The Meghalaya Lokayukta Act, 2014 (Act No. 4 of 2014)
meghalaya · 2014
- S. 1Short title, extent and commencement
- S. 2Definitions
- S. 3Establishment of Lokayukta
- S. 4Appointment of Chairperson or Members on recommendation of Selection Committee.
- S. 5Filling of vacancies of Chairperson or Members.
- S. 6Term of office of Chairperson and Members.
- S. 7Salaries, allowance and other condition of service of Chairperson and Members.
- S. 8Restriction on employment by Chairperson and Members after ceasing to hold office.
- S. 9Member to act as Chairperson or to discharge his functions in certain circumstances.
- S. 10Secretary, other officers and staff of Lokayukta.
- S. 11Inquiry wing
- S. 12Appointment of Director of Prosecution.
- S. 13Expenses of Lokayukta to be charged on consolidated Fund of State.
- S. 14Jurisdiction of Lokayukta to include Chief Minister, Ministers and Member of Legislature and officers and employees of State Government
- S. 15Matter pending before any court or committee or authority for inquiry before Lokayukta not to be effected.
- S. 16Constitution of benches of Lokayukta.
- S. 17Distribution of business amongst benches.
- S. 18Power of Chairperson to transfer cases.
- S. 19Decision to be by majority.
- S. 20Provisions relating to complaints and preliminary inquiry and investigation.
- S. 21Persons likely to be prejudicially affected to be heard.
- S. 22Lokayukta may require any public servant or any other persons to furnish information.
- S. 23Previous sanction not necessary for investigating and initiating prosecuting by Lokayukta in certain cases.
- S. 24Action on inquiry against public servant being Chief Minister, Ministers or Member of State Legislature.
- S. 25Supervisory powers of Lokayukta.
- S. 26Search and seizure.
- S. 27Lokayukta to have powers of civil court in certain cases.
- S. 28Power of Lokayukta to utilize services of officers of State Government.
- S. 29Provisional attachment of assets.
- S. 30Confirmation of attachment of assets.
- S. 31Confiscation of assets, proceeds, receipt and benefits arisen or procured by means of corruption in special circumstances.
- S. 32Power of Lokayukta to recommended transfer or suspension of public servant connected with allegation of corruption.
- S. 33Power of Lokayukta to give direction to prevent destruction of record during preliminary inquiry.
- S. 34Lokayukta to function as appellate authority for appeals arising out of any other law.
- S. 35Power to delegate.
- S. 36Constitution of Special Court.
- S. 37Letter of request to a contracting State in certain cases.
- S. 38Removal and suspension of Chairperson and Member of Lokayukta.
- S. 39Complaints against official of Lokayukta.
- S. 40Assessment of loss and recovery thereof by Special Court.
- S. 41Budget of Lokayukta.
- S. 42Grants by State Government.
- S. 43Annual Statement of Accounts.
- S. 44Furnishing of returns.
- S. 45Declaration of Assets.
- S. 46Presumption as to acquisition of assets by corrupt means in certain cases.
- S. 47Prosecution for false complaint and payment of compensation etc to public servant.
- S. 48False complaint made by society or Association of persons or Trust.
- S. 49Report of Lokayukta.
- S. 50Protection of action taken in good faith by public servant.
- S. 51Protection of action taken in good faith by others.
- S. 52Members, Officers and employees of Lokayukta to be public servant.
- S. 53Limitation to apply in certain cases.
- S. 54Bar of jurisdiction.
- S. 55Legal assistance.
- S. 56Act to have overriding effect.
- S. 57Provision of this Act to be in addition of other laws.
- S. 58Power to make rules
- S. 59Power of Lokayukta to make regulations.
- S. 60Laying of rules and regulations.
- S. 61Power to remove difficulties and laying of order.
- S. 62Repeal