¹[367. Recovery towards the Karnataka Municipal Administrative Service.--

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or any other law for the time being in force every local authority shall contribute in advance one-fourth percentage of its revenue to the Consolidated Fund of the State in such manner and at such times as the Government may, by order, determine to meet the expenditure in respect of salaries, allowances, pensions, provident fund, gratuities and other necessary expenses payable to the officers of the Karnataka Municipal Administrative Service:

Provided that pending such contribution, the expenditure in respect of the Municipal Administrative Service shall be met from out of the consolidated fund of the State.

(2) If the local authority fails to pay the amount required to be paid under sub-section (1), the Deputy Commissioner may direct the officer in custody of the funds of the local authority concerned to pay such amount or so much thereof as is possible from the balance of such funds.]

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1. Substituted by Act 83 of 1976 w.e.f. 8.12.1976.