Amendment of section 8

In section 8 of the principal Regulation, in sub-section (1),—

1. (a) after the words “receipt of”, the words, brackets and figures “an appeal under sub-section (2) of section 5 or” shall be inserted;
2. (b) in clause (a), after the words “as may be prescribed”, the words “failing which, it would be deemed to have been registered as an appeal before the Designated Authority” shall be inserted;
3. (c) for clause (d), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:— “(d) where the Grievance Redressal Officer is convinced that the Designated Officer responsible for the rendering of public service has wilfully neglected to render it or there exists prima facie grounds for a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, the Grievance Redressal Officer shall make an observation to that effect and refer the same to the appropriate authority in writing.”.