and 16 of that Act shall be deemed to be references to the Athorit. 32. Act to over-ride other laws.- The proisions of this Act shall hae effect notithstanding anthing inconsistent thereith contained in an other la for the time being in force. 33. Power to amend the schedule.- (1) The State Goernment ma b notification add, amend or omit an of the entries in the Schedle. (2) Eer notification issed nder sb-section (1) shall be laid before each hose of the state legislatre after preios pblication. (3) The State Goernment ma also notif the Geo-spatial map of the heritage area. 34. Power to make rules.- (1) The State Goernment ma, after preios pblication b notification make rles to carrot the prposes of this Act. (2) Eer rle made nder this Act shall be laid as soon as ma be after it is made before each Hose of the State Legislatre hile it is in session for a total period of thirt das, hich ma be comprised in one session or in to or more sccessie sessions and if, before the epir of the session in hich it is so laid or the session immediatel folloing both Hoses agree in making an modification in the rle or decide that an rle shold not be made, the rle shall thereafter hae effect onl in sch modified form or be of no effect, as the case ma be, so, hoeer, that an sch modification or annlment shall be ithot prejdice to the alidit of anthing preiosl done nder that rle. 35. Power to make regulations.- The Athorit ma sbject to the proisions of this Act and the rles made nder section 34 and ith the preios sanction of the State Goernment, b notification make reglations to carr ot the prposes of this Act. 36. Removal of difficulties.- (1) If an difficlt arises in giing effect to the proisions of this Act, the State Goernment ma b order pblished in the Official 27

Gaette, as the occasion ma reqire do anthing not inconsistent ith the proisions of this Act hich appears to it to be necessar to remoe the difficlt: Proided that no order shall be made nder this section after epir of to ears from the date of commencement of this Act. (2) Eer order made nder sb-section (1) shall as soon as ma be after it is pblished, be laid before both Hoses of the State Legislatre and shall, sbject to an modification hich the State Legislatre ma make, hae effect as if enacted in this Act.

SCHEDULE

(see clase (h) of section 2) PART A Core Area Zone Places of Cltral Heritage

"Cltral Heritage" means and incldes the historical place knon as Lakkndi in Gadag district referred as Lokki Gndi in inscriptions as per the records. Lakkndi Gadag Talks and District srronded b historical and heritage remnants is fll of historical monments and their remains, ancient temples like Someshara, Kmbareshara, Manikeshara, Naganatha, Nageshara, Kashiisheshara, Shankaralinga, Lakshminaraana, Ganapati, Lakkada Veeranna, Eshaara, Kalmeshara, Halgndi Basaanna, Virpaksha, Mallikarjna, Eirabhadra, Chandramoleshara, Jaina Basadi, , Jinalaa, Maskin Bai, Fakira Sam matt, shiappa matt, fort doora, inner fortall, pathribai, mallebai, chabberbai, Kanniarabi, Knnibai, Madannabai, Koragerebai, Chokibai, Koteshara temple otside fort etc., abot 40 tangible heritage monment comple ith the eistence of 16 and more lakes. The smbols of tangible heritage in the form of cltral and traditional eents like chariot moing, the festial of the god Veerbhadra, Fair, craft ceremon and other faithfl obserances are seen to be carried ot in co-ordination ith the belief of the people's social and religios attitde. Tcking of floer garlands floer decoration, draing the line of rangoli is prealent. Manfactre of potter as a part of home indstr, eaing of saree, eaing of ambasi panche, eaing of mat, folklore art, traditional cltiation implementation sstem, gardening and local age old men hospitalities hae become part and parcel of the heritage.

PART-B Buffer Zone

Areas etending pto 1 km beond the limits of Core Area Zone.

PART-C Peripheral Zone

Area etending pto 1Km beond the limits of the Bffer Zone.

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The aboe translation of ಲ ಂ ಪಕ ಪಶ ಅ ರ ಅಯಮ, 2020 (2020 ರ ಕಟಕ ಅಯಮ : 50) be pblished in the Official Gaette nder clase (3) of article 348 of the Constittion of India.

VAJUBHAI VALA GOVERNOR OF KARNATAKA

B Order and in the name of the Goernor of Karnataka

(K. DWARAKANATH BABU) Secretar to Goernment Department of Parliamentar Affairs and Legislation

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