State Act

THE KARNATAKA PAWNBROKERS ACT, 1961

18-C. Authorized Officer.- (1) The Group-B Officer of Revenue Department or Rural Development and Panchayath Raj Department or Urban Development Department or Town Planning Department or Woman and Child Development Department or Social Welfare Department or Minority Welfare Department or Tribal Welfare Department or Backward Classes Welfare Department shall report if any person is in contravention of the provisions of this Act and the Karnataka Prohibition of Charging Exorbitant Interest Act 2004 (Karnataka Act No 14 of 2004) to the concerned Registrar, Assistant Registrar or any Officer authorized by the State Government in this behalf. (2) The Registrar, the Assistant Registrar or any Officer authorized may on his own motion or on the report submitted by the Officers referred in sub-section (1), shall take action under the provisions of this Act.]1