THE KARNATAKA ALTERATION OF NAMES OF CERTAIN PLACES ACT, 2016

KARNATAKA ACT NO. 04 OF 2017

31st day of December, 2016

Arrangement of Sections 1. Short title and commencement 2. Definition 3. Alteration of names 4. Construction of references 5. Validation and savings STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS Amending Act 04 of 2017.- The Revenue Department, Government of Karnataka had altered the names of twelve places of Karnataka. Vide Notification no: RD 03 TNV 2006, dated: 31.10.2014 (Annexure-1). A No-Objection from the Central Government for this alteration was obtained by the Administrative Department vide Home Ministry, Government of India letter No.11/30/2006-M&G, dated: 17.10.2014 and Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India O.M No. SM/28/04/2007, dated: 30.08.2013. But the names of places remained unaltered in various Laws in force in Karnataka. Therefore, it is considered necessary to amend the same and for construing, validation and sav

SCHEDULE

S.1 Short title and commencement

(1) This Act may be called the Karnataka Alteration of names of certain places Act, 2016.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

S.2 Definition

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, “Law” includes any enactment, ordinance, regulation, order, bye-law, rule, scheme, notification or other instruments having the force of law in the whole or any part of the State of Karnataka in respect of which the Karnataka Legislature has competence to make law.

S.3 Alteration of names

On and from the date of commencement of this Act, for the names of places specified in column (2) of the Schedule occurring in any law in force in the State, the corresponding names specified in column (3) thereof shall be substituted.

S.4 Construction of references

Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to the names of the places referred to in column (2) of the schedule in any Law, after the commencement of this Act be construed as a reference to the corresponding places referred to in column (3) thereof.

S.5 Validation and savings

Nothing contained in section 3 amending the names specified in column (3) of the Schedule in respect of places specified in column (2) shall affect the previous operation of any notification, order, rule or bye-law issued or made or anything done or suffered under any State enactments as they exist on the date of commencement of this Act, or any right, privilege, obligation or liability already acquired, accrued or incurred under any such law.

S.SCHEDULE

(see section 3 and 4)