Arunachal Pradesh Lokayukta Act, 2014

No: 7 Dated: May, 20 2014

THE ARUNACHAL PRADESH LOKAYUKTA ACT,2014

(ACT NO. 7 OF 2014)

    An Act to provide lor establishment of body ot Lokayukta for the State of Arunachal Pradesh to inquire into allegations of corruptions against certain public lunctionaries and malters connected therewith and incidental thereto ;

    BE it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arunachal Pradesh in the Sixtyjifth Year of the Republic of lndia, as follows :-

CHAPTER - I

PRELIMINARY

1. Short title, Extent and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Arunachal Pradesh Lokayukta Act, 2014.

(2) lt extends to the whole of the State of Arunachal Pradesh.

(3) lt shallbe applicable tothe public servants olthe State ofArunachal Pradesh serving in and outside the State and the public servants under the controf of Government of Arunachal Pradesh.

(4) lt shall come into lorce on such date as the Government may, by notification, appoint

2. Definitions. (1) ln this Act, unless the context otheruvise requires,-

(a) 'bench" means a bench of the Lokayukta ;

(b) "Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Lokayukta ;

(c) "competent authority", in relation to-

(i) lhe Chiel Minister, means the LegislativeAssembly ofthe State;

(ii) a member of the Councilof Ministers, meansthe Chief Minister;

(iii) a member of State LegislativeAssembly other than a Ministe( means lhe Speaker of the Legislative Assembly;

(iv) an officer in any Department of the Government, means the Minister- in- charge of the Department under which such otficer is serving ;

(v) a Chairperson or member of any Body or Board or corporation or Local authority or company or society or autonomous Body (by whatever name called) established or constituted under any Act ot the Legislature of the State or wholly or partly financed by the Government or controlled by it, means the Minister-in- charge of the Department of such Body or Board or corporation or authority or company or society or autonomous body. Provided that if such Chairperson or member is also a member olthe S1ate Legislative Assembly, then the competent authority shall be the Speaker o, the Legislative Assembly;

(vi) an officer of any Body or Board or corporation or Local authority or company or society or autonomous body (by whatever name called) established or constituted under any Act of the Legislature of the State or, wholly or partly financed by the Government or controlled by il, means the head ofsuch Body or Board or corporation or authority orcompany or society or autonomous body ; and

(vii) any other case not falling under sub-clauses (i) to (vi) above, means such Department or authority as the Government may, by notification, specity ;

(d) "complaint" means a complainl, made in such form as may be prescribed, alleging that a public servant has committed an offence punishable under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988;

(e) "Government" means the Government of Arunachal Pradesh;

(f) "investigation" means an investigalion as defined under clause (h) of section 2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,1973;

(g) "Judicial Member" means a Judicial Member of the Lokayukta;

(h) "Lokayukta" means the body established under section 3;

(i) "Member" means a Member of the Lokayukta;

(j) "Minister" means Minister of the Government but does not include the Chief Minister :

(k) "notification" means notification published in the official Gazette and the expression "notify" shall be construed accordingly;

(l) "preliminary inquiry" means an inquiry conducted under this Act;

(m) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules;

(n) "public servant" means a person referred to in clauses (a)to (h)of sub-section (1) of section 14 but does not include a public servant in respect of whom the jurisdiction is exercisable by any court or other authority under the Army Act, 1950, the Air Force Act, 1957 the Navy Act, 1957 and the Coast Guard Act, 1978 or the procedure is applicable to such public servant under those Acts;

(o) 'Regulations" means regulations made under this Act;

(p) "Rules" means rules made under this Act; and

(q) "Special Court" means the court of a Special Judge appointed under sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

(2) The words and expressions used herein and not defined in thls Act but defined in the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and in the Code of Criminal Procedure,1973, shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in those Acts.