<p>Bengaluru: Registered engineers or architects will be penalised Rs 2 lakh if a building whose plan they prepared or certified violates the government-approved design, according to a new Bill tabled in the Karnataka Assembly on Thursday. </p><p>The Karnataka Decriminalisation (Amendment of Provisions) Bill tweaks 12 existing laws for “decriminalising and rationalising offences and to further enhance trust-based governance for ease of living and doing business”. This Bill is being piloted by Industries Minister MB Patil.</p><p>The Bill amends Section 73 of the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act. </p>.BBMP makes e-khata mandatory for building plan approvals from July 1.<p>“Every engineer or architect registered with a local body and responsible for the preparation, certification, submission, or development of building or layout plans...shall inform the respective owner or developer of the obligation to carry out development or construction strictly in accordance with provisions of the Act and the sanctioned plans,” the Bill states. </p><p>Violation by the owner or developer will mean Rs 2 lakh penalty on the concerned engineer or architect. “In the event of repeated violations, appropriate proceedings shall be initiated for the cancellation of the registration or license of such engineer or architect,” the Bill adds. </p><p>The Bill also amends Section 62 of the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Act to omit imprisonment up to six months for various offences such as trespassing on premises connected with water supply, occupation of a house without proper water supply and connecting a private drain with a BWSSB sewer without notice. </p><p>The government is proposing a higher penalty on enterprises for violations while implementing industrial projects under the Karnataka Industries (Facilitation) Act. At present, the penalty for the first offence is up to Rs 1 lakh and Rs 2 lakh for the second and subsequent offences. This is being hiked to Rs 2 lakh and Rs 4 lakh, respectively. </p><p>In fact, Patil’s department has also proposed the Karnataka Employer’s Compliance Decriminalisation Bill and Karnataka Employer’s Compliance Digitisation Bill under which violations of employment conditions will be decriminalised. </p>
<p>Bengaluru: Registered engineers or architects will be penalised Rs 2 lakh if a building whose plan they prepared or certified violates the government-approved design, according to a new Bill tabled in the Karnataka Assembly on Thursday. </p><p>The Karnataka Decriminalisation (Amendment of Provisions) Bill tweaks 12 existing laws for “decriminalising and rationalising offences and to further enhance trust-based governance for ease of living and doing business”. This Bill is being piloted by Industries Minister MB Patil.</p><p>The Bill amends Section 73 of the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act. </p>.BBMP makes e-khata mandatory for building plan approvals from July 1.<p>“Every engineer or architect registered with a local body and responsible for the preparation, certification, submission, or development of building or layout plans...shall inform the respective owner or developer of the obligation to carry out development or construction strictly in accordance with provisions of the Act and the sanctioned plans,” the Bill states. </p><p>Violation by the owner or developer will mean Rs 2 lakh penalty on the concerned engineer or architect. “In the event of repeated violations, appropriate proceedings shall be initiated for the cancellation of the registration or license of such engineer or architect,” the Bill adds. </p><p>The Bill also amends Section 62 of the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Act to omit imprisonment up to six months for various offences such as trespassing on premises connected with water supply, occupation of a house without proper water supply and connecting a private drain with a BWSSB sewer without notice. </p><p>The government is proposing a higher penalty on enterprises for violations while implementing industrial projects under the Karnataka Industries (Facilitation) Act. At present, the penalty for the first offence is up to Rs 1 lakh and Rs 2 lakh for the second and subsequent offences. This is being hiked to Rs 2 lakh and Rs 4 lakh, respectively. </p><p>In fact, Patil’s department has also proposed the Karnataka Employer’s Compliance Decriminalisation Bill and Karnataka Employer’s Compliance Digitisation Bill under which violations of employment conditions will be decriminalised. </p>
