Department of Parliamentary Affairs and Legislation (Government of Karnataka)

This document describes the Karnataka Urban Development Authorities Act and includes:

• Short title, extent and commencement of the Act
• Definitions of the terms used in the Act
• Constitution and incorporation of the Urban Development Authority
• Power of authority to undertake development schemes
• Authority to acquisition of land
• Power of authority to property and finance
• Appointments of officers and servants of Authority

This document describes the Karnataka Municipalities Act and includes:

• Details such as the short title, extent and commencement of the Act
  
• Definitions of the terms used in the Act
• Constitution of municipal areas
• Transaction of business by municipal council
• Municipal property and fund
• Obligatory and discretionary functions of municipal councils
• Municipal taxation
• Recovery of municipal claims
• Improvement schemes and improvement boards
• Powers and offences
• Prosecution, suits and powers and police
• Municipal accounts and administration reports
• Control
• Rules and bye-laws
• Appointment and powers of municipal commissioner or chief officer and other municipal officers
• Town panchayat
• Provisions for the conversion of panchayat area into a smaller urban area and for amalgamation and division of smaller urban areas