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The Meghalaya Lokayukta Act, 2014 (Act No. 4 of 2014)

Meghalaya

An Act to provide for the establishment of a body of Lokayukta for the State of Meghalaya to inquire into allegations of corruption against certain public functionaries and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Act number
4 of 2014
Ministry
Meghalaya Law Department
Department
Law Department
Enacted
26 Mar 2014

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62 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. Section 2Definitions
  3. Section 3Establishment of Lokayukta
  4. Section 4Appointment of Chairperson or Members on recommendation of Selection Committee.
  5. Section 5Filling of vacancies of Chairperson or Members.
  6. Section 6Term of office of Chairperson and Members.
  7. Section 7Salaries, allowance and other condition of service of Chairperson and Members.
  8. Section 8Restriction on employment by Chairperson and Members after ceasing to hold office.
  9. Section 9Member to act as Chairperson or to discharge his functions in certain circumstances.
  10. Section 10Secretary, other officers and staff of Lokayukta.
  11. Section 11Inquiry wing
  12. Section 12Appointment of Director of Prosecution.
  13. Section 13Expenses of Lokayukta to be charged on consolidated Fund of State.
  14. Section 14Jurisdiction of Lokayukta to include Chief Minister, Ministers and Member of Legislature and officers and employees of State Government
  15. Section 15Matter pending before any court or committee or authority for inquiry before Lokayukta not to be effected.
  16. Section 16Constitution of benches of Lokayukta.
  17. Section 17Distribution of business amongst benches.
  18. Section 18Power of Chairperson to transfer cases.
  19. Section 19Decision to be by majority.
  20. Section 20Provisions relating to complaints and preliminary inquiry and investigation.
  21. Section 21Persons likely to be prejudicially affected to be heard.
  22. Section 22Lokayukta may require any public servant or any other persons to furnish information.
  23. Section 23Previous sanction not necessary for investigating and initiating prosecuting by Lokayukta in certain cases.
  24. Section 24Action on inquiry against public servant being Chief Minister, Ministers or Member of State Legislature.
  25. Section 25Supervisory powers of Lokayukta.
  26. Section 26Search and seizure.
  27. Section 27Lokayukta to have powers of civil court in certain cases.
  28. Section 28Power of Lokayukta to utilize services of officers of State Government.
  29. Section 29Provisional attachment of assets.
  30. Section 30Confirmation of attachment of assets.
  31. Section 31Confiscation of assets, proceeds, receipt and benefits arisen or procured by means of corruption in special circumstances.
  32. Section 32Power of Lokayukta to recommended transfer or suspension of public servant connected with allegation of corruption.
  33. Section 33Power of Lokayukta to give direction to prevent destruction of record during preliminary inquiry.
  34. Section 34Lokayukta to function as appellate authority for appeals arising out of any other law.
  35. Section 35Power to delegate.
  36. Section 36Constitution of Special Court.
  37. Section 37Letter of request to a contracting State in certain cases.
  38. Section 38Removal and suspension of Chairperson and Member of Lokayukta.
  39. Section 39Complaints against official of Lokayukta.
  40. Section 40Assessment of loss and recovery thereof by Special Court.
  41. Section 41Budget of Lokayukta.
  42. Section 42Grants by State Government.
  43. Section 43Annual Statement of Accounts.
  44. Section 44Furnishing of returns.
  45. Section 45Declaration of Assets.
  46. Section 46Presumption as to acquisition of assets by corrupt means in certain cases.
  47. Section 47Prosecution for false complaint and payment of compensation etc to public servant.
  48. Section 48False complaint made by society or Association of persons or Trust.
  49. Section 49Report of Lokayukta.
  50. Section 50Protection of action taken in good faith by public servant.
  51. Section 51Protection of action taken in good faith by others.
  52. Section 52Members, Officers and employees of Lokayukta to be public servant.
  53. Section 53Limitation to apply in certain cases.
  54. Section 54Bar of jurisdiction.
  55. Section 55Legal assistance.
  56. Section 56Act to have overriding effect.
  57. Section 57Provision of this Act to be in addition of other laws.
  58. Section 58Power to make rules
  59. Section 59Power of Lokayukta to make regulations.
  60. Section 60Laying of rules and regulations.
  61. Section 61Power to remove difficulties and laying of order.
  62. Section 62Repeal