The Nagaland Lokayukta (Second Amendment) Act, 2022

This Act may be called the Nagaland Lokayukta (Second Amendment) Act, 2022.

It extends to the whole state of Nagaland and applies also to the public servant posted outside Nagaland in connection with the affairs of the State of Nagaland.

The provisions of this Act shall come into effect forthwith.

In Section 3, for the sub-section (4), the following sub-section (4) shall be substituted namely: (4) (i) A person shall not be qualified for appointment as the Lokayukta unless he/she has been a judge of the Supreme Court or the Chief Justice of a High Court or a judge of High Court or a person qualified to be appointed as a High Court Judge or a person who has vast knowledge of law and experience in judicial matters or courts or a person of impeccable integrity, outstanding ability having special knowledge and expertise of not less than twenty years in the matters relating to anti-corruption policy, public administration, vigilance, finance including insurance and banking, law and management;

In Section 3, Sub-section (9) for the words 'six months', the word 'one year' shall be substituted.

In Section (5), sub-section (1), for the word 'five', the word 'three' shall be substituted.

In Section 5, at the end of sub section (1), the following shall be added, namely: (c) The term of Lokayukta may be extended beyond three years by two more years on mutual agreement between the Lokayukta and the State government.

In Section 32, sub-section (1), the following words "in consultation with Lokayukta" shall be deleted.

In Section 33 sub-section 2(b), the following words shall be added after the words 'ordinary sitting', namely; "within the State of Nagaland".