Bare ActsThe Tamil Nadu Lokayukta Act, 2018

Section 1988

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(a) any person who is or has been a Minister of the State; (b) any person who is or has been a Member of the Legislative Assembly; (c) all offi cers and employees of the State, from amongst the public servants defi ned in sub-clauses (i) and (ii) of clause (c) of section 2 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 when serving or who has served, in connection with the affairs of the State; TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 153 (d) all offi cers and employees referred to in clause (c) equivalent in any Body or Board or Corporation or Authority or Company or Society or Trust or Autonomous Body (by whatever name called) established by an Act of the Parliament or the Legislative Assembly of the State or wholly or partly fi nanced by the Government or controlled by it: Provided that in the case of offi cers and employees referred to in clauses (c) and (d) but are working in connection with the affairs of the Union or in Body or Board or Corporation or Authority or Company or Society or Trust or Autonomous Body under the control of the Union, the Lokayukta and offi cers of its Inquiry Wing shall have jurisdiction under this Act in respect of such offi cers only after obtaining the consent of the Central Government; (e) any person who is or has been a Director, Manager, Secretary or other offi cer of every other Society or Association of persons or Trust (whether registered under any law for the time being in force or not) by whatever name called, wholly or partly fi nanced or aided by the Government and the annual income of which exceeds such amount as the Government may, by notifi cation, specify. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the Lokayukta shall not inquire into any matter involved in, or arising from, or connected with, any such allegation of corruption against any Member of the Legislative Assembly in respect of anything said or a vote given by him in the Legislative Assembly of the State or any committee thereof covered under the provisions contained in clause (2) of Article 194 of the Constitution. Central Act 49 of

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