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Amendment of Section 2 of the Principal Act: (1) Sub-Section (3) of section 2 of the Principal Act shall be substituted with the following namely:— “[3) la) “Competent authority” in relation to a public functionary, rneans- ' i. in the case of the Chief Minister —the State Legislative Assembly; ii. in the case of a Minister —the Chief Minister 2 i i I - ii I — — I — 1- 4min; ' Provided that. during the period of operation of any proclamation issued under Article 356 of the Constitution of India in the case of a Member of the State Legislative Assembly —the Governor ~the Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly; Explanation — The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly shall act in consultation with the ChiefMinister and the Leader of the Opposition in the State Legislative Assembly. in the case of Pradhan, the Upa- Pradhan and the members of the Gram Pranchayat, the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman and the members of the Panchayat Samiti in the case of Sabhadhipati, the Sahakari Sabhadhipati and the members of the Zilla Parishad in the case of the Councilors, Chairperson. Vice-Chairperson, members of the Nagar Panchayat Committee and the Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson-in-council, the Mayor, the Deputy Mayor, the members of Mayor—in—Council and Commissioner of the Nagar Panchayats, Municipality or the Municipal Corporation, as the case may be (b) The words “Competent Authority” in relation to a public servant means- in the case of a Secretary to the Government in the case of a Government servant other than a Secretary in the case of any other public servant 3 — — ~ -Sabhadhipati of the Zilla Parishad of the Concerned District; - Minister-in-charge, Panchayat Department, Government of Tripura; - Minister-in-charge, Department of Urban _Development, Government of Tripura. - the Chief Minister; - the Government of Tripura; _ —such authority, as may be notified by the State Government.” . ml’ (2) After sub-section (12) of section 2 of the Principal Act, a new sub~section (13) shall be inserted as under":- “(l3) “Public servant” means a person who is or was at any time- (i) a Government servant; [ii] the Chairman and Vice—Chairman (by whatever name called} or a member of a local authority in the State of Tripura or a statutory body or corporation established by or under any law of the State Legislature, including a co-operative society, or a Government Company within the meaning of section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956 and such other corporations or boards as the State Government may, having regard to its fmancial interest in such corporations or boards, by notification, from time to time, specify; ' (iii) member of a Committee or Board, statutory or non- statutory, constituted by the Government; (iv) a person in the service of pay of,- _ (a) a local authority in the State of Tripura; lb] a statutory body or a corporation (not being a local authority) established by or under a State or Central Act, owned or controlled by the State Govermnent and any other board or Corporation as the State Government may, having regard to its financial interest therein by notification, from time to time, specify; [c] a company registered under the Companies Act, 1956. in which not less than fifty one percent of the paid up share capital is held by the State Government, or any company which is a subsidiary of such company; (d) a society registered or deemed to have been registered under the Tripura ,_ Societies Registration Act, 1960, which is subject to the control of the State Government and which is notified in this behalf in the Official Gazette; (e) a co—operative Society; (fl a university. Explanation- In this clause, “co—operative society” means a co- operative society registered or deemed to have been registered under the Tripura Cooperative Societies Act, 1974, and “university” means a university established or deemed to be established by or under any law of the State Legislature. Explanation — “Government Servant” means a person who is a member of the Civil Services of the State ofTripura or who holds a civil post or is serving in connection with the cyjfairs of the State of Trtpura 4 -‘-- - ~-— 7- ii-~—-—-———— .1- "-7- -tr-‘ g’r""" and includes any such person whose services are temporarily placed at the disposal of the Government of India, the Government of another State, a local authority or any person whether incorporated or not, and ‘also any person in the service of the Central or another State Government or a local or other authority whose services are temporarily placed at the disposal of the Government ofTripura but shall not include ofiicers of Tripura Judicial Service, staffs ofHigh Court and subordinate judiciary.”