THE KARNATAKA LEGISLATURE (PREVENTION OF DISQUALIFICATION) ACT, 1956.

1. Short title.- This Act may be called the 1[Karnataka Legislature]1 (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1956.

2. Definitions.- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) “Committee” means any Committee, Commission, Council, Board or any other body of one or more persons whether statutory or not, set up by the Government of India or the Government of any State; (b) “Compensatory allowance” means such sum of money as the Central Government, or the Government of any State, as the case may be, may determine as being payable to the Chairman or any other member of a Committee by way of travelling allowance, daily allowance, sitting fee, conveyance allowance or house rent allowance for the purpose of enabling the Chairman or other member to recoup any expenditure incurred by him in attending any meeting of a Committee or performing any other function as a member of a Committee. (c) “Statutory body” means any corporation, board, company, society or any other body of one or more persons, whether incorporated or not, established, registered or formed by or under any Central Law or the law of any State for the time being in force or exercising powers and functions under any such law.

3. Removal of certain disqualifications.- It is hereby declared that the following offices shall not disqualify and shall be deemed never to have disqualified, the holders thereof for being chosen as, or for being members of the 1[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]1 or the 1[Karnataka Legislative Council]1: 2[(a) the offices of the Chairman, the Speaker, the Deputy Chairman, the Deputy Speaker, the Minister of State, the Deputy Minister, the Parliamentary Secretary, the leaders of the Opposition or the Government Chief Whip in the Legislative Assembly or in the Legislative Council.]2 (b) the offices held in the National Cadet Corps raised and maintained under the National Cadet Corps Act, 1948 (Central Act XXXI of 1948), in the Territorial Army raised and maintained under the Territorial Army Act, 1948 (Central Act LVI of 1948), and in the Auxiliary Air Forces Act, 1952 (Central Act LXII of 1952); 1[(bb) the office of a member of the Home Guards constituted under the 1[Karnataka]1 Home Guards Act, 1962;]1 1[(bbb) (xxx)]1 1[(c) (xxx)]1 1[(c1) the offices of the President and the Vice-President of a Municipal Council under the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964. (c2) the Mayor or the Deputy Mayor of a Municipal Corporation constituted under the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976. (c3) the offices of Adhyaksha and Upadhyaksha of the Zilla Panchayats, Taluk Panchayats and Grama Panchayats constituted under the Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act, 1993.]1 1[(d) the offices of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, President, Vice-President, Director, of the Governing body or a Member by whatever name any of the aforesaid office is called, of any Committee (by whatever name called) or of any Society registered under any other law relating to registration of societies.]1 2[1[(e) Office of the Political Secretary-I to the Chief Minister; (e1) Office of the Political Secretary-II to the Chief Minister.]1]2 1[(f) Office of the Legal Advisor to the Chief Minister; (g) Office of the Special Representative of Karnataka State at New Delhi]1 1[(h) Office of the Financial Advisor to the Chief Minister; (i) Office of Advisor (Policy and Planning) to the Chief Minister; and (j) Office of the Deputy Chairman to the Karnataka State Policy and Planning Commission.]1