Chapter I PRELIMINARY

1. (1) ThisAct may be called theArunachal Pradesh Lokayukta Act, 2014.
2. (2) ltextends to the whole of the State of Arunachal Pradesh.
3. (3) lt shall be applicable to the public servants of the State ofArunachal Pradesh seruing in and outside the State and the public servants underthe control of Government ofArunachal Pradesh.
4. (4) lt shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification, appoint.

Definitions.

1. (1) ln this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
   • (a) "bench" means a bench of the Lokayukta;
   • (b) 'Chairperson" means the Chairperson ofthe Lokayukta;
   • (c) 'competent authority', ln relation tG
     • (i) the Chief Minister, means the Legislative Assembly of the State;
     • (ii) a member of the Council of Ministers, means the Chief Minister;
     • (iii) a memberof Sate Le€islativeAssembly other than a Minister, means the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly;
     • (iv) an officer in any Department cf the Government, means the Minister- in- charge of lhe Department underwhich such officer is serving ;
     • (v) a Chairperson or member of any Body or Board or corporation or Local aulhorily 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 Govemment or contro{led 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 of the State Legislative Assembly, then the competent authority shall be the Speaker of 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 it, means the head of such Body or Board or corporation or authority or company or society or autonomous body ; and
     • (vii) any other case not falling under subdauses
     • (i) to
     • (vi) above, means such Department o. authority as the Govemment may, by notification, specify ;
   • (d) "complaint" means a complaint, made in such form as may be prescribed, alleging that a public servant has committed an offence punishable under the Prevention of Corruption ofAct, 1988;
   • (e) 'Government" means the Government ofArunachal Pradesh;
   • (f) ''investigation" means an investigation as defined under clause
   • (h) of section 2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,'1973;
   • (g) "Judicial Membe/ means a Judicial Member of the Lokayukta;
   • (h) "Lokayukta" means the body establbhed under section 3i
     • (i) "Member" means a Member of the Lokayukta;
   • (j) 'Minister' means Minister of the Governmont but does not include the Chief Minister;
   • (k) "notification' means notification published in the Official Gazette and the expression "notify'shall be construed accordinglyi
   • (l) "preliminary inquiry' means an inquiry conducted under this Act;
   • (m) 'prescribed" means prescribed by rules;
   • (n) "public servant" means a person refened 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 iurisdiction is exercisable by any court or other authority under the Army Act, 7950, the Air Force Act, ,950, the Navy Act, ,957 and the Coast Guard Act, '1978 or the procedure is. applicable to such public servant under thoseActs;
   • (o) 'regulations' means regulations made underthisAct;
   • (p) "rules" means rules made underthisAcq and
   • (q) 'Special Court'means the courtofa SpecialJudge appointed under sub-seclion
2. (1) of section 3 ofthe Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
3. (2) The words and expressions used herein and not defined in this Act but defined in the Prevention of CorruptionAct, 1988 and in the Codeof Criminal Procedure,1973, shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in those Acts.