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(1) In this Act, unless the context otherWise requires,— (a) "Bench" means a Bench of the Lokayukta; (b) "Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Lokayukta; ' (c) "competent authority", in relation to—— (1') (IT) (iii) (W) (V) (W) the Chief Minister, means the Manipur Legislative Assembly; a member of the Council of Ministers, means the Chief Minister; 3 member of the Manipur Legislative Assembly other than a Minister means the Speaker of the ‘Manipur Legislative Assembly; an officer in the Department of the State Government means the Minister in charge of the Department under which such officer is serving; a chairperson ormembers of any body, or Board or corporation or authority or company or society or autonomous body (by whatever name called) established or constituted under an Act of the State Legislature or wholly or partiy financed by the State Government or controlled by it, means the Minister in charge of such _ body, or Board or corporation or authority or company or society or autonomous body; an officer of any body or Board or_ corporation or authority or company or society or autonomous body (by whatever name called) established'or constituted under an Act of the State Legislature or wholly or partly finahced by the State Government or controlted by it, means the head of such body or Board or corporation or authority or company or society or autonomous body; ' (vii) in any other case not faiIing under sub~ Aciau'sés (I) to (vi) above means such department or authority as the State Government may, by notificatibn, specify: I _ ' Provided that if any person referred to in sub-Glause (V) orisubi-cIause (w) ,is aI’sofa Member of. the Man‘ipur» ihegi‘siatiye Assembly, then the competent auth’ority-f shail be the Speaker ‘of Manipur Legislative Assembly; ~(d) "complaint” means a complaint made insuch form as may be prescribed, aIIeging that a public WserVant has ~ committed an offence punishabie under the Prevention of Corruption Aet,1—98_8; ’ ' ' . (e) "investigation" means an Investlgation defined: ' under clause (h) of section 2 of the Code of CriminaIProcedure,19‘/3; (f) .y"JudicialI- Member" means aJudiciai Member _ of the Lbkaygkta; ' — ~ - ~ (g) ‘-"LokayuI§ta"lf means the body established , underfseetion 3;. ' ‘ (h) "Member" means a Member'of the Lokayukta; '(i)~ ‘i'Mi‘rIIS‘ILeIM means, a Ministeij of the State Government of Manipurbyt does not include the ChiefMInIster (j) y; notIf‘catIon”rhea” sanotificatIonpublished in the officiai Gazette and the expression “notify" , l)j_.:‘v._.shaII be construe accordirigiy, '” LK) preliminary nqLIIry" means an inquiry «3,3; conducted underthis Act I "(Dr prescnbed" means underthisAct; . , “public servant" means a, person referred to in "‘i‘ciauses (a) to (g): of. sub—sectzon(1) of section ’ 14 but does not Include a public servant in respect of whomthe,JurIsdIctIon is exercisable by any court or other authority under the Army _ Act 1950, the Air Force Act 1950, the Navy Ad 1957 andthe Coast Guam Act 1978 or the procedureis apprcable to such pubiic AserVant under-those Acts; bed “by rules made , (I1) W‘fregulations’.’ means the- regulations made ' Unideri'thisACt; ' Establishment of Lokayu‘kta‘. 4 (0) “rules" means rules made under this Act; (p) “SpeciaI Court" means the court of a Special b\xege abqointed under sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, I 1988. '(2) The words and expressions used herein and not defined in this Act but defined .in. the Prevention of Corruptibn Act, 1988, shaII have the-meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act. I CHAPTER II ESTABLISHMENT OF LOKAYUKTA ‘ 1(1) On and from the commencement of this Act, there shaII be estabiished for the State of Manipur, for the purpose of this Act, a body to be called the "Manipur Lokayukta". (2) The Lokayukta shaII Consist of— (a) a Chairperson, who is or has been a Chief ., A , Justice of a High Court or a Judge of a High Court or an eminent person who fulfils the» eligibility specified in clause (b) of sub— section (3); and ' (b) two Members of whom one she“ be Judicial Member:’ (3) A‘persghmshaii be eIigibIe to be "appointed,— g(a) as a Judieiai rMer'hberr if. he is or has been a chudgegf a High Court; ' (b), as a Member ether than a JudiciaI Member, if he is a person of‘ impeccabie integrity, outfiending abiiity having special knowi’edge and expertise of not Iess than . twenty-five years in the'matters relating to anti—cormption poIicy, I pubiic administration, ifmvig‘iiance, finance, including insurance and , banking, law, and management and not , Iess than fifty years of age; (4) The ChairpérSon or a Member shaII not be -—- (1)2;3 member of ParIiament or a member of the Legislature of any State or Union territory; (ii) a person convicted of any offence involving moral turpitude; (in) a member of any Panehayat ory'Municipality or District Council; ' ' 5 (iv) a person who has been removed or dismissed 'from service of the Union or a State, and she" not hold any office of trust or profit (other than hisoffice as the Chairperson or a Member) or be affiliated with any political party or_ carry on any business or'practice any professionand accordingly, before he enters upon his. office, a person appointed as the Chairperson or a Member, as the case may be, she“, if ~— (8) he holds any office of trust or profit, resigns from such officer. or (b) he is carrying on any business, sever his connection with the conduct and management of such business; or (6) he is practicing any profession, cease to practise such profession.