The Meghalaya Lokayukta Act, 2014 (Act No. 4 of 2014)
State Act of Meghalaya · Act 4 of 201462 provisions
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to provide for the establishment of a body of Lokayukta for the State of Meghalaya to inquire into allegations of corruption against certain public functionaries and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 4 of 2014 |
| Year | 2014 |
| Jurisdiction | State of Meghalaya |
| Ministry | Meghalaya Law Department |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 62 |
| Subjects | constitutional |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- Schedule Schedule See section 6(2)
- Section 2 Definitions
- Section 3 Establishment of Lokayukta
- Section 4 Appointment of Chairperson or Members on recommendation of Selection Committee.
- Section 5 Filling of vacancies of Chairperson or Members.
- Section 6 Term of office of Chairperson and Members.
- Section 7 Salaries, allowance and other condition of service of Chairperson and Members.
- Section 8 Restriction on employment by Chairperson and Members after ceasing to hold office.
- Section 9 Member to act as Chairperson or to discharge his functions in certain circumstances.
- Section 10 Secretary, other officers and staff of Lokayukta.
- Section 11 Inquiry wing
- Section 12 Appointment of Director of Prosecution.
- Section 13 Expenses of Lokayukta to be charged on consolidated Fund of State.
- Section 14 Jurisdiction of Lokayukta to include Chief Minister, Ministers and Member of Legislature and officers and employees of State Government
- Section 15 Matter pending before any court or committee or authority for inquiry before Lokayukta not to be effected.
- Section 16 Constitution of benches of Lokayukta.
- Section 17 Distribution of business amongst benches.
- Section 18 Power of Chairperson to transfer cases.
- Section 19 Decision to be by majority.
- Section 20 Provisions relating to complaints and preliminary inquiry and investigation.
- Section 21 Persons likely to be prejudicially affected to be heard.
- Section 22 Lokayukta may require any public servant or any other persons to furnish information.
- Section 23 Previous sanction not necessary for investigating and initiating prosecuting by Lokayukta in certain cases.
- Section 24 Action on inquiry against public servant being Chief Minister, Ministers or Member of State Legislature.
- Section 25 Supervisory powers of Lokayukta.
- Section 26 Search and seizure.
- Section 27 Lokayukta to have powers of civil court in certain cases.
- Section 28 Power of Lokayukta to utilize services of officers of State Government.
- Section 29 Provisional attachment of assets.
- Section 30 Confirmation of attachment of assets.
- Section 31 Confiscation of assets, proceeds, receipt and benefits arisen or procured by means of corruption in special circumstances.
- Section 32 Power of Lokayukta to recommended transfer or suspension of public servant connected with allegation of corruption.
- Section 33 Power of Lokayukta to give direction to prevent destruction of record during preliminary inquiry.
- Section 34 Lokayukta to function as appellate authority for appeals arising out of any other law.
- Section 35 Power to delegate.
- Section 36 Constitution of Special Court.
- Section 37 Letter of request to a contracting State in certain cases.
- Section 38 Removal and suspension of Chairperson and Member of Lokayukta.
- Section 39 Complaints against official of Lokayukta.
- Section 40 Assessment of loss and recovery thereof by Special Court.
- Section 41 Budget of Lokayukta.
- Section 42 Grants by State Government.
- Section 43 Annual Statement of Accounts.
- Section 44 Furnishing of returns.
- Section 45 Declaration of Assets.
- Section 46 Presumption as to acquisition of assets by corrupt means in certain cases.
- Section 47 Prosecution for false complaint and payment of compensation etc to public servant.
- Section 48 False complaint made by society or Association of persons or Trust.
- Section 49 Report of Lokayukta.
- Section 50 Protection of action taken in good faith by public servant.
- Section 51 Protection of action taken in good faith by others.
- Section 52 Members, Officers and employees of Lokayukta to be public servant.
- Section 53 Limitation to apply in certain cases.
- Section 54 Bar of jurisdiction.
- Section 55 Legal assistance.
- Section 56 Act to have overriding effect.
- Section 57 Provision of this Act to be in addition of other laws.
- Section 58 Power to make rules
- Section 59 Power of Lokayukta to make regulations.
- Section 60 Laying of rules and regulations.
- Section 61 Power to remove difficulties and laying of order.
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