Section 3: Definitions.

The Departmental Inquiries (Enforcement of Attendance of Witnesses and Production of Documents) Act, 1972Central Act · Act 18 of 1972

For the purposes of this Act,--

(a) "departmental inquiry" means an inquiry held under and in accordance with--

(i) any law made by Parliament or any rule made thereunder, or

(ii) any rule made under the proviso to article 309, or continued under article 313, of the Constitution of India,

into any allegation of lack of integrity against any person to whom this Act applies;

(b) "inquiring authority" means an officer or authority appointed by the Central Government or by any officer or authority subordinate to that Government to hold a departmental inquiry and includes any officer or authority who is empowered by or under any law or rule for the time being in force to hold such inquiry;

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Act	The Departmental Inquiries (Enforcement of Attendance of Witnesses and Production of Documents) Act, 1972
Section	3
Marginal note	Definitions.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

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