Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Public man to vacate office if directed by Commisszon -{1) Where, after an mvestJgation under this Act, the Commission 1s satisfied that an allegation agamst a pubhc man has been substantiated and that such pub{hc man should not contmue to hold .the post held by him, the Commission shall make a declaration· to that effect m Its report under sub-sectiOn (1) of section 12 and thereupon the Government may either accept the declaration or reject it. (2) If ·the declarntion is not re Jooted under sub-sectioP (1 )' w lthin a· period of three months from the date of receipt of the report under sub-sectiOn (1) of seot10n 12, }t shall be deemed to have been accepted by ·tlhe Govemmenrt on the expiry of the said period of three months. (3) If the declaration referred to in sub-section (1) is accepted or 1s deemed to have been accepted by the Government, the fact of such acceptance or rthe deemed acceptance shall be mt mated to the public man and not withstanding anything contained· in any law, order, nouficat10n, rule or contract of appomtment, the pubhc man shall, with effect from the date of such intimation,- (i) If he is the Chief Mm1s.ter or a M·nis.ter or a Me'Tlber of the Legislative Assembly of the State, resign hiS office of C~ief 52 Minister, Minister or Member of the Legislative Assemb&y, as the case may be; (11) 1f he 1s any other person, be deemed to have , acated hiJ office. I