Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise require- (a) "action" means action by way of prosecution or otherwise taken on the report of the Lokayukta or the Upalokayukta and includes failure to act; and all other expressions connecting such action shall be construed accordingly. (b) "allegation" in relation to a public functionary means by affirmation that such public functionary in capacity as such: - (i) has failed to act in accordance with the norms of integrity and conduct which ought to be followed by the public functionaries or the class to which he belongs; (ii) has abused or misused his position to obtain any gain or favour to himself or to any other person or to cause loss or undue harm or hardship to any other person; (iii) was actuated in the discharge of his functions as such public functionary by improper or corrupt motives or personal interest; (iv) is or has at any time during the period of his office been in possession of pecuniary resources or property disproportionate to his known resources of income whether such pecuniary resources or property are held by the public functionary personally or by any member of his family or by some other person on his behalf; Explanation :- For the purpose of this sub-clause "family" means husband, wife, son and unmarried daughters living jointly with him. (c) "Upalokayukta" means a person appointed as an Upalokayukta under section 3. (d) "Public functionary" means: - (a) the Chief Minister or a Minister; (b) a Member of Legislative Assembly; (c) a person having the rank of a Minister but shall not include Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly; (d) a Chairman, Vice-Chairman or Managing Director or a Member of a Board of Directors (by Whatever name they be called) in respect of: - (da) an Apex Co-operative Society or any Co-operative Society constituted or registered under the Delhi Co-operative Societies Act, 1972, which is subject to the control of the Government; (db) a Government Company within the meaning of section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956, engaged in connection with the affairs, and is under the control of the Government; (dc) a Local Authority established under any law in relation to Delhi; provided that the provisions of this Act shall not be applicable to any authority of a Local Authority constituted under an enactment relatable to Entry No.18 of the State List of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution; (dd) a Corporation engaged in connection with the affairs, and under the control, of the Government; (de) any Commission or body set up by the Government which is owned and controlled by it; (e) a Member of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi as defined in clause 2(27) of the Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 (as amended in 1993).