KARNATAKA GOVERNMENT PARKS (PRESERVATION) (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 1976

[Ordinance No. 02 of 1976]

PREAMBLE

An Ordinance to amend the Karnataka Government Parks (Preservation) Act, 1975.

Whereas neither House of the State Legislature is in session and the Governor of Karnataka is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate action to amend the Karnataka Government Parks (Preservation) Act. 1975 (Karnataka Act No. 23 of 1975);

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 213 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Karnataka is pleased to promulgate the following Ordinance, namely:--

Ordinance 1. Short title and commencement.

(1)     This Ordinance may be called the Karnataka Government Parks (Preservation) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1976.

(2)     It shall come into force at once.

Ordinance 2. Insertion of new section 5.

After section 4 of the Karnataka Government Parks (Preservation) Act, 1975 (Karnataka Act No. 23 of 1975), the following section shall be inserted, namely :--

"5. Permission in certain cases.--

Notwithstanding anything in section 4, the State Government may, subject to such conditions and restrictions as it may impose as regards construction, maintenance, management, use and like matters, permit the construction in Lalbagh, Bangalore City, 'Veera Soudha' a building to serve as a memorial to martyrs in the struggle for the emancipation of India."