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';j, .•,ii; ::iqA 4V;:;~ ',~;:k.\.,', ", (No. 96 01' (982), " '., <c. ~ ' : '" , [aeeel ved the assen t of'the Governo' on the ,29th Oetoher, 1982;' aSSeni first publi,hed'M): it , "th,c: 'Madhya, P,ade~h !'Ia':"e (E "eaoedinary)" da ted the 3~th' Oe;ober 1982.] ,:,,',; :~ .. ,,:,~' ".' __ :;" ':, . ,., ". " ' .. "" . ',i "'.~'., "'," __,'_""j i~ "\.-, , ..'..,An Act to provide for punishment of specific co..rrupt practices resorted'to by> :f ,'." . the persons serving in connection with the affairs of the State or of" public f i!' .ndertaki ng •• " iocal a .tbo cities, co'operat! vcSOcieties or ,o,tber .••n stit 0tlons", ;~~., .or organisations aided by State Government and bY-'some'otber,persons in.'~ :~ : • ."t',~"." • ,', their dealings',wlth the State Govern ment and' aforesaid bodies with,a view to ,~M ,':. :".' ".:~~,; .:,,' eradicate and.effectively·prevent sucl,1 practices and~Cor other-miscellaneous; ~ '"~~': 'g~:;~~~;-.matl~~~"c~~~.,.~~d,'!,~,.~~VI: tb:. ,,0 " , ; '" ,,' ':: i•..'\ :'5;;:;'2'; ''','':;;:~'>\'':E, ~ " ," ",,' <", Be it eHae'cd by tbeMadhya,Pen desh Legi'la tUte in the Tilie 'y'thl rli ye.r· of llie aepubli c! ~.• :",' it:,,, of, Indiu.; US"· follows.:- :'., ',', " .' ," ", , ' ,>., ~,'~' . " .. '.,; '.~. ,:,'"::,, ':',:'': '.",,, " , ', .•. ," ••... " ',' , " ,.,'.', ,'~,.:." ,,'Sta t~~~:t':: : bjeets .~d R •• so .;~-::~e~:.cral ' I~VI''eel::;:g' t~ : :;;~~n;io:·:;lf:~ :~.•. '. ,''- ' . eorc'\P'io~ l1"ve not be"" .ble to folly aeh;eve '110~csie~J objective o~ O""OUlll~f too m~eh 'i: • " of geneealisa,llollO, It ,nppear.d to be neeessaey to •den tJfy and effecl' vely 'pulll,h specIfic ',il ~ , : poi,nt, of core.ptiM ' in e.la tion to the' over expen din g planning, deve/opmen t and.!, <t ',' , ',' constructiOn actiyitieswhero largo public funds aro involved and in relation to other matter.'i i ,A, thom"tl"· Via' urgen' and tb~ Vidh,n Sabh. Was no' in "ssion, the 'M.dhya Peadesh~, i "c' : Vinird i'b ta 'Bh,. ,h" Achaean' NivaeaI' Adhyadcsh.1982' (No, 15 of1982)' Vias pc omu/gated: I .-:,;,:" fort he'p uepose. It iSH~VIpropose d to replace t~e,Said oedi Oaneeby an' Act' of the, S•• te" ~ '.• '.'"..... Legi~Ia.~ure with. fertam· moddicatlOns. " . "':. ":' ", ~ .' '\:'" "'.: '.;. 1~.d. :-. •• , •• ~ .•.. ,. ! ~.,.::~"',",':.:'.:'2.' Henc~:. this < )~ill ..,..;:. :', < .' , . ,: '. I, "'. ,. ' ,',7.' ,"\:",.' ',',,'. ' ....• ' l':'"".:; ;. ;,,:",',;;\''::,.'~ ,"CHAPTER I~PRILIMINAE.Y . " i''.., '::"<'I. ' S bo rt II tic a.d OxIe. t,-( I) Thi" Ac' ma y he .allod tile Madhya' Pradesl1 Vinir. ! ' . dishtllllhrashta Acharan,Nivarah Adhiniyam. 1982... , .. J' t'. _J, "_,,j',,' ,. I I " .' ~ • . . . : "(2). It extends to tl1e whole, of .Madhya Pradesh. , , ,'; '-' '. " ~,: ", '. '.' . '''. '. ' ... , .• '. , J' . '. \', .,' ; j":') •.. Derina~Jons:-~Jl" this-A,ct. unless the ,f0ntext ,otherwise requires.-:- '. ',' ..'.' " .:. (a) "Local authority" means. ":"'(i) A Municipal Corpora·tion constituted undor tho" . , .'. i',: • Madhya Pradosl,l Municipalitios Act, 1956 (No..23 of 1956).<, .. \" ' , , '. " ' '.' (ii) A Municip:tl Council constituted under the!Yfadhya Pradesh. Municipalities: ' .. , ~ct, 1961 <l':C0-'37.of 1961).', . ,', " "', '. ," '. ", - \', " , ' , .• \ "", ", ..' (iii) A 'Pa~chayat constitu,tod under tho Madhya Prudes)) Panchuyat Adhiniyum,:~ ',:""-"',;,,'" 1981 (No. 35,ofI981). ',' " ".', "'~'{l'r.;~>,:,::::::,,~ ,.'., .' ' , ' • , ',' c', '., " ' " '. ", ::,,: ' ;'.<iV),-A 'M~~di 'Samiti,'conUituted under tbe Madby~ Prade.ui'I}riWlj U:Pi>!, ~~i. .:.:,'- ,.;' .. :,... Adbl/1lyam,!Q77 (No. 24 of 1973). i' .. ,',' .'. ~,/. ~ ,\." :~ ' •. ' ":, •l\b i"'Offi~er" ;,..,~, a'perSOn'eevi ng in ;'",n ee'ion witb the allairs of the St~Ie;,publlo c . :'':'" . ';' ,': c,; un dertaki ng, local authori Iy, co-opeea h ve so••• ty Or any otber m,t.lutlOn .' ',::,' ·'ororganisation aided by the·State.Qovernment; . ' :', . ,,,' , (c) "Publi. Ullder 'aking" \ means 'n Gove ru men t company within tbe menning of::, .' ': . soction617 of tho Companies Act, 1956 (No.1 of 1956),and includes a Corpora-;., ' tion or other sta tutory bOdy, by wha tever narue cal~ed. in each case (owned or h 'COntrolled by 'the State Government. "'I': . . -~- - f ,i ; '~.:~, ·~''''r:''·,:·-,···'-: •.• _ .. '. ~.. ', . " " . '\ I I I r I 93 I''';:' "Works deputment" means a department of the State Government, a public undertaking, a local authority,-or a co-operative society registered under the Madhya PradeSh Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 (No. 17 of 1961), which gives a works contractor under Wh06C orders, directions or control works contract is entered into or work is done and shall include an institution or organisation substantially aided by State Government, as the State Government may, by notification, specify. "Officer of the works depiu;tment" meal,ls ttle officer, whatever be the designation, employed in the works department and concerned with the survey, construction, replirs, maintenance, supervision, planning, draWing, designing, purchaae, supply or store of gO()di,mechanically propelled oretectrically operated vehicles of (111descriptions; plant,· machinery, tools, spares or all other materials or equipments and includes an officer or official responsible to make payment of bills advances, in relation to the work. o ._. '. _ ••• "Supervisory officer" meanS an officer whose duty it is to supervise the work as per instructions eontained'lU ' the Manual applicable ~o tliewcirks department or contained in any order or direction issued by the'workS department, from time to time. (g) '~con~ractor~' in relation to a work means a person who,undertakes to execute the workullder a works department, in pursuance pf a conlract and inclu4es, wher~ the context so requires, a sub-Cpntractor and all other agencies and ~i:son& employed by him Qr wor:kin~ under him or under his CQntrpHof t-\1~ex~ti9~ ofsuch work andthe expreSSiOn"w()rks contract~~shaU be~nstrued~ccor9in~I~; (c) "O~ce~-in-?har~e'" .qJ,eansan officer \n ~elatiol,l t~~ w~r'~~~4~J; a Wq~p contract W.il()IS pnmarllyand directly responsll* on the. W9.r~~~e tos~e t~~ the ~Ol~ ofspecific part of the work is duly executed in aCC()rdance wi~~ t9.e terms" cone:!i· tiOilSand sp~cifications of the works contract and the instructions, directions or work order issued by the supervisory officers or bY the works 4epartmel,lt from time to time; , (d) (b) (f) "Work" meanS any work relating to survey, construction, repairs or maintenance, of any building, supeutructure, dam, wl?ar, cana\, reservoir, tank, lake, road, bridge, culvert, wen inCluding tube-well, factory, workshop, water supply system electric installation system or any other work which the State Government may by notification, specify in. this behalfand inc1u4es surveying, plann.ing drawing, designing, purchase, supply or storage of goods, mechanically propelled or electrically operated vehicles of all descriptions, plant, machinery, tools, spares or all other material. and equipment relating to the construction, m.iintenance or r~p.lirs of any of the aforesaid works"; (e)