SECRETARIAT OF THE KERALA LEGISLATURE

NOTIFICATION

No.16143/Legn-1/2024/Leg. Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 26^th December 2024.

The Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development (Amendment) Bill, 2024

together with the statement of objects and reasons, memorandum regarding delegated legislation and

the financial memorandum is published, under rule 69 of the rules of procedure and conduct of business

in the Kerala Legislative Assembly.

DR. N. Krishna Kumar,

Secretary.

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Government of Kerala

2024

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Fifteenth Kerala Legislative Assembly

Bill No. 230

THE KERALA INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

(AMENDMENT) BILL, 2024

BILL

to amend the Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Act, 1993.

Preamble.-WHEREAS, it is expedient to amend the Kerala Industrial

Infrastructure Development Act, 1993 for the purposes hereinafter appearing;

BE it enacted in the Seventy-fifth year of the Republic of India, as follows:-

1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Kerala

Industrial Infrastructure Development (Amendment) Act, 2024.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

2. Amendment of section 22.- In the Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Act,

1993 (3 of 1993) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in section 22, after sub-

section (6) and before explanation the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:-

“ (7) If the competent authority has taken possession of the premises under

sub-section (5) and the person has failed to make outstanding payment to the

Corporation, the competent authority shall issue a notice calling upon him to make the

payment and in case the person fails to do so within the time allowed by the competent

authority, the Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation shall take such

action as deemed necessary on the assets of the industrial unit including transfer of

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undertaking along with the assets to another willing purchaser after conducting a

valuation of assets by an independent approved valuer and sell the assets for realisation

of the dues to the Corporation.”.

3. Amendment of section 30.- In the principal Act, in section 30,-

(i) in sub-section (1), for the words and symbols “shall, on conviction, be

punished with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees” the words and symbol

“shall be liable to a fine, as may be prescribed” shall be substituted;

(ii) in sub-section (2), for the words “shall be punished with fine which

may extend to five thousand rupees” the words and symbol “shall be liable to a fine, as

may be prescribed” shall be substituted.

4. Omission of section 42.- Section 42 of the principal Act shall be omitted.

5. Omission of section 43.- Section 43 of the principal Act shall be omitted.

6. Amendment of section 45.- In the principal Act, in section 45, for the words and

symbols “shall, on conviction, be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which

may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to three thousand rupees or

with both” the words and symbol “shall be liable to a fine, as may be prescribed” shall

be substituted.

7. Amendment of section 46.- In the principal Act, in section 46, for the words and

symbols “he shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may

extend to three months or with fine which may extend to three thousand rupees or with

both” the words and symbol “he shall be liable to a fine, as may be prescribed” shall be

substituted.

8. Amendment of section 47.- In the principal Act, in section 47, for the words and

symbols “he shall, on conviction, be punished with simple imprisonment for a term

which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to five hundred

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rupees or with both” the words and symbol “he shall be liable to a fine, as may be

prescribed” shall be substituted.

9. Amendment of section 48.- In the principal Act, in section 48, for the words and

symbols “shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to one thousand

rupees” the words and symbol “shall be liable to a fine, as may be prescribed” shall be

substituted.

10. Insertion of new section 48A.- After section 48 of the principal Act, the following

section shall be inserted, namely:-

“48A. Power of Officers of Government to impose fine.- (1) For the purpose of

imposing fine provided under sections 30, 45, 46, 47 and 48 of this Act, the

Government may designate an officer not below the rank of a General Manager of the

Corporation and he shall impose a fine as provided under this Act, after holding an

enquiry in the manner, as may be prescribed.

(2) While holding enquiry, the officer shall have the power to summon and

enforce attendance of any person acquainted with the facts and circumstances of the

case to give evidence or to produce any document, which in the opinion of the officer,

may be useful or relevant to the subject matter of the enquiry and if on such enquiry he

is satisfied that the person has committed the offence, he shall impose a fine as provided

under this Act.

(3) Any person aggrieved by an order made by the officer under sub- section (2)

may prefer an appeal in such form and in such manner with such fee, as may be

prescribed, before the appellate authority, who shall be the Managing Director of the

Corporation, to be designated by the Government in this behalf within thirty days from

the date on which such order is communicated to him:

Provided that the appellate authority may entertain the appeal after the expiry of

the said period of thirty days, if such authority is satisfied that the appellant was

prevented by sufficient cause from filing the appeal in time.

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(4) The appellate authority may after giving the parties to the appeal an

opportunity of being heard, pass such order as he thinks fit, confirming, modifying or

setting aside the order appealed against, within a period of sixty days from the date of

receipt of the appeal.”.

STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS

In order to enable the effective implementation of the Ease of Doing Business

initiatives in the State, the Kerala Law Reforms Commission, in its 19 ^th Report

recommended certain amendments to the Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development

Act, 1993 (3 of 1993). The Commission have recommended to impose penalty instead

of existing penal provisions. The Government considered the recommendations and

decided to make suitable amendments in the said Act. In addition to that, the

Government have also decided to empower the Kerala Industrial Infrastructure

Development Corporation to take necessary actions on the assets of the industrial unit

for the realisation of outstanding dues to the Corporation, if the competent authority has

taken possession of the premises under sub-section (5) of section 22. For the above

purposes, the Government have decided to make suitable amendments in the said Act.

The Bill is intended to achieve the above object.

FINANCIAL MEMORANDUM

The Bill, if enacted and brought into operation, would not involve any

additional expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of the State.

MEMORANDUM REGARDING DELEGATED LEGISLATION

Clause 3 of the Bill, proposed to amend the principal Act seeks to empower

the Government,-

(i) in sub-section (1) of section 30, to prescribe fine to any person

who whether at his own instance or at the instance of any other person,

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undertakes or carries out construction of or alterations to, any building in an

industrial estate or industrial area contrary to the terms under which he holds such

building or land under the Act.

(ii) in sub-section (2) of section 30, to prescribe fine to any person

who, uses any land or building in an industrial estate or industrial area contrary to

the terms under which he holds such land or building under the Act or in

contravention of the provisions of any regulations made in this behalf.

2. Clause 6 of the Bill proposed to amend section 45 of the principal Act

seeks to empower the Government to prescribe fine to any person who obstructs

the entry of a person authorised under section 32, to enter into or upon any land

or building or who obstructs the lawful exercise by him of any power conferred by

or under the Act.

3. Clause 7 of the Bill proposed to amend section 46 of the principal Act

seeks to empower the Government to prescribe fine to any person obstructing any

person with whom the Corporation has entered into a contract in the performance

or execution by such person of his duty or anything which he is empowered or

required to do under the Act.

4. Clause 8 of the Bill proposed to amend section 47 of the principal Act

seeks to empower the Government to prescribe fine to any person who removes

any mark set up for the purpose of indicating any level, boundary line or direction

necessary to the execution of works authorised under the Act.

5. Clause 9 of the Bill proposed to amend section 48 of the principal Act

seeks to empower the Government to prescribe fine to any person who obstructs

the lawful exercise of any power conferred by or under Chapter VI.

6. Clause 10 of the Bill, proposed to be inserted in the principal Act seeks to

empower the Government,-

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(i) in sub-section (1) of section 48 A, to prescribe the manner of

holding an enquiry for imposing fine ;

(ii) in sub-section (3) of section 48A, to prescribe the form, manner

and fee for filing an appeal before the appellate authority.

The matters in respect of which rules may be made are matters of procedure

and are of routine or administrative in nature. Further, the rules, are subject to

scrutiny by the Legislative Assembly. The delegation of legislative power is,

thus, of a normal character.

P. RAJEEVE

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