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Part – III BENGALURU, FRIDAY, 19, JULY, 2024(ASHADHA, 28, SHAKAVARSHA, 1946) No. 346
BRUHATH BENAGLURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE
Office of the Chief Commissioner, Annex Building-1, BBMP Head Office,
NR Square, Bengaluru-560002
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No:BBMP/AC(ADVT)/PR675/23-24 Date:19-07-2024
NOTIFICATION
The draft of the following bye-laws which the Bruhat Bengaluru
MahanagaraPalike proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by section
318 read with sections 157 and 319 of the Bruhat Bengaluru MahanagaraPalike
Act, 2020 (Karnataka Act 53 of 2020), with approval of the Government is hereby
published as required by section 320 of the said Act,for the information of all the
persons likely to be affected thereby and notice is hereby given that the said draft
will be taken into consideration after thirty days from the date of its publication in
the official Gazette.
Any objection or suggestion which may be received by the BBMP from any
person with respect to the said draft before the expiry of the period specified above
will be considered by the BBMP. Objections and suggestions may be addressed to
the Chief Commissioner, Bruhat Bengaluru MahanagaraPalike, Bengaluru –
560001.
DRAFT BYE-LAWS
1. Title, commencement and application.-These bye-laws may be called
the Bruhat Bengaluru MahanagaraPalike(Advertisement) Bye-Laws, 2024.
(2) They shall come into force from the date of their final publication in the
official Gazette.
(3) These bye-laws shallbe applicable to the Bruhat Bengaluru
MahanagaraPalike Jurisdiction.
2. Definitions.-(1) In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise
requires,-
(1)2
(a) “Act” means the Bruhat Bengaluru MahanagaraPalike Act, 2020
(Karnataka Act No. 53 Of 2020);
(b) "Advertisement" means and includes any display, device or
representation by word, direction, abbreviation, letter, logo, symbol,
model, image or a combination thereof, sign by means of billboards,
hoarding, banners, temporary arches, electronic display, name
boards, direction boards, pamphlets, flags or any other visible
or audible media, displayed in or in view of any place or spot visible
to public, to promote a product or service in a commercial sense
under categories covered in these definitions,but does not include
signage installed for the identification and naming of places, buildings
and tenant business names;
(c) “Agency” means an originator or facilitator of advertisement who may
be an individual, Government organizations, semi-Government
organizations, registered charitable organization firm, proprietary
firm, partnership firm or a company incorporated under the
Companies Act,2013 (Central Act 18 of 2013);
(d) “BBMP” means the Bruhat Bengaluru MahanagaraPalike;
(e) “Banner” means cloth or any other bio-degradable flexible material
(but not made fully or partially from poly-vinyl chloride or any other
form of plastic, virgin or recycled), which contains some
advertisement or announcement or written matter for display in
public place;
(f) “Billboard/Hoarding” means an outdoor media device with space for
display in the form of an advertisement panel and where such panel
is mounted with its foundation on any structure either on ground or
building and made of any bio-degradable flexible material (but not
made fully or partially from poly-vinyl chloride or any other form of
plastic, virgin or recycled) or Electronic display or LCD;
(g) “Building wrap advertisement” means an advertisement displayed
on any building frontage usually stretched across the building
frontage or on scaffolding of a building under construction or repair
or by sticking or fixing it to a glass frontage or window;
(h) “Building wrap electronic advertisements without any use of
poles etc. which are used to erect hoardings” means an
advertisement displayed on any building frontage, which is not a
heritage structure, using digital displays, which can be switched on3
at night time and may flash or appear in a synchronized manner in
one or more different colours;
(i) “Chief Commissioner” means the Chief Commissioner of the Bruhat
Bengaluru MahanagaraPalike;
(j) “Display” means an advertisement or information visible to public,
irrespective of the property or space on which the same is
installed;
(k) “Electronic Display” means a media device, with display made from
Light Emitting Diode(LED) or Liquid Crystal Display(LCD)or any
other electronic source, to display running text, images, displays
and informational messages from computer programs and
software or any other means;
(l) “Form” means a form appended to these bye-laws;
(m) “Legacy advertisement” means permitted commercial
advertisements including Billboards erected and displayed on private
properties by enrolled or registered agencies, after having obtained
permissions under the previous Advertisement bye-laws;
(n) “License” means the license granted under these bye-laws;
(o) "Mobile Advertisement Display" means a double or single sided
hoarding or panel mounted on or behind a vehicle in a manner that
it can be driven around or parked at strategic locations for a better
display of the advertisement;
(p) “Permission” means the permission granted under these bye- laws;
(q) “Poster” means sheet of paper or any other bio-degradable material
(but not made fully or partially from poly-vinyl chloride or any other
form of plastic, virgin or recycled) used to advertise something for
display in a public place, usually by sticking the same on a flat
surface such as a wall, compound, parapet, hoardings, etc.;
(r) “Right of Way (RoW)” means total land width required for the road,
to accommodate the roadway (carriageway and shoulders), side
drains, service roads, tree plantation, utilities, etc, owned by the
respective authority;4
(s) “Schedule” means a schedule appended to these bye-laws; and
(t) “Self-Advertisement or Self-Signage” means an advertisement or a
display visible to public which is for identification or naming or
information with regard to the activities carried out in the same
building or a place or land where it is displayed, but it shall not
include information or display anything which is not carried out or
available on the said land or place or building.
(2) Words and expressions used but not defined in these bye-laws shall have
the same meaning as assigned to them in the Act and rules made thereunder and
in case of any doubt, the interpretation and decision of the Chief Commissioner
shall be final.
3. General provisions.-The following general provisions shall govern and
guide these bye-laws and their interpretation,-
(i) No advertisement, other than self-advertisement, shall be permitted on any
road less than sixty feet in width:
Provided that, in case of areas declared for Commercial or Industrial use
under the approved master plan, the said prohibition on advertisements on less
than sixty feet road width shall not apply.
(ii) The maximum size and dimensions permitted for an individual
advertisement or display shall be as specified in Schedule-3.
(iii) Subject to maximum size and dimensions of an individual
advertisement and other conditions and restrictions specified under these bye-
laws, the maximum permissible paid advertisement on every running hundred
meter of a road or at a circle or an area shall be as follows, –
Maximum permissible paid advertisement
Road/Circle/Area
area per running 100 meter of road (both
Type
sides included) or Circle or Area
800 square feet (both side included) per 100
meter of road length:
Road width or Row not
Provided that total horizontal length of all
less than 60 feet but
advertisements on one side of the 100 meter
less than 80 feet
stretch of road, put together, shall not exceed
40 feet.
1000 square feet (both side included) per 100
meter of road length:
Road width or Row not
Provided that total horizontal length of all
less than 80 feet but
advertisements on one side of the 100 meter
less than 100 feet
stretch of road, put together, shall not exceed
40 feet.5
1100 square feet (both side included) per 100
meter of road length:
Road width or Row not
Provided that total horizontal length of all
less than 100 feet but
advertisements on one side of the 100 meter
less than 200 feet
stretch of road, put together, shall not exceed
40 feet.
1200 square feet (both side included) per 100
meter of road length:
Road width or Row not Provided that total horizontal length of all
less than 200 feet advertisements on one side of the 100 meter
stretch of road, put together, shall not exceed
40 feet.
3000 squarefeet per one lakh square feet Circle
area:
Circle Provided that total horizontal length of all
advertisements put together shall not exceed 60
feet.
Any other Area/Locality 3000 square feet per one lakh square feet area:
in Commercial or Provided that total horizontal length of all
Industrial with roads advertisements on one side of the 100 meter
less than 60 feet in stretch of road, put together, shall not exceed
width. 30 feet.
(iv) The Chief Commissioner, within the upper limits of advertisement area
allowed on a hundred meter length of road or the area of a Circle or an open plot
or locality, may vary other restrictions in larger public interest and to preserve the
aesthetics and look of the city.
(v) The BBMP shall divide the whole city into suitable stretches of roads,
circles and areas through a notification with approval of the Chief Commissioner
which may be issued and modified from time to time and the paid advertisements
shall be permissible only on these roads, circles and areas as specified in these
bye-laws.
(vi) The right to do paid advertisements on these road stretches, circles
and areas shall be given only to the licensed advertising agencies through an open
auction/tender in accordance with the Karnataka Transparency in Public
Procurement Act, 1999 (Karnataka Act 29 of 2000) and rules made thereunder,
conducted through e-procurement portal of the Government. The minimum upset
price for the same shall be as per minimum rates specified in Schedule-2.
(vii) The bid winner with respect to any stretch of road or circle or area
shall have the right to utilize the same for advertising on behalf of other or for
others in accordance with these bye-laws. The advertisement spots, premises or
spaces can be either privately owned or owned by Government or Government6
owned Public sector Units or the BBMP or any Government Agency. Before
displaying any advertisement, apart from complying with the requirement specified
under these bye-laws, the requisite agreements and permissions from the owners
of the spots or buildings or vacant lands, both the Government and private owners,
falling on the assigned road or Circle or the area, shall be done by the bid winner
himself at his own costs and in accordance with applicable laws and rules in this
regard:
Provided that, in case the private property or land on which the
infrastructure for the paid advertisement is erected is of residential use as per
Property Tax assessment then the same shall be charged and paid as penalty to
the BBMP, an amount equal to ten percent of the applicable property tax during
the time period the advertisement infrastructure remains erected thereon andthe
BBMP reserves right to remove the same at any time.
Provided further that the advertisements or displays on Bengaluru Metro
Pillars and Bengaluru Metro Stations and Infrastructures are excluded from the
assigned rights to any bid winner even when the same falls is within the assigned
area or road or Circle. The same shall be put to separate suitable tender by the
BBMP.
Provided also that, in case the said property or land is a B-Register property
then the same shall be charged and the owner thereof shall pay to the BBMP as
penalty, an amount equal to hundred percentof the applicable property tax during
the time period the advertisement infrastructure remains erected thereon.
Provided also that, in case the private property or land on which the
infrastructure for the paid advertisement is erected does not have any khata from
BBMP, then the owner of the property or land is liable to pay to BBMP as penalty,
an amount equal to twice the applicable property tax for the full land or property
during the time period the advertisement infrastructure remains erected thereon.
NOTE: The advertisement fee payable to the BBMP is only for the rights to
do advertisements for or on behalf of others. No right whatsoever accrues to such
an advertiser merely by virtue of payment of advertisement fee to BBMP to erect or
display any advertisement or display on any property or land or plot falling on the
assigned road or area or Circle without independently taking permission of the
owner thereof and entering into a proper agreement for the same. The
moneypayable to the owner of the property or land for such a usage by the licensed
advertiser shall be over and above the advertisement fees payable to the BBMP and
are left to be decided between the licensed advertiser and the property owner.
(viii) The BBMP, through its Zonal Commissioner and authorized officers,
shall enforce these bye-laws to ensure that no unauthorized advertisement comes
up on any road or Circle or area, including the roads, circles and areas allotted to
the licensed advertisers. Any unauthorized advertisement shall be forthwith7
removed and any advertisement fees or penalty or other dues with respect to such
unauthorized advertisement shall be collected and retained by the BBMP in
accordance with these bye-laws. The licensed advertiser assigned to the road or
Circle or area where the enforcement is done by BBMP, shall bound to assist the
BBMP in the enforcement and removal of the unauthorized advertisements.
(ix) The open auction/tender of the stretches of roads, circles and the areas
may be done individually or after clubbing them together in suitable lots. The
decision in this regard shall be taken by the Chief Commissioner in the best interest
of the Corporation.
(x) The assignment and all auctions/tenders with respect to advertisements
inside the properties of railway or Bengaluru MetroRailCorporation Limited
(BMRCL) or bus-stands or Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC)
or Bangalore Metro Transport Corporation (BMTC) or other Government owned
Public Sector Units, which are visible to public visiting inside these properties, shall
be decided by the concerned agencies themselves as per their own rules and
procedures and the proceeds thereof shall be fully retained by these agencies:
Provided that, the advertisement revenue generated from BMRCL assets on
BBMP roads shall be shared equally between BBMP and BMRCL:
Provided further that the right to display any advertisement visible from the
public streets or roads, including on properties of any Public Sector Unit or
Government owned agency, shall be assigned only by BBMP and through public
auction/tenderspecified in these bye-laws and the advertisement fee thereof shall
be fully payable to the BBMP. The agency or the Public Sector Unit or the
department, if it so permits, is at liberty to collect Ground Rent for allowing use of
their properties for advertisement, after approval and assignment by the BBMP.
(xi) In case any category of free or self-advertisement exceeds the maximum
specified size as per provisions of these bye-laws, the same shall be liable to pay to
BBMP at applicable commercial rates for full area of the advertisement.
Illustration:If a shop is permitted for a free self-advertisement under these bye-
laws upto 150 sq. ft., but has erected self-advertisement of 175 sq. ft., then it shall
be liable to pay advertisement fee for the full 175 sq.ft. of the self-advertisement.
The same are liable be removed by the BBMP in case the same violates any of the
conditions in these bye-laws.
(xii) Any unauthorized advertisement shall be removed immediately when it
comes to notice, but both the owner of the premises or land where the unauthorized
advertisement was displayed and the advertiser are liable to pay penalty at a rate
of twice the price fixed in auction/tender for the said road or Circle:
Provided that where no such rate has been fixed, then at the rate fixed in
auction/tender for the nearest road or Circle or area or at the upset price fixed for
the said road or Circle or area in Schedule-2, whichever is higher.8
(xiii) The advertisement fee for authorized advertisements or displays shall
become due to be paid one-month from the date of assignment of advertising rights
under these bye-laws. The said date shall be called the Effective Date for the
purposes of payment of advertisement fees. The penalties for unauthorized
advertisement shall be liable to be paid from the date of erection of the
infrastructure for advertisement whether actual display of advertisement is done
or not. The advertisement fees or the penalties, as the case may be, shall be paid
for each completed month from the date they become due. Any delay in payment
of the authorized advertisement dues shall be levied with interest charges at a rate
of eighteen percent (18%) for the delayed payments.
Illustration: If an advertisement rightfor an authorized advertisementis
assigned on 17.5.2023, then the Effective Date for advertisement fee shall be
17.6.2023 and its first month’s payment shall be made within 17.7.2023 and
second month’s payment within 17.8.2023 and so on. In case no payment is made
until 23.10.2023, then interest at the rate of 18% shall be charged for 98 days of
delay for first monthly payment, 67 days of delay for the secondmonthly payment,
36 days of delay for thirdmonthly payment and 6 days of delay for fourth monthly
payment.
(xiv) Any arrears or unpaid demand for the advertisement from either a
licensed advertiser or anyone who is liable to pay the advertisement fee or penalty
or interest, if it remains unpaid despite becoming due, shall be recovered mutatis
mutandis in the manner prescribed for recovery of demand or arrears of property
tax, including by seizure or distraint and distress sale of the moveable properties,
attachment of bank accounts or immovable properties and distress sale of
immovable properties of the person liable to pay the same. Such a defaulter shall
be liable for criminal action under section 326 of the Act.
(xv) The BBMP shall endeavor to bring the implementation and management
of all advertising activities, issuance of licenses and approval or decision ONLINE,
through appropriate software as expeditiously as possible. Once the same is done
then all the relevant activities and actions specified under these bye-laws shall be
done on and through the said software.
Note:(i) Tenders for all advertisementdisplays in BBMP jurisdiction shall be
invited and processed by BBMP.
(ii) Zone-wise tenders shall be called by BBMP, in accordance with these bye-
laws.
(xvi) There shall be reservation for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled
Tribes in assignment of the advertisement rights to do
advertisements/displays on behalf of the others as per percentage
fixed by the Government for reservation for the Scheduled Caste and
the Scheduled Tribe from time to time.9
4. Licensed or registered advertisers.-(1)No person except the licensed or
registered advertiser shall be allowed to undertake display of advertisements on
behalf of other persons or agencies or participate in the public auction/tender for
advertising rights on the roads or Circles that BBMP may notify. These persons or
agencies shall mandatorily enroll themselves as licensed or registered advertisers
with the BBMP by furnishing the required information, documents, security, as
may be determined by Chief Commissioner and shall pay the license fee or
registration fee and security deposit as may be determined by the Chief
Commissioner from time to time.
(2) Persons intending to entrust the work of displaying advertisement on
their behalf shall not entrust it to anyone other than a licensed or registered
advertiser under these bye-laws.
(3) A licensed or registered advertiser shall be awarded a road or a Circle or
an area, duly notified by the Chief Commissioner, through an open
auction/tenderthrough e-procurement, conducted as per the Karnataka
Transparency in Public Procurement Act, 1999 (Karnataka Act 29 of 2000), where
the licensed or registered advertiser may display or cause to display the
advertisements and he shall ensure that up-to-date and regular fee due thereon is
paid to the BBMP as per these bye-laws.
(4) The licensed or registered advertiser shall maintain proper record of
advertisements displayed by him and produce the same whenever required for
inspection by the Chief Commissioner or Zonal Commissioner or any other officer
authorized by either of them, in this behalf.
(5) Any display of paid advertisement on behalf of or for others by anyone
other than a licensed or registered advertiser shall be treated as unauthorized and
shall be immediately removed and shall be liable for further action under these
bye-laws, including filing of criminal case under section 326 of the Act.
5. G rant of license.-(1)Every application for a license to an agency for
registration shall be made to the Chief Commissioner in Form-I with required
enclosures, along with the challan for payment of registration or license fee of
rupees five lakhs for a term of three years. The registration or the license fee may
be revised from time to time by the Chief Commissioner and he may create different
categories of licensed advertisers and specify different license fees applicable to be
paid by them.
(2) The License shall be issued in Form-II.
(3) The period of license shall be for three years:
Provided that it may be extended from time to time for a further period of
three years at a time.10
(4) Applicant may appeal against decisions of the Chief Commissioner with
respect to licensing or registration, to the Advertisement Regulatory Committee
constituted under these bye-laws.
(5) The Chief Commissioner shall cause to maintain a comprehensive
register showing the licenses or permissions issued under the Act and these bye-
laws. The issue of licenses and permissions for advertisements shall be through a
zero physical contact, online single window system with live updation, which shall
be established within ninety days from the date of these bye-laws coming into
effect. The online single window system shall also contain the aforementioned
register showing the licenses or permissions issued and the same shall be
continually updated and shall be made available for unrestricted public viewing.
(6) The licensed or registered advertiser already registered under any of the
previous bye-laws shall be deemed to be registered or licensed under these bye-
laws:
Provided that in case any license or registration isfor more than three years
old, the same shall be renewed within two months from the date of these bye-laws
coming into force, failing which the said license or registration shall be deemed to
have expired.
Provided that, the Chief Commissioner may specify that application and
grant of licenses shall be ONLINE through software, whereafter the same shall be
the mode to apply and obtain the advertisement licenses.
6. Refusal to grant license.-(1) The Chief Commissioner shall refuse to
grant license to an agency where,-
(i) the individual or agency, any of its directors, owners or promoters has
been debarred from the display of advertisement by the Government or any
Corporation or by any agency owned and/or controlled by the Government;
(ii) the individual or agency, its directors, owners or promoters are in arrears
of payment of any dues to the BBMP;
(iii) the authorized signatory of the agency has earlier been the authorized
signatory of any company which is in arrears of payment of any dues to BBMP; or
(iv) it is in unauthorized occupation of the immovable property of the BBMP
or the Government.
7. Public auction or calling for tender for grant of advertising rights for
notified road stretches, circles and areas.-(1)The Special Commissioner in-
charge of advertisements shall cause to put to public auction or call for tender, the
road stretches, circles and other areas or locations within the limits of BBMP as
notified by the Chief Commissioner, for grant of advertising rightsin accordance11
with the provisions of the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurement Act,
1999 (Karnataka Act 29 of 2000) and rules made thereunder.
(2) Any licensed or registered advertiser who is eligible to participate in the
said auction/tender can participate by applying and obtaining an application
number by payment of non-refundable application fee of rupees one thousand:
Provided that, the Chief Commissioner may increase the application fee not
exceeding five percent in a year.
(a) Any licensed or registered advertiser shall not be eligible to participate in
auction /tender in case he has unpaid over dues for advertisement or ground
rent or any other advertisement related dues of the BBMP. In this Regard the
bidder or the license holder shall upload “No due certificate “from the concerned
government department or advertisement or other department of BBMP stating
that the agency /person/firm/proprietor /has no over dues from Advertisements
or Ground rent or related to the same
(3) There shall be a fixed minimum price of the advertisement for each such
road stretch or Circle or the area put to auction/tender called the Minimum Upset
Price. No auction/tender bid below the said price for the said road or circle or the
area, as the case may be, shall be accepted.
(4) The minimum upset price for a road or a circle or an area shall be
calculated by multiplying the rate per square meter or per square foot for the
advertisement on the said road or circle or the area, with the total potential area
available for advertisement therein. The road or circle or area wise per square meter
or foot rate shall be as given under Schedule-1. The Table in bye-law 3 gives the
potential for a given length of a road or a circle or an area.
Illustration:A Road of 83 feet width and 2 km length and has a rate of Rs.
50/- per square foot per month as per Schedule-1. Then as per Table in clause (iii)
of bye-law 3, for this 83 feet road, the maximum allowed paid advertisements are
1000 sq ft per 100 meter length. Therefore, for 2 km road length it would be
2000/100 x 1000 = 20000 sq.ft. permissible paid advertisement. The minimum
auction price shall be Rs. 50 x 20000 = Rs. 10 lakh per month for the said road.
(5) A single bidder may bid for as many road stretches or circles or areas as
he wishes. Sub-letting shall not be permitted.
(6) The auction/tender shall be done for each individual road stretch or circle
or area or in such suitable lots as may be notified by the Chief Commissioner and
the bidder who bids the highest per month rate shall be the auction winner.
(7) The auction/tender winner shall deposit five months winning monthly
payable amount as interest free security deposit with the BBMP:
Provided that ten percent of the total interest free security deposit amount to
be deposited by the auction/tender winner shall be deposited with the BBMP within12
two hours of the bid being declared successful, failing which the bid shall be
rejected for default and the bidder shall be treated as defaulter and disallowed from
further bidding. The said road stretch or circle or the area shall be put to
auction/tender again.
(8) The remaining ninety percent of the five months’ winning monthly
payable rate shall be deposited within fifteen days of date of declaration of
auction/tender as successful, failing which the bid shall stand rejected for default
and the bidder shall be treated as a defaulter and the ten percent bid amount
deposited with BBMP shall automatically stand forfeited, without any
encumbrance on the road or circle or the area to the BBMP for the default. Such a
defaulter bidder shall be barred from bidding for a period of one year from the date
of forfeiture of the deposit amount:
Provided that the license of any licensed or registered Advertiser who defaults
twice in depositing the security deposit after winning the bid, shall be suspended
and in case he fails to show cause within fifteen days of suspension, the license
shall be cancelled, his security deposit, if any, forfeited and the licensed advertiser
shall be barred from obtaining license for a period of three years.
(9) The advertisement for auction/tender shall contain details such as type
of auction/tender (online or physical), venue (if applicable), application fee, details
of the road or circle or the area being put to auction/tender for advertisement rights
and the Minimum Auction Upset Price, contact details of the Auction/tender Nodal
Officer and the advertisement for auction/tender shall be issued at least ten days
in advance from the date of auction/tender, in at least one English and one
Kannada newspaper with wide circulation in Bengaluru and Karnataka. The copies
thereof shall be pasted in the BBMP head office, all the Zonal Office and all the
offices of the Regional and Assistant Regional Officers for display in their respective
office Notice Boards. The advertisement shall also be put on the BBMP website. The
auction/tender shall be on e-Procurement portal of the Government.
(10) The final auction/tender winner shall be notified in terms of the
application number and name and other details of the applicant.
(11) The Special Commissioner in charge of advertisements shall make
detailed proceedings of the auction/tender with the name and all relevant details
of the auction/tender winners for each road stretch or the circle or the area, as the
case may be, and submit to the Chief Commissioner for approval and the
agreement shall be entered into with the auction/tender winner by the Special
Commissioner in charge of advertisements, after the said approval.
(12) The advertisement fee as per the winning bid amount shall be paid every
month and any default therein shall be dealt with as per the provisions of these
bye-laws.13
8. Information as to erection or display of any paid advertisement by
the licensed or registered advertiser and approval thereof.- (1) Every licensed
or registered advertiser who has been assigned paid advertisement rights over any
road or circle or an area shall inform and apply in writing or throughonline system,-
(a) prior to every display or erection of any new or fresh infrastructure
for advertisement by him in Form-III; and
(b) for renewal of an existing advertisement which was previously
approved as a new advertisement under clause (a),in Form-VI;
to the concerned Zonal Commissioner, wherein the said area or road or circle
is located:
Provided that in case the same is split over more than one zone then to the
Zonal Commissioner under whom the majority of the road or circle or area lies.
(2) The Zonal Commissioner shall approve or reject the same within fifteen
days from the date of receipt of application:
Provided that in case no order to either approve or reject is issued within
fifteen days of the receipt of application from the advertiser, the same shall be
deemed to be duly approved. The approval in such a case shall be automatically
and digitally signed and issued by the software once the same is rolled out and
until then the advertiser may act on the “deemed approved” clause without waiting
for the manually signed approval.
Note: This clause applies only to a licensed advertiser who has been duly
allotted a stretch of road or circle or an area under these bye-laws and with respect
to advertisements on the said road stretch or circle or area.
(3) The approval of the application for fresh or new advertisement shall be in
Form III-A and rejection thereof shall be in Form III-B. The approval of the
application for renewal of an existing advertisement shall be in Form VI-A and
rejection thereof shall be in Form VI-B.
(4) Every application under clause (1) shall contain the following, namely:-
(i) a plan of the advertisement to be erected or displayed indicating the
height and other dimensions and the material proposed to be used as approved by
a qualified Engineer;
(ii) a no objection certificate and agreement copy from the owner of the land
or building where the advertisement is to be erected in a private land or building
or a no objection certificate and/or agreement from the concerned State or Central
Government Department, if the advertisement is to be erected on the land of the
State or Central Government or a no objection certificate from the Chief
Commissioner of the BBMP if the advertisement is to be erected on BBMP land or
building:14
Provided that, in respect of the State and Central Government land or
building, the no objection certificate shall be issued by an officer not below the rank
of an Assistant Executive Engineer.
NOTE: The advertisement fee payable to the BBMP is only for the rights to
do advertisements for or on behalf of others. No right whatsoever accrues to such
an advertiser merely by virtue of payment of advertisement fee to BBMP to erect or
display any advertisement on any property or land or plot falling on the assigned
road or area or circle without independently taking permission of the owner thereof
and entering into a proper agreement for the same. The moneys payable to the
owner of the property or land for such a usage by the licensed advertiser shall be
over and above the advertisement fee payable to BBMP and are shall be decided
between the licensed advertiser and the property owner.
(iii) a Google Map and Dishaank Map indicating the proposed location of the
advertisement, along with the latitude and longitude of the location;
(iv) structural stability certificate and the Occupancy certificate of the
building (wherever obtaining an occupancy certificate for such building is
mandatory), in case of the advertisement proposed for erection on any existing
building; and
(v) In case of any B-Register property used for display of advertisement, the
said property shall be liable to pay as penalty an amount equal to the applicable
property tax.
(5) Any advertisement erected or displayed without prior information in
accordance with this bye-law shall be treated as unauthorized and liable for penalty
at twice the per square foot rate over and above the monthly advertisement fee
payable andthe advertisement shall be immediately removed, as specifiedin these
bye-laws.
(6) The advertising agency shall put its particulars and permission or
approval number with a QR-Code, in a manner as may be specified by the BBMP
on the advertisement, failing which the advertisement shall be treated as
unauthorized and shall be removed immediately and shall be liable to pay penalty
at twice the per square foot rate.
(7) Any change of location of display including Legacy Advertisement Bill
boards by an advertiser, within his assigned area, may be done following the same
process as is given in clauses (1), (2) and (3).
9. Appeal and Revision.–(1)Any appeal against any decision or order by the
Joint Commissioner or by the Zonal Commissioner under these bye-laws shall lie
to the Special Commissioner in-charge of advertisements and from his orders to15
the Chief Commissioner. The revision on any decision of the Chief Commissioner
shall lie with the Advertisement Regulatory Committee.
(2) The procedureto be followed in appeal shall be as follows, namely:-
(i) appeal shall be filed with the copy of the order appealed against within
thirty days from the receipt of the order of an authority or when the course of action
arose, whichever is later along with appeal fee as may be specified by the BBMP:
Provided that no appeal shall be admitted with respect to a demand notice
issued for payment or recovery of advertisement fee and/or interest or any penalty,
unless the appellant makes a prior deposit of at least fifty percent of the demanded
amount with the BBMP.
Provided further that in case of appeal being successful resulting in refund
either in part or full of the already deposited amount, the same shall be immediately
refunded by the BBMP or adjusted against any other pending or future
advertisement fee or other levies.
(ii) for sufficient cause, the appellate authority at his discretion may condone
delay of filing the appeal up to thirty days;
(iii) Appellate authority shall, as far as possible, decide the appeal within four
weeks; and
(iv) during the pendency of appeal in any forum, the hoarding owner or
license holder shall not display any advertisement on the concerned hoarding.
10. Renewal of License.-Every license granted under these bye-laws may be
renewed three months before its date of expiry and in case it has already expired
then immediately. The application for renewal of license shall be made to the Chief
Commissioner in Form-I three months before the date of expiry of the license and
the provisions applicable to the grant of license shall mutatis mutandis apply to
the renewal of license. The fee and security deposit specified for license shall be
applicable for renewal also.
11. Manner of display of advertisement on vehicles/mobile displays.-
(1) No advertisement shall be displayed without the written permission of the
Chief Commissioner, which shall be obtained after submitting an application in the
Form-V for Mobile Displays to the Advertisement department of the BBMP (or
through online system). The maximum size shall be as specified in these bye-laws.
The approval shall be issued in Form-VA and rejection with reasons in Form V-B.
(2) No vehicle carrying the advertisement shall display any advertisement in
a manner, form or method different from that which is approved by the Chief
Commissioner:16
Provided that the same shall in be in due conformity with the Motor Vehicle
Act, 1988 (Central Act 59 of 1988) and rules made thereunder.
(3) No Mobile display shall be allowed to be parked within ten meters of any
road-over-bridge, road-under-bridge or fly-over or traffic junction.
(4) Agencies displaying advertisements on other mobile media like BMTC
buses or other vehicles belonging to the Government or Semi-Government or
private organizations shall submit the list of vehicles along with registration
numbers of the vehicles before displaying advertisement and the intended period
of display to the Advertisement Department of the B.B.M.P. The Application shall
be accompanied with a letter of no-objection from the owners of the vehicle
(e.g.BMTC) giving the number of vehicles and the period of display applied for. The
B.B.M.P shall then compute the taxes applicable and inform the same in writing to
the agency. This information may be submitted by the owner of the vehicle also
and the advertisements fee to be paid may be paid either by the vehicle owner or
the advertiser.
(5) Advertisement fee shall be due immediately upon according of permission
in this regard and the advertiser or the owner of the vehicle shall be liable to pay
the advertisement fee and the same shall be deposited within seven days the
demand becoming due for each month. In case of default in payment of the
advertisement fee, the same becomes recoverable as per provisions for recovery of
advertisement fee with interest under these bye-laws.
(6) The vehicles permitted to display advertisements as per this bye–law shall
mandatorily display the permission order with its number and the name of the
agency, in the manner as specified in these bye–laws.
(7) Mobile advertisements shall include vehicles carrying the products of
manufacturers. However, in such cases, the advertisements shall be treated on par
with self – advertisements:
Provided that, such self-advertisement shall require the prior permission of
the Chief Commissioner and the rate of advertisement tax will be on par with that
of mobile advertisements.
(8) Mobile advertisements may, at the discretion of the Chief Commissioner,
be refused if in his opinion, these lead to traffic congestion or disruption or the
locations applied for are in congested commercial places.
12. Prohibition of erection, exhibition, fixation andretention of display
of advertisement without permission.-No person shall erect, exhibit, fix or retain
upon or over any land, building, wall, hoarding, frame, post, kiosks, structure,
vehicle, neon-sign or sky-sign, any advertisement or display to public view in any17
manner whatsoever in any place within the jurisdiction of the BBMP without
the prior written permission of the Chief Commissioner either as a general
permission for a road or a circle or an area or individually for an advertisement:
Provided that the same may be accorded by the Zonal Commissioner as
specifically delegated under these bye-laws or by such authority as may be
delegated by the Chief Commissioner by an order in this regard.
13. Prohibition of erection, exhibition, fixation, retention of display of
advertisements.-(1)The erection, exhibition, fixation or retention of display of the
following advertisements shall be prohibited, namely:-
(1) within fifty meters from religious places, measured along the roads, on
which temples, mosques, gurudwaras, churches and other such religious places
are situated and hundred meters from religious places on roads leading exclusively
to temples, churches, mosques and gurdwaras;
(2) within five meters of the edge of any fly-over, railway over-bridge, elevated
corridor, communication tower and buildings and within fifteenmeters from
BWSSB water tank and transmission tower over land;
(3) on any other street, road, crossing, junction, place, area, locality or part
thereof as may be decided by the Chief Commissioner from time to time, in public
interest for reasons to be recorded in writing;
(4) in the World Heritage areas;
(5) in national parks, forests and water bodies;
(6) in areas classified as remnant endangered regional ecosystems;
(7) any advertisement which may cause damage to the amenities or
obstruct the view of any historic public building or buildings of national
importance, monument etc.;
(8) advertisement which may cause distraction to motorists thereby
endangering public safety;
(9) advertisements which may interfere with, obstruct the view of, or may
be confused with any authorized traffic sign, signal or device because of its position,
shape or colour, including signs illuminated in red, green or amber colour to
resemble a traffic signal, and advertisement which make use of words STOP, LOOK,
DETOUR, DANGER, CAUTION, WARNING, or such other word, phrase, symbol
or character in a manner that misleads, interferes with, or confuses with
authorized traffic message;
(10) advertisement proposed at any of the prohibited places including those
listed in Schedule-1:
Provided that the Chief Commissioner may add more areas or spots or
locations to Schedule-1 as deemed necessary.
(11) display of posters, graffiti or any other form of advertisement that may
lead to disfigurement and compromise the city aesthetics;
(12) advertising in any manner or cause to be advertised, through any
advertisement stuck, nailed, tied, attached, fixed or in any other manner on any tree;18
(13) carrying of advertisement on animals, animal drawn vehicles
or carriages or using live animals to advertise; and
(14) the Negative list of advertisement includes the following namely:-
(a) Nudity;
(b) (Racial advertisements or advertisements propagating caste, community
or ethnic differences;
(c) advertisement promoting drugs, alcohol, cigarette or tobacco items;
(d) advertisements propagating exploitation of women or child;
(e) advertisement having sexual overtone;
(f) advertisement depicting cruelty to animals;
(g) advertisement depicting any nation or institution in poor light;
(h) advertisement casting aspersion of any brand or any person;
(i) advertisement banned by the Advertisement Council of India or by law;
(j) advertisement glorifying violence;
(k) destructive devices and explosives depicting items;
(l) lottery tickets, sweepstakes entries and slot machines related
advertisements;
(m) any psychedelic, laser or moving displays;
(n) advertisement of weapons and related items (such as firearms,
firearm parts and magazines, ammunition etc.,);
(o) advertisements which may be defamatory, trade libelous, unlawfully
threatening or unlawfully harassing;
(p) advertisements which may be obscene or contain pornography
or contain an "indecent representation of women" within the meaning of the
Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986 (Central Act 60 of 1986);
(q) Advertisement linked directly or indirectly to or include the
description of items, goods or services that are prohibited under any applicable
law for the time being in force, including but not limited to the Drugs and
Cosmetics Act, 1940 (Central Act 23 of 1940), the Drugs And Magic Remedies
(Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954 (Central Act 21 of 1954)and the Indian
Penal Code, 1860 (Central Act 45 of 1860); or
(r) any other items considered inappropriate by the Advertisement
Regulatory Committee.
(2) Whether any advertisement falls under above Clauses or not shall be
decided by the Zonal Commissioner.
14. Restrictions on display of the hoardings and advertisements.-(1)No
hoarding shall be permitted at intersection for a distance of fifty feet from the stop
line of each approach road.
(2) No hoarding shall be permitted in the compulsory open space required to
be maintained under the provisions of the Act, rules andbye-laws made
thereunder, including publicrecreation grounds, playgrounds, parks and gardens.19
(3) No hoarding shall be permitted on buildings of archaeological,
architectural, aesthetical and historical and heritage importance.
(4) No hoarding shall be permitted in river beds, lakes and water bodies.
(5) In case of illuminated or neon-sign hoardings following restrictions shall
be imposed, namely:-
(i) the level of luminance shall not exceed a source limit of 1rd/cm square
and Illumination shall not be continued after 11:00p.m.;
(ii) the neon-signs in residential premises shall not be flickering;
(iii) the neon-signs shall be put off by 10:00 p.m.; and
(iv) no video or moving digital advertisements shall be allowed and LED
Displays etc. shall be still only changing of images after minimum ten seconds shall
be permissible.
(6) No advertisement shall be permitted on the traffic lights or High Mast
lights or street lights or electric poles on the roads or circles.
(7) No hoarding shall be permitted which may obstruct the light or
ventilation of any premises.
(8) Not more than two hoarding per 400 sq. mtrs. of plot area shall be
permitted on private properties or layouts. For every additional 400 sq. mtrs of
area, another two hoardings may be allowed. To avoid appearance of clutter, these
shall be erected back to back, in the form of a “V” or separately facing the opposing
traffic on the road.
(9) No hoarding shall be permitted on the walls other than dead walls of any
building except wrap up neon or digital advertisements subject to other provisions
of the Act and these bye-laws.
(10) No diesel generator sets shall be allowed to illuminate hoardings as
they create noise and air pollution.
(11) No hoarding shall be erected to a height exceeding 25.0 meters above
the road level.
(12) There shall be no hoarding or advertisement on footpath.
(13) No hoarding shall be projected on a public road.
(14) No hoarding shall be permitted one above another.
(15) Display of advertisement by means of wall painting shall not be
permitted.
(16) Clubbing of the hoardings shall not be allowed except as “V”structure.
(17) No hoarding shall be permitted in the following conditions, namely:-20
(a) any hoarding erected in such manner and at such place, which may
cause obstruction or interference with the visibility of approaching, merging or
intersecting traffic;
(b) the hoarding which may obstruct the vision of the sunrise or sunset from
a location designated for such vision;
(c) the building, where action under the Act or under the Karnataka Town
and Country Planning Act, 1961(Karnataka Act 11 of 1963) is pending either at
BBMP level or in a court of law or the owner of the building has been issued with
a stop work notice under any law;
(d) the building, which has been declared dangerous (partly or fully) or has
been issued with a notice under the Act;
(e) an advertisement which may offend public moral and decency shall not
be permitted. If the Chief Commissioner is satisfied that the contents of display
there of violates norms of public normality and decency, the agency shall forthwith
remove the display, after receipt of such intimation in writing;
(f) an advertisement which is in such form as it may obstruct the path of
pedestrians and obstruct their visibility;
(g) an advertisement which is likely to affect any local amenity;
(h) an advertisement which may obstruct the visibility of any existing
advertisement; and
(i) if the hoarding or advertisement is not designed and constructed in
accordance with building and fire codes.
15. Removal of advertisements or displays.-(1) In case of prohibited or
unauthorized advertisements and displays,-
(i) no advertisement or display or its infrastructure which is prohibited or
without valid permission or otherwise violates any of the provisions of these bye -
laws shall be erected or continued to be displayed;
(ii) if the same comes to the notice of the BBMP, it shall be removed by the
Chief Commissioner or the Zonal Commissioner or the Joint Commissioner, after
a written notice of seven days in Form-VII:
Provided that any unauthorized erection or display of advertisement on road
or footpath or any land or property owned by the Government or BBMP or any
Government owned Public Sector Unit or agency shall be removed immediately
without any written notice.
(iii) apart from the removal, in case of private lands or properties, the owner
of the property or land where infrastructure for unauthorized advertisement was
created or unauthorized advertisement was displayed, is liable to pay penalty at
the rate that is twice the rate fixed in auction/tender for the said road or circle or
area:
Provided that where no such rate has been fixed then at twice the rate fixed
in auction/tender for the nearest road or circle or area or twice the upset price
fixed for the said road or circle or area, whichever is higher.
(iv) the recovery of penalty shall be together with the cost of removal of the
unauthorized advertisement infrastructure and the advertisement or display;
(v) the penalty shall be liable to be paid from the date of erection of21
infrastructure to display the advertisement:
Provided that the BBMP reserves the right to recover the above dues for the
unauthorized advertisement from the advertiser instead of the owner.
Provided further that, the advertiser may be blacklisted from obtaining
license for advertisement from the BBMP and in case he already has a license, then
his license shall be immediately suspended and then shall be cancelled after issue
of a seven days notice in Form-VII.
(2) in case of authorized advertisement in default of payment of
advertisement fees or interest,-
(i) any non-payment of advertisement fees or the interest as per the
provisions of these bye-laws for advertisement or its infrastructure which is
otherwise erected or displayed with permission or in accordance with these bye-
laws, shall attract an interest at a rate of eighteen percent per annum for the period
of the delay in payment. The method of calculation of delay shall be as specified
under bye-law 3;
(ii) in case of default in payment, the Zonal Commissioner shall issue a
Defaulter-Demand-cum-Show Cause Notice in Form-VIII demanding the payment
of the advertisement dues and the applicable interest and penalties, if any;
(iii) the advertiser shall comply with the Defaulter-Demand-cum-Show Cause
Notice or reply giving cause within seven days from the date of its receipt;
(iv) the Chief Commissioner or the Zonal Commissioner or the Joint
Commissioner, as the case may be, shall give an opportunity to hear the advertiser
and pass the order, in not more than twenty days from the date of issuance of the
original Defaulter-Demand-cum-show-cause notice;
(v) the advertiser shall comply with the order immediately and in case the
advertiser fails to comply with the order, then the Zonal Commissioner or the Joint
Commissioner shall cause it to be implemented including the removal of the
advertisement and/or recovery of the dues;
(vi) the approval or assignment of the advertisement rights in favour of such
a licensed advertiser shall be immediately suspended and his license shall be
cancelled after issuing a seven days notice in Form-VIII and order issued thereupon
and he shall be blacklisted;and
(vii) in case of failure to pay the advertisement fee, penalty, interest etc.
within fifteen days of the order in this regard, the same may be recovered along
with the cost of such a removal, from the advertiser or the owner of the property or
land as arrears of advertisement fee and in the manner specified for recovery of the
same under these bye-laws.
16. Hoardings and their content criteria.-(1)For all categories of displays
and advertisements, the text elements on an advertising or display device face
should be easily discernible to travelling motorists to minimize driver distraction
and a sign shall be quickly and easily interpreted so as to convey the required22
advertising or display message to the viewer and reduce the period of
distraction.
(2) The content or graphic layout exhibited on advertising or display device
panel shall avoid hard-to-read and overlay intricate type faces and have letter styles
that are appropriate. Under no circumstances shall, the device contain information
in text sizes, which would necessitate the driver or passenger in a moving vehicle
to stop, read and/or note down, which may be detrimental to the smooth flow of
traffic and distracting for the driver.
(3) All signs shall be so designed as to maintain a proportion where, as a
general rule, letters shall not appear to occupy more than twenty five percent of the
sign area, unless otherwise permitted by the BBMP.
17. Advertisements or displays for which neither permission nor
payment is required.-(1)The following types of advertisements, excluding
illuminated advertisements and sky-signs, shall not be required to obtain
permission or make payment provided their size is within the limits prescribed
under these bye-laws:-
(i) self-advertisements displayed within window of a building; or
(ii) self-advertisement or advertisement related to the trade or business
carried on within the land or building upon or over which such advertisement
is exhibited, or to sale or letting of such land or building or any effects therein or
to sale, entertainment or meeting to be held upon in such land or building; or
(iii) advertisements or display related to the name of the land or building or
occupier or owner, upon or over which the advertisement or display is exhibited;
or
(iv) advertisement or display related to the own activities by any railways
including metro or state transport or any Government owned agencies or
departments; or
(e) advertisement exhibited inside the train or metro coaches.
(2) In case, the free advertisement exceeds the maximum permissible area
permitted for an individual advertisement, the full advertisement shall become
liable for payment of advertisement fee as specified under bye-law 3.
18. Advertisement on public infrastructure, Legacy Advertisements and
existing public-private-partnership and other agreements or permissions.-
(1)The right to display advertisement on public infrastructure, including those
created in stretches of roads or circles or areas assigned to a licensed or registered
advertiser in accordance with these bye-laws, shall be assigned independently, by
way of a public auction/tender or through a Public Private Partnership in due
compliance of the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurement Act, 1999
(Karnataka Act 29 of 2000) and rules made thereunder.23
(2) These advertisements shall not be counted for the purpose of calculating
the upper limit on the area permitted for display of advertisements to a bid winner
of a road stretch or a circle or an area, where such public infrastructure may come
up. In such cases unless the auction/tender or rate discovery under the Karnataka
Transparency in Public Procurement Act, 1999 (Karnataka Act 29 of 2000) is of the
rate of advertisement fees payable, the advertisement fee shall be separately
payable at the rate otherwise fixed as minimum auction price or rate for the said
road or circle under Schedule-2:
Provided that where no such rate has been fixed or available then at the
minimum upset price or rate fixed for the nearest road or circle or area under
Schedule-2.
Provided further that, the right to advertise on public infrastructure already
assigned to persons or agencies, including in Public Private Partnership (PPP)
Projects, with due approval of the BBMP, before these bye-laws, shall be saved.
Provided also that the size, height and ground clearance shall be brought in
conformity with Schedule-3 in these bye-laws. The said person or agency shall be
liable to pay to the BBMP the advertisements fee or levies as per the valid and
continuing agreement, duly entered into by them with the authority which has
assigned them those rights. The rate of advertisement fee payable for such
advertisement, subject to such rate as may be specifically written in the agreement,
shall be the rate fixed as minimum auction or the upset rate for the said road or
circle.
Provided also that, where no such rate has been fixed or available then at the
rate fixed for the nearest road or circle or area.
(3) In every new public private partnership project or agreement, based on
which the advertisement rights are allowed on any public infrastructure in due
conformity of the provisions of the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurement
Act, 1999 (Karnataka Act 29 of 2000), the advertisement fee shall be payable at the
upset rate or price fixed for that road or circle or the area:
Provided that where no such rate has been fixed or available then at the upset
or minimum auction rate fixed for the nearest road or circle or area, as the case
may be.
(4)In determining the concession period or any other transparent criteria, as
may be adopted for the assignment of the bid, the expected revenue returns, cost
of infrastructure, maintenance and the period of concession and amount that the
bidder bids for the concession, if any, shall be taken into consideration. The
expected Internal Rate of Return and Net Present Value that accrues to the bidder
shall be evaluated before the Public Private Partnership project or agreement based
assignment of the advertisement right on any public infrastructure.
(5) The following categories of public infrastructure may be used for display
of paid advertisement on commercial considerations, namely:-24
(i) Metro infrastructure such as piers, viaduct and outside of stations and
depots;
(ii) Travel and Transit Management Centers;
(iii) Bus shelter;
(iv) Foot over bridges or skywalks;
(v) Public Toilets including e-Toilets;
(vi) Electric Vehicle Charging Stations and Traffic Police Chowki; and
(vii) any other Public Private Partnership project creating public
infrastructure.
(6) In case of the existing authorized Legacy Advertisements:-
(i) the existing authorized Legacy Advertisements which were permitted
prior to these bye-laws shall be saved and continue to be allowed as per the original
agreement or permission, except the size, height, and ground clearance which shall
be brought in conformity with these bye-laws, within a period of six months from
the date of coming into force of these bye-laws;
(ii) the advertiser shall apply in Form-IV and obtain the approval for
continuation of display of the advertisement as per the original time limit specified
in the original agreement or permission in Form-IVA within three months of these
bye-laws andafter three months the same shall be treated as unauthorized and
action shall be taken thereon as specifiedunder these bye-laws for unauthorized
advertisements;
(iii) in this context, unless the agreement specifically fixes a rate for
advertisement fee or tax and if so fixed then, the said rate continues to be binding
as under the agreement and the advertisement fee payable shall be at the rate
obtained in the auction/tender for the said road or circle:
Provided that where no such rate has been fixed then at the rate fixed in
auction/tender for the nearest road or circle or area or at the upset price fixed for
the said road or circle or area, whichever is higher.
(iv) The display of legacy advertisements not conforming to size, height and
ground clearance as specified under these bye-laws shall not be allowed after the
grace period of six months.
19. Norms with respect to hoarding or billboard.-(1)It shall not be
permissible to erect hoarding larger in size as specified in Schedule-3.
(2) A minimum distance of two meters shall be maintained beyond the edge
of the right of way.
(3) The advertisement along roads shall not be permitted within a distance
of twenty five meters from the stop line of the approach road or junction.25
(4) Sandwich (back to back) and ‘V’ shape hoarding having standard size
shall be permitted.
(5) The structural framework supporting the advertisement board shall not
be outsized compared to the permitted board size and shall be within tolerance
limits on either side laterally. No vertical tolerance shall be permitted except the
columns up to the ground clearance. Any incremental deviation shall be deemed
to be an increase in the size of the advertisement board against norms and breach
of the terms and conditions of the permit.
(6) Construction fence may be allowed as no lit special advertising structure,
temporary in nature, which shall be non-standard advertising field, subject to the
height restriction specified in these bye-laws.
20. Inspection of advertisements.-The Chief Commissioner or the Zonal
Commissioner or the Joint Commissioner or any officer authorized by them in this
behalf shall make periodical inspection of advertisements erected and verify
whether advertisements are being maintained in accordance with the conditions
specified in the license. During such inspection, if it is noticed that the
advertisements are not in accordance with provisions of the Act and these bye-laws
and the conditions of the license, the Chief Commissioner or the Zonal
Commissioner or the Joint Commissioner shall take such action as specified under
these bye-laws.
21. Defacement of the sign or mark or letter of advertisement
prohibited.-No person shall deface or cause to be defaced any sign or mark or letter
or words, that shall have been put by the Chief Commissioner on the
advertisements erected, exhibited, fixed, retained or displayed in token of their
having been permitted or approved by him and of the fee having been collected
thereon. The same shall be handled as per provisions of the relevant laws in this
regard.
22. Permission for free advertisement.-The Chief Commissioner or the
Zonal Commissioner or the Joint Commissioner may grant permission for free
display of advertisements to any department or organization belonging to the
Central or State Government or to the BBMP or any other Not-for-ProfitInstitution
or organization or trust for displaying public interest messages, with reasonable
restrictions and such other terms and conditions as may be decided the Chief
Commissioner.
23. Advertisement Regulatory committee.-(1) AnAdvertisement
Regulatory Committee shall be constituted at the highest level to accord prior
approval to advertisement agencies or sites or devices after rejection by the Chief
Commissioner or by the Competent Authority appointed by the Chief
Commissioner.26
(2) The Committeeshall be the first stage of appeal for all rejected
applications or for removal of devices order made by the Chief Commissioner, which
may endanger safety of the public.
(3) It shall meet once a month to monitor the compliance, enforcement and
removal of unauthorized advertisement devices and those affecting the safety of the
public.
(4) The Advertisement Regulatory Committee shall consist of the following
members, namely:-
(i) The Additional Chief Secretary to Ex-officio
Government,Urban development Chairperson
Department
(ii) The Commissioner of Police, Ex-officio Member
Bengaluru or his nominee not
below the rank of Joint
Commissioner of Police (Traffic)
(iii) The Managing Director, BESCOM Ex-officio Member
(iv) The Chairman, Tax and Finance Ex-officio Member
Committee of BBMP
(v) Joint/Deputy Commissioner, Ex-officio Member
Advertisement, BBMP
(vi) The Special Commissioner Ex-officio Member
(Estate), BBMP
(vii) A representative of the industry Member
from a Registered Outdoor
Advertisement Association
(viii) The Chief Engineer (Road Ex-officio Member
Infrastructure) BBMP
(ix) Special Commissioner in charge of Ex-officio
the Advertisements Member-Secretary
Provided that, the BBMP may add, remove or change the members of the
Committee.
24. Maintenance of registers.-A register as in Form-IX shall be maintained
by the respective Zonal Officer of BBMP regarding issue of license, permission etc.,
for erection of advertisement or hoarding and collection of fee and penalty in this
regard.
25. Bye-Laws to be available online.-A copy of these bye-laws shall be
available online, free of cost to citizens and a copy thereof shall be kept at the BBMP
offices, including at the Head office, Zonal office, RO office, ARO office and Ward
office and during office hours shall be open, free of charge for inspection by any
person.27
26. Removal of difficulties.-The Chief Commissioner may issue suitable
directions and clarifications on any aspect of these bye-laws and pass appropriate
orders to remove difficulties in their implementation. The Forms attached with
these bye-laws may be suitably modified and adopted for any purposes of these
bye-laws with the approval of the Chief Commissioner.
27. Repeal and Savings.- The Bangalore MahanagaraPalike Advertisement
Bye-laws, 2006 and the Bruhat Bengaluru MahanagaraPalike Outdoor
Advertisement and Public Message Bye-laws, 2018 are hereby repealed:
Provided that such repeal shall not affect:
(i) (a) the previous operation of the said bye-laws or anything duly
done or suffered thereunder; or
(b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or
incurred under the said bye-laws.
(ii) any reference in any bye-laws or order to the bye-laws repealed by
sub-clause (1), shall be constructed as a reference to these bye-
laws.
(iii) all proceedings commenced under the bye-laws repealed by sub-
clause(1), and pending on the date of commencement of these bye-
laws shall be continued and disposed off in accordance with the
provisions of these bye-laws.
SCHEDULE-1
(see bye-law 7)
There shall not be any display of advertisement of any type in the following
areas, namely:-
1.Kumara Krupa Road, Windsor Manor Junction to Shivananda Circle.
2.Rajbhavan Road, High Grounds to Minsk Square.
3.Sankey Road, High Grounds to Windsor Yield Signal.
4.Ambedkar Veedhi, K R Circle to Infantry Road Junction.
5.Post Office Road, K R Circle to SBI Circle (K G Road)
6.Chalukya Circle
7.Maharani College Road/Sheshadri Road
8.K R Circle
9.Environs of Cubbon Park and Lalbagh
10.Nrupatunga Road, K R Circle to Police Corner Junction
11.Palace Road, SBI Circle to Chalukya Circle.28
NOTE: (1)Only exceptions shall be the advertisements displayed on the already
existing Foot Over Bridges, Sky walks, Bus Shelters and e-Toilets
constructed under Public-Private Partnership model.
(2)Chief Commissioner may add more areas to this Schedule, as may be
deemed necessary in this regard.
SCHEDULE-2
(see bye-law 3)
Minimum Rate
Sl. per Sq Foot
Road or Area or Circle Type
No per month (in
Rupees)
Any road or area or circle with Guideline Value
1 under section 45B of the Karnataka Stamp Act, 40/-
1957 less than Rs 3000 per Sq Foot
Any road or area or circle with Guideline Value
under section 45B of the Karnataka Stamp Act,
2 50/-
1957 from Rs 3000 per Sq Foot but less than Rs
5000 per Sq Ft
Any road or area or circle with Guideline Value
under section 45B of the Karnataka Stamp Act,
3 60/-
1957 from Rs 5000 per Sq Foot but less than Rs
10000 per Sq Ft
Any road or area or circle with Guideline Value
under section 45B of the Karnataka Stamp Act,
4 70/-
1957 from Rs 10000 per Sq Foot but less than
Rs 20000 per Sq Ft
Any road or area or circle with Guideline Value
under section 45B of the Karnataka Stamp Act,
5 80/-
1957 from Rs 20000 per Sq Foot but less than
Rs 50000 per Sq Ft
Any road or area or circle with Guideline Value
under section 45B of the Karnataka Stamp Act,
6 90/-
1957 from Rs 50000 per Sq Foot but less than
Rs 100000 per Sq Ft
Any road or area or circle with Guideline Value
under section 45B of the Karnataka Stamp Act,
7 100/-
1957 from Rs 1 Lakh per Sq Foot but less than
Rs 2 Lakh per Sq Ft
Any road or area or circle with Guideline Value
8 under section 45B of the Karnataka Stamp Act, 110/-
1957 more than Rs 2 Lakh per Sq Foot29
SCHEDULE-3
(see bye-law 3)
The maximum and dimensions in feet permissible sizes and the minimum
rate per Sq Ft for the auction/tenderand other purposes.
Leng Mini
Type or th Width mum Rate in
Type Maxi
Descripti Where (par (verti Grou Rupees
Where of mum
Sl. on of Not allel cal to nd per
Permitt Area/ Heigh Remark
No Advertise Permit to road) Clear Square
ed Road/ t (in
ment or ted road (In ance Foot per
Circle feet)
Display ) (in feet) (in month
feet) feet)
(i) >=60
7 feet (i) As per
Roads feet &< 30 20 75
if rate
not less 80 feet
erecte obtained Not allowed to
than 60 >= 80
d on in project beyond
feet or As per feet &<
35 20 75 groun auction/te the roof on any
Billboard, commer Bye 100
d. Not nder side. Not
Hoarding, cial or Laws feet
applic subject to allowed to
Unipole or industri 13 and >= 100
1 able prescribed project over
bipole or al areas 14 and feet
for minimum RoW and must
truss as per other and< 40 25 75
wall rate per Sq be at least 5
structure Master bye 200
moun Ft or (ii) As meters away
Plan laws feet
ted or per PPP or from edge of
(ii)
on Agreement RoW
Details >= 200
40 30 75 roof as per Bye
in Bye feet
top. Laws
Laws
(i) 10 (i) As per
Roads feet if rate
not less erecte obtained
than 60 d on in
As per
feet or groun auction/te Not allowed to
Bye
commer d. Not nder project over
Laws
cial or 60% of the dimensions permi subject to RoW and must
13 and
2 Trivision industri permitted for 50 ssible prescribed be at least 5
14 and
al areas Billboards etc on the minimum meters away
other
as per roof rate per Sq from edge of
bye
Master tops Ft or (ii) As RoW
laws
Plan (ii) or per PPP or
Details wall Agreement
in Bye moun as per Bye
Laws ted. Laws30
(i)
7 feet
Roads (i) As per
Variable if
not less rate Not allowed to
Message erecte
than 60 obtained project beyond
Advertizi As per d on
feet or in auction the roof on any
ng Bye groun
commer subject to side. Not
Devices Laws d. Not
cial or 60% of the dimensions prescribed allowed to
such as 13 and applic
3 industri permitted for 50 minimum project over
LED/LC 14 and able
al areas Billboards etc rate per Sq RoW and must
D and other for
as per Ft or (ii) As be at least 5
electroni bye wall
Master per PPP or meters away
c laws moun
Plan (ii) Agreement from edge of
displays ted or
Details as per Bye RoW
etc roof
in Bye Laws
top
Laws
(i)
Roads (i) As per
Public not less rate
(i) As a building wrap Not
Toilets/P than 60 obtained
As per but leaving at least 2 applic
ublic feet or in auction Not allowed to
Bye feet on top and one foot 2.5 able
Utilities commer subject to project beyond
Laws towards bottom (ii) As feet as it is
such as cial or prescribed the roof on any
13 and display board sitting on above wall
4 Drinking industri minimum side. Not
14 and roof of toilet not more the moun
Water al areas rate per Sq allowed to
other than 4 feet in width roof of ted
Kiosks, as per Ft or (ii) As project over
bye (vertical) and lenth not toilet advert
Bill Master per PPP or RoW
laws more than length of iseme
Kiosks Plan (ii) Agreement
toilet roof nt
etc Details as per Bye
in Bye Laws
Laws
Kiosks
for Police
Assistan (i)
ce, Roads (i) As per
Traffice not less (i) A poster of size fitting rate
Not
Assistan than 60 within the side walls or obtained
As per applic
ce, feet or front face of the KIOSK in auction Not allowed to
Bye 1.5 able
Tea/Coff commer and not more than 70% subject to project beyond
Laws feet as it is
ee cial or thereof (ii) As display prescribed the roof on any
13 and above wall
5 Kiosks, industri board sitting on roof of minimum side. Not
14 and the moun
Snack al areas toilet not more than 4 rate per Sq allowed to
other roof of ted
Bars, as per feet in width (vertical) Ft or (ii) As project over
bye toilet advert
Pann, Master and lenth not more per PPP or RoW
laws iseme
Florist, Plan (ii) than length of KIOSK Agreement
nt
Cigarette Details roof as per Bye
Kiosks, in Bye Laws
Barber, Laws
Cobbler
Kiosk
(i) As per A display of size Not (i) As per
Benches,
Roads Bye fitting within the applic rate
Clock Not
not less Laws dimensions of the able obtained
6 Towers, Applicabl Not applicable
than 60 13 and furniture/item and as it is in auction
Dustbins e
feet or 14 and not more than 70% paste subject to
, Street
commer other thereof d prescribed31
Furnitur cial or bye advert minimum
e etc industri laws iseme rate per Sq
al areas nt Ft or (ii) As
as per per PPP or
Master Agreement
Plan (ii) as per Bye
Details Laws
in Bye
Laws
(i) Display of size
fitting within the
dimensions of the
(i)
Pillar or Pylon. But (i) As per
Roads
not more than 10 rate
not less
feet in height nor obtained
than 60 As per Not allowed to
projecting beyond in auction
Metro feet (ii) Bye project beyond
the pillar or pylon. subject to
Pillars, As per Laws the vertical
(ii) In case of T- prescribed
Road where 13 and pillar or pylon
7 Shaped 20 feet 6 feet minimum
Flyover such 14 and on any side. Not
Pillar/Pylon rate per Sq
Pylons structu other allowed to
supporting the Ft or (ii) As
etc res exist bye project over
flyover, the display per PPP or
(iii) laws RoW
shall be restricted Agreement
Details
to only the vertical as per Bye
in Bye
pillar and not Laws
Laws
extend beyond the
width of the vertical
pillar.
Allowed
only in 6
commer feet
(i) Shall not
cial
obstruct any
areas/
vehicular or
markets As per As per rate
pedestrial
(ii) Used Bye obtained
traffic or
by shop Laws in auction
Not movement (ii)
Flag owners 13 and subject to
8 4 feet Applic Shall not have
Signs in the 14 and prescribed
able sharp edges (iii)
market other minimum
Shall be
areas bye rate per Sq
diplayed only at
and laws Ft
the markets or
shall be
commercial
of
areas.
uniform
size and
pattern32
(i) As
per 7
Only at Bye feet
demarc Laws
ated 13 and As per rate
Informal spaces 14 and obtained in
5 feet Not
Advertisi and other auction subject
9 width Applic 10 feet
ng spots bye to prescribed
(vertical) able
devices and laws minimum rate
plots or (ii) Not per Sq Ft
specific permit
walls ted on
any
road
length (horizontal)
(i) No vehicle is
permitted for the
sole purpose of
advertising (ii)
Permitted only on
vehicles whose
primary purpose
is transportation
of persons or
commodities (iii)
Not
Bus Shall not exceed No vehicle
permit Rs
Advertise 70% of the surface carrying
Only ted to 50/sq.ft advertisement
ments area of each side of Not
displaye stand 10 Or shall be parked
10 (both the vehicle except Applicabl
d on the at a feet Rs 500per on any public
private the front of the e
bus spot month per RoW or in a
and vehicle where it is
and vehicle private location
public) impermissible. visible from a
display
public RoW(iv) No
animation or
movement is
permitted in the
ads (v) Shall not
interfere with the
vehicle signs
such as Bus
Number, Route
Info etc
Metro rail or city
Only rails running
Rs 50/Sq
Metro display within the city can
Not Not Ft or Rs
Rail ed on use the entire
11 Applicabl Applic 750 per
Advertise the exterior body of the
e able coach per
ments Metro rail wagon for the
month
rail purpose of
advertisement33
(i) No vehicle is
permitted for
the sole
purpose of
advertising (ii)
The delivery
Not vehicle shall
Delivery permitt Shall not exceed only be
Only Rs 75/Sq
and ed to 50% of the surface permitted to
display Not Ft or Rs
Service stand area of each side of advertise their
12 ed on Applicabl 6 feet 750 per
Vehicles at a the vehicle except own product/
the e Vehicle
Advertise spot the front of the services offered
vehicle per month
ments and vehicle. (iii) No
display animation or
movement is
permitted in
the ads (iv) Not
permitted to
park on the
public RoW
(i) No vehicle is
permitted for
the sole
Taxi and purpose of
Not
intermed advertising (ii)
permitt Shall not exceed
iate Only Rs 50/Sq Permitted only
ed to 70% of the surface
public display Not Ft or Rs after
stand area of each side of
13 transport ed on Applicabl 6 feet 500 per permisison
at a the vehicle except
like the e Vehicle from the Traffic
spot the front of the
taxis, vehicle per month Police and RTO
and vehicle.
auto- (iii) No
display
rickshaw animation or
movement is
permitted in
the ads
Only (i) Permissible
permitt (i) As per only for social
ed on Bye messaging (ii)
Laws 13
case to The erection,
& 14 &
case fixing and use
Airborne other Not more than 300 60
14 basis Rs 200/- shall be secure
devices bye laws Sq Ft feet
by the and in
(ii) Not
Chief permitte accordance
Commi d on any with guidelines
ssioner road by BBMP in
BBMP this regard
Only (i) As a display on Not (i) As per
permitt the sides of the Bus applic rate
Not allowed to
ed in Shelter facing the able obtained
As may 4 feet project beyond
the Bus road such that it as it is in auction
be above the roof on any
Bus Shelter does cover more a subject to
15 decided the roof side. Not
Shelter s upon than 70% of the moun prescribed
by the of bus allowed to
specific area of the side. (ii) ted minimum
BBMP shelter project over
approv As display board advert rate per Sq
RoW
al by sitting on roof of iseme Ft or (ii) As
BBMP bus shelter not nt per PPP or34
more than 4 feet in Agreement
width (vertical) and as per Bye
length not more Laws
than length of
shelter roof (iii)
Inside the shelter
on the back wall
but not covering
more than 70% of
the backwall area
(i) Parking
Signs should
be
electronically
controlled to
give clear
information
about
occupancy
status (ii)
Standing
Devices shall
be placed at
the edge of the
authorized
parking lots in
a manner not
(i) As per
to interfere
Only rate
with the
permitt obtained
vehicular or
ed in in auction
pedestrian
the As may As may subject to
Parking movement (iii)
Parking be As may be be prescribed
Spaces & The standing
16 Spaces decided approved by the approved 6 feet minimum
Signs devices shall
upon by the BBMP by the rate per Sq
therein be spread
specific BBMP BBMP Ft or (ii) As
across
approv per PPP or
maximally on
al by Agreement
three sides of
BBMP as per Bye
the periphery
Laws
edge and shall
not exceed
50% of the
sum total of
the peripheral
edge lenght.
(iv) No
advertisement
device shall be
permitted
abutting the (a)
Access road in
front of
parking lot (b)
Shopping
arcade
precincts (c)35
access
roads/lane
leading to
another facility
beyond.
(i) Twp displays
boards of upto
40 ft x 8 ft each
(i) As per shall be
Only rate permissible in
permitt obtained each parking
ed in in auction lot assigned to
the As may subject to an entity (ii)
Parking
Parking be prescribed The boards will
(Two
17 Spaces Upto 200 Sq Ft approved 7 feet minimum contain
Display
upon by the rate per Sq advertisement
Boards)
specific BBMP Ft or (ii) As in first half
approv per PPP or potion (20 ft x
al by Agreement 8 ft) and
BBMP as per Bye parking rates
Laws prescribed in
the other half
portion
(i) As per
Only
rate
permitt
obtained
Landsca ed in 7 feet
in auction
pe the where
As may As may subject to the Landscape
advertise Landsc ver
be be prescribed shall be
ment or ape As may be decided execu
18 decided approved minimum adequately
sponsore location by the BBMP ted on
by the by the rate per Sq maintained
d upon the
BBMP BBMP Ft or (ii) As
advertise specific groun
per PPP or
ment approv d
Agreement
al by
as per Bye
BBMP
Laws
Only at
the Maximum As may be
specific As may height of approved by
Fence
spots be fence the BBMP
advertisi
19 and decided 3 feet 3 feet 9 sq ft subject to
ng
fences by the upper
devices
approve BBMP limit of 4
d by feet
BBMP
As may
As Mounted
Traffic be mounted on
permitt on the
20 Barricadi decided 3 feet 3 feet 9 sqft the traffic
ed by traffic
ng by the barricading
BBMP barricaing
BBMP
Facia Only as As per Maximum 4 feet Mounted Moun NIL within (i) Shall not
Sign self Bye width (vertical) and on the ted on the size extend beyond
21 Display advertis Laws length not more top of the the limit and the side length
or ement 13 and than the length of entrance top of Rs 25/Sq of the
Awning on a 14 the property side to the the Ft after it commercial36
Display comme facing the road for commerc entra crosses property nor
or any rcial each ial nce to size limit vertically it
Self premise permitted/legal property the should be more
Advetise s floor of the property comm than 4 feet (ii)
ment on or equivalent area ercial In case of a
a in Squre Feet prope commercial
commerc For example a rty property facing
ial commercial two or more
property property has 30 roads, the facia
feet front and 3 or self
floors then for each advertisement
floor self ad may be
permitted is 4 * 30 displayed on
=120 sqft each such side.
(iii) In case the
actual area is
more than the
maximum
prescribed
limits here, the
same shall be
chargeable as
per Bye Laws.
(iv) Within this
upper limit of
self
advertisement,
the signs or
displays of
other
commercial
properties
within the
building can be
also displayed.
(v) In case of
unauthorized
floor or
construction
the whole
advertisement
shall be paid at
the rate
prescribed.
(i) In no case
shall any
Only as
projecting sign
self
Maximum height of NIL within be attached to
Projected advertis As per
letters not the size a lampost or
Sign ement Bye
exceeding 12 inch 40 limit and traffic sign or
22 Installed on a Laws 7 feet
horizontally and feet Rs 25 after any vertical
on the comme 13 and
not exceeding 18 it crosses struture other
building rcial 14
inch vertically. size limit than the shop
premise
from where the
s
business is
done. (ii) Not37
permitted to be
attached to
heritage
building and
such restricted
or prohibited
buildings as
per Bye Laws
(iii) Shall not
extend over the
RoW and shall
be at least 5
feet inside the
edge of the
RoW.
(i) These signs
are temporary
in nature (ii)
Real Non
Estate Only as NIL within Illuminated (iii)
Sign or a self- As per the size After the
Less than 30 Sq
Welcome advertis Bye limit and building
Feet for all but less
23 Sign or ement Laws 6 feet NA Rs 25/Sq permit in case
than 7 Sq Feet for
Construc on the 13 and Ft after it of construction
name plate
tion Sign propert 14 and crosses sign (iv) No
or Name ry other size limit portion of the
Plate bye sign shall
laws. project over the
RoW or
carriage way
(i) Nil within
the upper
size limit if
Roads on own
not less property or
land and Rs
than 60
100 per
feet or
sign per
the As per
month if
comme Bye
Rectangular plate size exceeds
rcial or Laws upper limit
not more than 6 Sq
Direction industr 13 and (ii) As per
24 Feet but no side 6 feet 4 feet
Signs ial 14 and rate
more than 3 feet in
areas other obtained in
length
as per bye the auction
if not a self-
the laws.
advertiseme
approve
nt (iii) Rs
d
100 per
Master
sign per
Plan month if on
public
infrastruct
ure38
Roads
not less
As per
than 60
Any Bye
feet or
other Laws
comme As may be decided by the Chief As may be decided by the
display 13 and
25 rcial or Commissioner in conformity of the Bye Chief Commissioner as per
or 14 and
Industr Laws Bye Laws
Advertise other
ial area
ment bye
as per
laws
Bye
Laws
FORM-I
APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF FRESH OR RENEWAL OF
ADVERTISEMENT LICENCE
(see bye-law 5)
To
Chief Commissioner BBMP
Subject: Application for grant of fresh/renewal of Advertisement License
to an Agency, reg
Sir,
As per the BBMP Act 2020 and the Advertisement Bye-Laws, 2024, the
undersigned apply for grant of fresh/renewal of Advertisement License with the
following details:
Sl.
Item Reply
NO
Name of the Applicant (who may be a Company/Proprietary
Firm/Government Department or a PSU) (attach the copy of
1
registration or incorporation and the LICENCE SHALL BE
ISSUED IN THIS NAME)
Existing License Number (in case of renewal application) with
2
date of issuance & expiry
Registered Address of the Applicant (attach the copy of
3 registration or incorporation or Government document
reflecting the proof of registered office)
Address for Correspondence of the Applicant (attach the copy of
4 registration or incorporation or Government document
reflecting the proof of registered office)
5 Email ID of the Applicant
6 Mobile Phone of the Authorized Representative of Applicant39
Whether the Applicant has been previously blacklisted by any
7 other authority in connection with display of advertisements
(attach details if applicable)
Whether the Applicant has any unpaid dues or unpaid demand
8
whatsoever of the BBMP (attach details if applicable)
Whether the Applicant has any payable penalties to any
9 authority in connection with display of advertisements (attach
details if applicable)
Whether the Applicant was involved in any incident
10
endangering the public safety (attach details if applicable)
Attach the following whichever is applicable -
(i) Challan or ONLINE Payment proof for License or Registration
Fee (in case of rejection of application, the fee shall be refunded
within 10 days)
(ii) Certificate of Incorporation or Registration Certificate
(iii) Copy of Shop & Establishment Certificate
(iv) Copy of current account passbook or cheque of the business
account of the Applicant
(v) Aadhaar Number or the Government ID proof of the
11 Authorized Representative of the Applicant
(vi) Copy of the PAN of the Applicant
(vii) Copy of the TAN of the Applicant
(viii) Copy of GST Registration Certificate and GST Number
(ix) Affidavit as per format prescribed as undertaking and
comprehensively indemnifying the BBMP and the Government
from all damages and losses including life and property
(x) Copy of registration with ESI/PF
(xi) Copy of Professional Tax Registration
(xii) Any other document as deemed relevant by the Bidder
Signatures of the applicant
Declaration of the Applicant
I/We have read and understood the Advertisement Bye Laws 2024 and
Rules and Regulations of the BBMP. I/We hereby agree to abide by all the clauses
of the Advertisement Bye Laws, 2024, statutory provisions contained in the BBMP
Act 2020 and the relevant Rules thereunder. The BBMP shall have the right to
withdraw this license to be issued and take all relevant action as per the
Advertisement Bye Laws 2024 and other stipulations as prescribed under the law
& rules to be issued if I/we fail to abide by or violate any of the provisions thereof.
Signatures of the applicant40
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Received the application fresh/renewal of license as Registered or Licensed
Advertiser from _____________ (Agency Name) on _______ day of __________ of the
year ________
Signature and date
Format for Affidavit giving Undertaking and Indemnity Bond as part of
Application for License for Advertisement
AFFIDAVIT
I, Shri/Smt/Messrs _______________________, age __________, sex_______, ordinarily
resident at _____________(address), am the owner/Authorized Representative of the
____________________ (Name of the Agency/Applicant) and I am competent to swear
this affidavit on behalf of the said Agency/Company/Proprietary Firm/Government
Department/PSU for the purpose of obtaining License for Advertisement from the
Bruhat Bengaluru MahanagarPalike and do hereby swear/solemnly affirm as
follows –
(1) I/We have read and understood the Advertisement Bye Laws 2024 and Rules
and Regulations of the BBMP. I/We hereby agree to abide by all the clauses
of the Advertisement Bye Laws 2024, statutory provisions contained in the
BBMP Act 2020 and the relevant Rules thereunder.
(2) The BBMP shall have the right to withdraw this license to be issued and take
all relevant action as per the Advertisement Bye Laws 2024 and other
stipulations as prescribed under the law and rules to be issued if I/we fail to
abide by or violate any of the provisions thereof.
(3) The Applicant has furnished all relevant information truly and completely
which has any bearing on approval for License for Advertisement being
issued to the undersigned.
(4) I/We understand that in case any information or declaration given in the
application for the Advertisement License is found to be false or incorrect
then the BBMP has a right to suspend the license and cancel it as well.
(5) The Applicant shall be responsible for obedience of all laws and rules and
safety and other statutory requirements.
(6) The Applicant understands that the License for Advertisement is merely in
the nature of empanelment with the BBMP and does not by itself entitle the
Licensee to undertake advertisement for or on behalf of others. Any such
action to advertise for or on behalf of other without a separate and specific
approval in favour of the Licensee by the BBMP shall be unauthorized and
shall lead to cancellation of the License apart from forfeiture of the License
Security Deposit kept with the BBMP. The Applicant understands that we/I
shall be liable for all further action as per the BBMP Advertisement Bye Laws
2024 including filing of criminal case under section 326 of the BBMP Act
2020.41
(7) The Applicant undertakes to indemnify the BBMP from and against all losses,
claims or damages on account of bodily injury, death or damage to tangible
personal property arising with respect to any person, corporation or other
entity attributable to the Indemnifying Party's actions or performance or non-
performance once the License for Advertisement is issued.
(8) This undertaking is binding upon us, our heirs, executors, administrators,
successors and assignees.
Dated this ___________ day of ________ the year _______
Signatures of the Owner/Authorized Person
Witnesses
[1] ____________ (signatures)
Name and Address
[2] ____________ (signatures)
Name and Address
FORM-II
LICENCE FOR ADVERTISEMENT AGENCY
(see bye-law 5)
No………………………. Date…………………….
Reference: - (Application details)
In pursuance of the above referred Application, following license has been issued
by Bruhat Bengaluru MahanagaraPalike declaring the following as the License
Advertiser to undertake display of advertisements on behalf of other persons or
agencies as per BBMP Advertisement Bye Laws 2024.
1 License No
2 Name of the Licence Holder
Registered Address of the License
3
Holder
Postal Address of the License
4
Holder
5 Email of Licence Holder
6 Mobile Number of Licence Holder
7 License Valid from
8 License Valid until
9 Online User ID42
(1) This license / Permission is not transferable.
(2) The licence/registeration is subject to terms and conditions as contained in
the BBMP Advertisemnt Bye Laws 2024.
(3) Any other conditions that may be included from time to time.
Issued by Order of
Chief Commissioner BBMP
FORM-III
APPLICATION GIVING PRIOR INFORMATION AND FOR PERMISSION TO
ERECT AN ADVERTISEMENT
(see bye-law 8)
To
Zonal Commissioner, ________ Zone
Subject: Application giving prior information and seeking approval of
Erection and display of advertisement by _____ (name of
The Agency), reg
Sir/Madam,
As per the BBMP Act 2020 and the Advertisement Bye Laws 2024, the
undersigned gives the following prior information with respect to erection and
display of advertisement and seeks approval thereof –
ABSTRACT OF THE FORMATS FILLED AND ATTACHED WITH THIS APPLICATION
Sl.No Item Reply
Name of the Applicant (who may be a
1 Company/Proprietary Firm/Government Department
or a PSU and has a valid License for Advertisement)
2 License Number
3 Registered Address of the Applicant
4 Address for Correspondence of the Applicant
5 Email ID of the Applicant
Mobile Phone of the Authorized Representative of
6
Applicant
Number of Advertisements for which information and
7
permission to erect is requested in this application
Formats duly filled for each advertisement to be
8 erected attached with this application or not? If yes
then write the number of duly filled formats attached.43
I understand that above is the abstract of the individual formats duly filled
and submitted by me for each advertisement which I plan to erect and the
individual formats are attached herewith. I understand that BBMP shall reject
those applications for which the information in the detailed formats are not
submitted. Further I understand that BBMP is at liberty to reject any of these
applications in accordance with the BBMP Advertisement Bye Laws 2024 and that
in case no decision of the BBMP is intimated to me within 15-days from the date of
receipt of this application, the application shall be deemed to have been approved
and I can go ahead with the erection and display of the advertisements.
Date: Yours sincerely,
Place: Signature of the applicant
FORMAT TO BE FILLED FOR ERECTION OF EACH NEW ADVERTISEMENT
SEPARATELY
Sl. NO Item Details
Name of the Applicant (who may be a Company/Proprietary
1 Firm/Government Department or a PSU and has a valid
Licence for Advertisement)
2 Licence Number
3 Registered Address of the Applicant
4 Address for Correspondence of the Applicant
5 Email ID of the Applicant
6 Mobile Phone of the Authorized Representative of Applicant
Address of the building/land/spot where advertisement will be
7
erected & displayed
Latitude & Longitude of the spot/location where the
8
advertisement will be erected
Google Plus Code of the spot/location where advertisement will
9
be erected
Dishaank screenshot of the location/spot showing the Revenue
10
Survey Numbers
Name of the owner of the land/building where the
11
advertisement will be erected
BBMP Property ID as per Register A or Register B or Suitable
12
ID
13 Property is Register A or Register B Property
14 BBMP SAS Application Number
Year until which the BBMP Property Tax paid for the said
15
property44
16 Type of Advertisement (see Schedule 3 of Bye Laws)
17 (length, width and area)
No Objection Certificate from the owner of the land/building
18
on which the advertisement will be erected.
Copy of the agreement entered into with the owner of the
19
land/building on which the advertisement will be erected.
Engineering design & plan of the erection of the advertisement
20
duly approved from a qualified engineer.
Whether the Applicant has any unpaid dues or unpaid demand
21
whatsoever of the BBMP (attach details if applicable)
Whether the Applicant has any payable penalties to any
22 authority in connection with display of advertisements (attach
details if applicable)
Whether the Applicant was involved in any incident
23
endangering the public safety (attach details if applicable)
24 Any other document as deemed relevant by the Applicant
Applicant Signature and Date
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Received the application for erection of advertisement(s) from ______________
(Applicant Name) with License Number _______________ on ___________ day of ______
month and _______ year as per following details –
Google Plus
Address of the Latitude and
Size of the Code of the Name of the owner of
Type and building/ land/ Longitude of
Advertisement spot/location the land/building BBMP SAS
Sl. description of spot where the
(Length, where where the Application
No the advertisement Spot/Location
Width and advertisement advertisement will be Number
Advertisement will be erected of
Area) will be erected
and displayed Advertisement
erected
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Signature of Receiving Person in Zonal Office
Name and Designation of the Receiving Person45
FORM-IV
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL TO REGULARIZE THE AUTHORIZED LEGACY
ADVERTISEMENTS
(see bye-law 18)
To
Zonal Commissioner ________ Zone
Subject: Application seeking approval of display of authorized legacy
advertisement by ________(name of the Agency), reg
Sir/Madam,
As per the BBMP Act 2020 and the Advertisement Bye Laws 2024, the
undersigned seeks approval for continuing display of the following authorized
legacy advertisements –
ABSTRACT OF THE FORMATS FILLED AN D ATTACHED WITH THIS APPLICATION
Sl.No Item Reply
Name of the Applicant (who may be a
1 Company/Proprietary Firm/Government Department or
a PSU and has a valid License for Advertisement)
2 License Number
3 Registered Address of the Applicant
4 Address for Correspondence of the Applicant
5 Email ID of the Applicant
Mobile Phone of the Authorized Representative of
6
Applicant
Number of legacy Advertisements for which information
7 and approval to continue to display is requested in this
application
Are the duly filled formats for each legacy advertisement
for which approval is sought attached with this
8
application or not? If yes then write the number of duly
filled formats attached.
(1) I understand that no permission to continue display of advertisement will be
given unless the undersigned has or obtains a valid Advertisement License
from the BBMP.
(2) I understand that filing of this application with respect to any unauthorized
advertisement is not permitted and even if such an application for
unauthorized application is filed, it shall not entitle the same to continue to
be displayed and the BBMP reserves the right to remove the same even when
such an application is pending with the BBMP.46
(3) I understand that authorized existing or legacy advertisements can continue
to be displayed, after approval by BBMP, only for a period for which the
permission was originally given.
(4) I understand that I have given above the abstract of the individual formats
duly filled and submitted by me for each legacy/existing authorized
advertisement and the individual duly filled formats are attached herewith. I
understand that BBMP shall forthwith reject those applications for which the
information in the detailed formats is not submitted.
(5) Further I understand that BBMP is at liberty to reject any of these
applications in accordance with the BBMP Advertisement Bye Laws 2024.
Date: Yours sincerely,
Place: Signature of the applicant
FORMAT TO BE FILLED FOR EACH AUTHORIZED LEGACY ADVERTISEMENT
SEPARATELY
Sl. No Item Details
Name of the Applicant (who may be a
1 Company/Proprietary Firm/Government Department or a
PSU and has a valid License for Advertisement)
2 License Number
3 Registered Address of the Applicant
4 Address for Correspondence of the Applicant
5 Email ID of the Applicant
Mobile Phone of the Authorized Representative of
6
Applicant
Details of the permission/approval issued to the Applicant
7
for erection & display of the Legacy Advertisement
Address of the building/land/spot where the legacy
8
advertisement is erected & displayed
Latitude & Longitude of the spot/location where the
9
legacy advertisement is erected & displayed
Google Image and the Google Plus Code of the
10 spot/location where the legacy advertisement is erected &
displayed
Dishaank screenshot of the location/spot showing the
11
Revenue Survey Numbers47
Name of the owner of the land/building where the legacy
12
advertisement is erected and displayed
13 BBMP Property ID as per Register A or Register B
14 Property is Register A or Register B Property
15 BBMP SAS Application Number
Year until which the BBMP Property Tax paid for the said
16
property
Year until which the BBMP Advertisement Fee paid for the
said advertisement (attach proof of the said payment as
17
issued by BBMP and if not paid then pay advertisement
fee up-to-date and produce BBMP receipt)
18 Type of Advertisement (see Schedule 3 of Bye Laws)
19 Size of the Advertisement (length, width and area)
No Objection Certificate from the owner of the
20 land/building where the legacy advertisement is erected
and displayed
Copy of the agreement entered into with the owner of the
21
land/building
Civil engineering plan of the erection of the advertisement
22
duly approved from a qualified engineer.
Whether the Applicant has any unpaid dues or unpaid
23 demand whatsoever of the BBMP (attach details if
applicable)
Whether the Applicant has any payable penalties to any
24 authority in connection with display of advertisements
(attach details if applicable)
Whether the Applicant was involved in any incident
25
endangering the public safety (attach details if applicable)
26 Any other document as deemed relevant by the Applicant
Applicant Signature and date
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Received the application for continuation of display of the following legacy
advertisement(s) from ______________ (Applicant Name) with License Number
_______________ on ___________ day of ______ month and _______ year.48
BBMP SAS
Latitude Application
Address of Name of
Size of the and Google Plus Number of
Type and the the owner
Advertisem Longitude Code of the the
descriptio building/ of the
Sl. ent of the spot/locati property/
n of the land/ spot land/buildi
No (Length, Spot/Locati on of the land where
Advertise of the ng of the
Width and on of the Advertisem the
ment advertisem Advertisem
Area) Advertisem ent Advertisem
ent ent
ent ent is
located
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Signature of Receiving Person in Zonal Office
Name & Designation of the Receiving Person
FORM-IVA
APPROVAL LETTER FOR ERECTION AND DISPLAY OF NEW/AUTHORIZED-LEGACY
ADVERTISEMENT
(see bye-law 18)
To
Name of Agency
License No _________
Registered Address __________
Correspondence Address _______
Email ___________
Mobile ____________
Sub: Approval for erection and display of new/legacy advertisement, reg
Ref: Your application number ______ dated _________
This is to accord permission and approval to erect and display the
new/authorized-legacy advertisements as per the following details –
BBMP SAS
Name of the Approval
Latitude and Google Plus Application
Type and Size of the owner of the Valid Until
Address of the Longitude of Code of the Number of the
description Advertiseme land/building (enter date
Sl. building/ land/ the spot/locati property/
of nt (Length, where the until which
No spot of the Spot/Location on of the land
Advertisem Width and advertisement the
advertisement of Advertisem containing
ent Area) is/will be approval is
Advertisement ent spot of the
erected valid)
advertisement
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 949
This permission/approval is subject to the following conditions –
(1) In case of request for approval for advertisements by an Advertiser who has been
granted rights to erect & display the advertisements on any road stretch or circle
or an area and the approval/rejection is not issued within 15-days of the receipt
of application for advertisement within his assigned area/road/circle, the same
shall be deemed to have been approved.
(2) This approval is subject to up-to-date payments of prescribed advertisement fees.
The default therein shall lead to cancellation of this approval.
(3) This approval may be withdrawn at any time as deemed necessary by the Chief
Commissioner BBMP or the Zonal Commissioner.
(4) This approval is subject to all the terms & conditions and stipulations contained
in the BBMP Act 2020 and the BBMP Advertisement Bye Laws 2024.
(signatures and seal)
Zonal Commissioner ________ Zone
Bruhat Bengaluru MahanagarPalike
FORM-IVB
REJECTION LETTER FOR ERECTION AND DISPLAY OF NEW or AUTHORIZED-LEGACY
ADVERTISEMENT
(see bye-law 18)
To
Name of Agency
License No _________
Registered Address __________
Correspondence Address _______
Email ___________
Mobile ____________
Sub: Rejection of approval for erection & display of new/legacy advertisement,
reg
Ref: Your application number ______ dated _________
This is to inform you that the request for erection & display of the following
new/legacy advertisements is hereby rejected for the reasons given below –50
Name of the
Latitude and
Address of the Google Plus owner of the
Longitude of
Type and building/ Code of the land/building Reason
Sl. the
details of the land/ spot of spot/location of where the for
No Spot/Location
Advertisement the the advertisement rejection
of
advertisement Advertisement is/was to be
Advertisement
erected
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
(signatures and seal)
Zonal Commissioner ________ Zone
Bruhat Bengaluru MahanagarPalike
FORM-V
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF MOBILE OR VEHCULAR
ADVERTISEMENTS
(see bye-law 11)
To
Chief Commissioner BBMP
Subject: Application seeking approval of display of mobile or vehicular
Advertisement by ________(name of the Agency), reg
Sir/Madam,
As per the BBMP Act 2020 and the Advertisement Bye Laws 2023, the
undersigned seeks approval for display of the following mobile or vehicular
advertisements –
ABSTRACT OF DETAILED FORMATS FILLED AND ATTACHED WITH THIS
APPLICATION
Sl.No Item Reply
Name of the Applicant (who may be a
1 Company/Proprietary Firm/Government Department or
a PSU and has a valid License for Advertisement)
2 License Number
3 Registered Address of the Applicant
4 Address for Correspondence of the Applicant
5 Email ID of the Applicant
Mobile Phone of the Authorized Representative of
6
Applicant
Number of vehicles on which the approval to display
7
advertisements is requested in this application51
Are the duly filled formats with details for which
8 approval is sought attached with this application or
not?
(1) I understand that no permission for display of advertisement will be given
unless the undersigned has or obtains a valid Advertisement License from
the BBMP.
(2) I understand that filing of this application with respect to any unauthorized
advertisement is not permitted and even if such an application for
unauthorized application is filed, it shall not entitle the same to continue to
be displayed and the BBMP reserves the right to remove the same even when
such an application is pending with the BBMP.
(3) I understand that I have given above the abstract of the detailed formats duly
filled and submitted by me for vehicular or mobile advertisement and the
detailed duly filled formats are attached herewith. I understand that BBMP
will forthwith reject the applications for which the information in the detailed
formats is not submitted.
(4) Further I understand that BBMP is at liberty to reject or restrict this
application in accordance with the BBMP Advertisement Bye Laws 2024.
Date: Yours sincerely,
Place: Signature of the applicant
DETAILED FORMAT TO BE FILLED FOR MOBILE OR VEHICULAR
ADVERTISEMENT
Sl. No Item Details
Name of the Applicant (who may be a Company/Proprietary
1 Firm/Government Department or a PSU and has a valid
License for Advertisement)
2 License Number
3 Registered Address of the Applicant
4 Address for Correspondence of the Applicant
5 Email ID of the Applicant
6 Mobile Phone of the Authorized Representative of Applicant
Vehicle type and registration numbers for every vehicle that
(attach
7 will be used for displaying mobile or vehicular
sheet)
advertisements52
Year until which the BBMP Advertisement Fee paid by the
Advertiser (attach proof of the said payment as issued by
8
BBMP and if not paid then pay advertisement fee up-to-date
and produce BBMP receipt)
No Objection Certificate from the owner of the vehicle where
9
the vehicular or mobile advertisement will be displayed
Copy of the agreement entered into with the owner of the
10
vehicle
Civil engineering plan of the erection of the advertisement
11
duly approved from a qualified engineer.
Whether the Applicant has any unpaid dues or unpaid
12 demand whatsoever of the BBMP (attach details if
applicable)
Whether the Applicant has any payable penalties to any
13 authority in connection with display of advertisements
(attach details if applicable)
Whether the Applicant was involved in any incident
14
endangering the public safety (attach details if applicable)
15 Any other document as deemed relevant by the Applicant
VEHICLE DETAILS
Address Mobile
Vehicle Vehicle Agreement with Vehicle
Vehicle of Number of
Sl. No Registration Owner Owner done or not
Type Vehicle Vehicle
Number Name (attach the same)
Owner Owner
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Applicant Signature and date
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Received the application for display of mobile or vehicular advertisements as
per following details from ______________ (Applicant Name) with License Number
_______________ on ___________ day of ______ month and _______ year.
Sl. No Vehicle Type Number of Vehicles
1 2 3
Signature of Receiving Person in Chief Commissioner Office
Name and Designation of the Receiving Person53
FORM-VA
APPROVAL LETTER FOR DISPLAY OF MOBIE OR VEHICULAR ADVERTISEMENT
(see bye-law 11)
To
Name of Agency
License No _________
Registered Address __________
Correspondence Address _______
Email ___________
Mobile ____________
Sub: Approval for erection and display of mobile or vehicular advertisement,
reg
Ref: Your application number ______ dated _________
This is to accord permission and approval to display the mobile or vehicular
advertisements as per the following details –
BBMP
Mobile
Vehicle Vehicle Address Approval to
Vehicle Number
Sl. No Registration Owner of Vehicle display
Type of Vehicle
Number Name Owner advertisement
Owner
valid until
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
This permission/approval is subject to the following conditions –
(1) This approval may be withdrawn at any time as deemed necessary by the Chief
Commissioner BBMP or the Zonal Commissioner.
(2) This approval is subject to all the terms & conditions and stipulations contained
in the BBMP Act 2020 and the BBMP Advertisement Bye Laws 2024.
(signatures and seal)
Zonal Commissioner ________ Zone
Bruhat Bengaluru MahanagarPalike54
FORM-VB
REJECTION LETTER FOR DISPLAY OF MOBILE OR VEHICULAR
ADVERTISEMENT
(see bye-law 11)
To
Name of Agency
License No _________
Registered Address __________
Correspondence Address _______
Email ___________
Mobile ____________
Sub: Rejection of request for display of mobile or vehicular advertisement, reg
Ref: Your application number ______ dated _________
This is to inform you that the request for display of mobile or vehicular
advertisement as per reference above is hereby rejected as per details and for the
reasons given below –
(i) The whole application for display of mobile or vehicular advertisements for all
the vehicles therein is hereby rejected for the reasons given below –
OR
(ii) the permission sought for the following vehicles is hereby rejected for the
reasons given below –
Vehicle Address of
Sl. Vehicle Reason for
Vehicle Type Registration Vehicle
No Owner Name rejection
Number Owner
1 2 3 4 5 6
(signatures and seal)
Chief Commissioner
Bruhat Bengaluru MahanagarPalike55
FORM-VI
APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF APPROVAL OF EXISTING
ADVERTISEMENTS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED
(see bye-law 8)
To
Zonal Commissioner ________ Zone
Subject: Application for approval for continuation of display of an advertisement
Previously approved under the BBMP Advertisement Bye Laws 2024, reg
Sir/Madam,
As per the BBMP Act 2020 and the Advertisement Bye Laws 2024, the
undersigned seeks approval for continuing display of the following advertisements
previously approved under the BBMP Advertisement Bye Laws 2024 –
ABSTRACT OF THE FORMATS FILLED AND ATTACHED WITH THIS APPLICATION
Sl.No Item Reply
Name of the Applicant (who may be a Company/Proprietary
1 Firm/Government Department or a PSU and has a valid License for
Advertisement)
2 License Number
3 Registered Address of the Applicant
4 Address for Correspondence of the Applicant
5 Email ID of the Applicant
6 Mobile Phone of the Authorized Representative of Applicant
Number of existing Advertisements for which information and
7
approval to continue to display is requested in this application
Are the duly filled formats for each existing advertisement for which
8 approval is sought attached with this application or not? If yes then
write the number of duly filled formats attached.
(1) I understand that no permission to continue display of advertisement will be
given unless the undersigned has or obtains a valid Advertisement License
from the BBMP.
(2) I understand that filing of this application with respect to any unauthorized
advertisement is not permitted and even if such an application for
unauthorized application is filed, it shall not entitle the same to continue to
be displayed and the BBMP reserves the right to remove the same even when
such an application is pending with the BBMP.
(3) I understand that I have given above the abstract of the individual formats
duly filled and submitted by me for each existing advertisement and the
individual duly filled formats are attached herewith.
(4) I understand that BBMP shall forthwith reject those applications for which
the information in the detailed formats is not submitted.56
(5) Further I understand that BBMP is at liberty to reject any of these
applications in accordance with the BBMP Advertisement Bye Laws 2024.
Date: Yours sincerely,
Place: Signature of the applicant
FORMAT TO BE FILLED FOR RENEWAL OF EACH EXISTING ADVERTISEMENT
PREVIOUSLY ISSUED
Sl. No Item Details
Name of the Applicant (who may be a Company/Proprietary
1 Firm/Government Department or a PSU and has a valid License for
Advertisement)
2 License Number
3 Registered Address of the Applicant
4 Address for Correspondence of the Applicant
5 Email ID of the Applicant
6 Mobile Phone of the Authorized Representative of Applicant
Details of the permission/approval issued to the Applicant for
7 erection and display of existing Advertisement and date of expiry
thereof
Address of the building/land/spot where the existing advertisement is
8
erected and displayed
Latitude & Longitude of the spot/location where the existing
9
advertisement is erected and displayed
Google Image and the Google Plus Code of the spot/location where
10
the existing advertisement is erected and displayed
Dishaank screenshot of the location/spot showing the Revenue
11
Survey Numbers
Name of the owner of the land/building where the existing
12
advertisement is erected and displayed
13 BBMP Property ID as per Register A or Register B
14 Property is Register A or Register B Property
15 BBMP SAS Application Number
16 Year until which the BBMP Property Tax paid for the said property
Year until which the BBMP Advertisement Fee paid for the said
advertisement (attach proof of the said payment as issued by BBMP
17
and if not paid then pay advertisement fee up-to-date and produce
BBMP receipt)
18 Type and details of Advertisement (see Schedule 3 of Bye Laws)
19 Size of the Advertisement (length, width and area)
No Objection Certificate from the owner of the land/building where
20
the legacy advertisement is erected & displayed
Copy of the agreement entered into with the owner of the
21
land/building57
Civil engineering plan of the erection of the advertisement duly
22
approved from a qualified engineer.
Whether the Applicant has any unpaid dues or unpaid demand
23
whatsoever of the BBMP (attach details if applicable)
Whether the Applicant has any payable penalties to any authority in
24
connection with display of advertisements (attach details if applicable)
Whether the Applicant was involved in any incident endangering the
25
public safety (attach details if applicable)
26 Any other document as deemed relevant by the Applicant
Applicant Signature and date
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Received the application for continuation of display of the following existing
advertisement(s) from ______________ (Applicant Name) with License Number
_______________ on ___________ day of ______ month and _______ year.
BBMP
Previo
SAS
us
Applicat
Latitude Name of appro
Address Google ion
Type Size of and the val
of the Plus Number
and the Longitud owner of numb
building/ Code of of the
descripti Advertise e of the the land/ er &
Sl. land/ the spot/ propert
on of the ment Spot/ building date
No spot of location y/ land
existing (Length, Location where and
the of the where
Advertis Width of the advertise date
advertise Advertise the
ement and Area) Advertise ment is of
ment ment Advertis
ment displayed expiry
ement
thereo
is
f
located
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Signature of Receiving Person in Zonal Office
Name and Designation of the Receiving Person58
FORM VI-A
APPROVAL LETTER FOR CONTINUATION OF DISPLAY OF AN EXISTING
ADVERTISEMENT WHICH WAS APPROVED
(see bye-law 8)
To
Name of Agency
License No _________
Registered Address __________
Correspondence Address _______
Email ___________
Mobile ____________
Sub: Approval for continuation of display of an advertisement previously
approved Under the BBMPAdvertisement Bye Laws 2024, reg
Ref: Your application number ______ dated _________
This is to accord permission and approval to erect & display the existing
advertisements previously approved under BBMP Advertisement Bye Laws 2024 as per
the following details –
New
Latitude
Address of Name of the Previous Approval
Size of the and
Type and the Google Plus owner of the approval Valid Until
Advertise Longitude
descripti building/ Code of the land/buildin number & (enter date
Sl. ment of the
on of land/ spot of spot/location g where the date and until
No (Length, Spot/Locati
Advertise the of the advertiseme date of which the
Width and on of
ment advertiseme Advertisement nt is/will be expiry new
Area) Advertisem
nt erected thereof approval is
ent
valid)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
This permission/approval is subject to the following conditions –
(1) In case of request for approval for advertisements by an Advertiser who has been
granted rights to erect and display the advertisements on any road stretch or
circle or an area and the approval/rejection is not issued within 15-days of the
receipt of application for advertisement within his assigned area/road/circle, the
same shall be deemed to have been approved.
(2) This approval is subject to up-to-date payments of prescribed advertisement fees.
The default therein shall lead to cancellation of this approval.
(3) This approval may be withdrawn at any time as deemed necessary by the Chief
Commissioner BBMP or the Zonal Commissioner.
(4) This approval is subject to all the terms and conditions and stipulations
contained in the BBMP Act 2020 and the BBMP Advertisement Bye Laws 2024.
(Signaturesand seal)
Zonal Commissioner ________ Zone
Bruhat Bengaluru MahanagarPalike59
FORM- VIB
REJECTION LETTER FOR ERECTION AND DISPLAY OF AN EXISTING
ADVERTISEMENT PREVIOUSLY APPROVED
(see bye-law 8)
To
Name of Agency
License No _________
Registered Address __________
Correspondence Address _______
Email ___________
Mobile ____________
Sub: Rejection of approval for erection and display of an existing
advertisement previously approved under the BBMP Advertisement
Bye Laws 2024, reg
Ref: Your application number ______ dated _________
This is to inform you that the request for renewal of approval to continue display
of the following existing advertisements is hereby rejected for the reasons given below –
Name of the
Latitude and owner of the
Address of the Google Plus
Longitude of land/building
Type and building/ Code of the Reason
Sl. the where the
details of the land/ spot of spot/location for
No Spot/Location advertisement
Advertisement the of the rejection
of is to be
advertisement Advertisement
Advertisement erected and
displayed
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
(signatures and seal)
Zonal Commissioner ________ Zone
Bruhat Bengaluru MahanagarPalike60
Form-VII
BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE
No - Office of the Zonal Commissioner
Date: __________________ ______ Zone
NOTICE FOR REMOVAL OF UNAUTHORIZED ADVERTISEMENT AND
PAYMENT OF PENATLY THEREON
(see bye-law 15)
Whereas it has come to the notice of the undersigned that you have created
infrastructure for advertisement/displayed advertisement unauthorizedly/without
permission which is violation of the BBMP Act 2020 and the BBMP Advertisement Bye
Laws 2024 (hereinafter the Ad Bye Laws 2024).
Whereas you are not only bound to remove the unauthorized structure and stop the
display of the advertisements but you are also liable to pay penalty thereon as per details
given below for your said illegal and unauthorized action –
Address of the
Size of the
Type and description of building/ land/
Advertisement Penalty Payable
Sl. No unauthorized spot of the
(Length, Width (in Rs)
Advertisement unauthorized
and Area)
advertisement
1 2 3 4 5
Total Penalty Payable =
You are directed to remove the structure and advertisement (if any) and pay
the penalty amount immediately but not later than 7-days from the date of service of this
Notice. Your reply, if any, shall reach the undersigned within 7-days of receipt of this
notice.
Please note that under the BBMP Act 2020 and the Ad Bye Laws 2024 section 352
of the BBMP Act 2020, apart from other means, the notice via email or electronic means
(WhatsApp/SMS etc) is a sufficient service.
You may note that failure to pay the above-mentioned penalty amount makes you
liable for the following actions in order to recover the same. This notice is for the
following actions –
(i) Removal of the said unauthorized structure and/or advertisements.
(ii) Cancellation of licenseand permissions if you are a licensed advertiser.
(iii) Blacklisting from being eligible to obtain License to Advertise.
(iv) Distraint and sale of your moveable properties
(v) Attachment of your immovable properties
(vi) Attachment of your bank accounts
(vii) Criminal prosecution under section 326 of the BBMP Act 2020.
(Signatures)
Zonal Commissioner _____________ Zone
To
Mr __________
License No _________ (if applicable)
Correspondence Address61
Form-VIII
BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE
No - Office of the Zonal Commissioner
Date: __________________ ______ Zone
SHOW-CAUSE CUM DEMAND NOTICE FOR DEFAULT IN PAYMENT OF
ADVERTISEMENT FEE AND INTEREST THEREON
(see bye-law 15)
Whereas you assigned rights to display advertisements as per approval
number _________ dated_______ of the BBMP as per the BBMP Advertisement Bye
Laws 2024 (hereinafter the Ad Bye Laws 2024) for which you are liable to pay
advertisement fees and applicable interest charges for delays.
Whereas you have defaulted to pay the advertisement fees to BBMP with
respect to above approved advertisement rights and the details of the advertisement
fees and interest due to be paid by you are as follows (as on date of issuance of this
Notice).
Sl Due Amount (in
Description Period
No Rs)
1 Advertisement Fees
Interest# (calculated as on date of
2 this notice generation @ 18% per
annum)
3 Total Due#
# This is as on date of issuance of this Notice and the actual interest and
total due will be calculated as on the date of payment by you.
You are directed to pay the same immediately but not later than 7-days from
the date of service of this Show Cause-cum-Demand Notice. Your reply, if any, shall
reach the undersigned within 7-days of receipt of this notice.
Please note that under the BBMP Act 2020 and the Ad Bye Laws 2024 section
352 of the BBMP Act 2020, apart from other means, the notice via email or
electronic means (WhatsApp/SMS etc) is a sufficient service.
You may note that failure to pay the above-mentioned dues makes you liable
for the following actions in order to recover the same. This notice is for the following
actions –
(viii) Removal of the said advertisements and cancellation of your
licenseand permissions.R.N.I. No. KARBIL/2001/47147 POSTAL REGN. No. RNP/KA/BGS/2202/2017-19
Licensed to post without prepayment WPP No. 297
62
(ix) Blacklisting from being eligible to obtain License to Advertise.
(x) Distraint and sale of your moveable properties
(xi) Attachment of your immovable properties
(xii) Attachment of your bank accounts
(xiii) Criminal prosecution under section 326 of the BBMP Act 2020.
(Signatures)
Zonal Commissioner _____________ Zone
To
Mr __________
Licensed Advertiser BBMP
License No _________
Registered Address and
Correspondence Address
FORM-IX
Register of Advertisement Licenses
(see bye-law 24)
Order
Registe
Numb Email Mobile
Name of red
Address for er and ID of Number of
the Agency Address Licen Lice
Correspond Date the Authorized
Sl. assigned of the se nse
ence of the of License Representa
No License for License Numb Valid
Licensed issuan d tive of the
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