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(1) Subject to the other provisions ot this Act, lhe Lokayukta shall inquire or cause an inquiry to be conducted into any matter involving. or arising from, or connected with, any allegation ol corruption made in a complaint in respect of the following, namely:- (a) any person who is or has been a Chief Minister; (b) any other person who is or has been a Minister of the State; (c) any person who is or has been a Member of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly; (d) any person who is Chairperson or a member by whatever name called, of a Panchayat or a Municipality as respectively provided in articles 243-8 and 243-Q ol the Constitution of lndia; (e) any officeror employee of the State, referred to in sub- clauses (i) and (ii) ol clause (c) of section 2 ol the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 when serving or who has served, in conneclion wilh the alfairs of the State; (l) any ofiicer or employee relerred to in clause (e) or holding equivalent post in any Body or Board orcorporation or authority or company or society or lrust or autonomous body (by whatever name called) established by any Act of Parliament or of a State Legislature which is wholly or partly financed by the Government or conlrolled by it; (g) any person who is or has been a director, manager, secretary or other olficer ol every other society or association of persons or trust (whether regislered under any law lor the time being in lorce or not), bywhatever name called, wholly or partly financed or aided by lhe Government and the annual income ol which exceeds such amount as the Government may, by notirication, specily ; 15 (h) any person who is or has been a director, manager, secretary or other officer ol every other society or association of persons or trust (whether registered under any law for the time being in force or not) in receipt of any donation from the public and the annual income of which exceeds such amount as the Government may, by notification, specify or from any foreign source under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 in excess of len lakh rupees in a year or such higher amount as the Central Government may, by notification, specify: Provided that any person referred to in this clause shall be deemed to be a public servant under clause (c) of section 2 olthe Prevention of CorruptionAct, 1988 and or under section 21 of the lndian Penal Code, 1860 and the provisions ol that Act shall apply accordingly. (2) Notwithstanding anything conta;ned in sub-section (1), the Lokayukta shall not inquire into any matter involving or arising from, or connected with, any such allegation of corruption against any Member of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly in respecl ol anything said or avote given by him in the saidAssembly or any committee thereof covered under the provisions contained in clause (2) of article 194 ol the Constitution of lndia. (3) The Lokayukta may inquire into any act or conduct of any person other than those referred to in sub-section (1), if such person is involved in the act of bribe giving or bribe taking or abetting the same or in conspiracy relating to any allegation ofcorruption under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 against a person referred to in sub-section (1): Provided that no action under this section shall be taken in case of a person serving in connection with the affairs of the Union, without the consent ol the Central Government. (4) No matter in respect of which a complaint has been made to the Lokayukta under this Act shall be referred for inquiry under the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952. Explanalion.- For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that a complaint under this Act shall only relate lo a period during which the public servant was holding or serving in that capacity.