Section 2
Definitions.
The Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952
About this Act
An Act to provide for the appointment of Commissions of Inquiry and for vesting such Commissions with certain powers.
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--
(a) "appropriate Government" means--
(i) the Central Government, in relation to a Commission appointed by it to make an inquiry into any matter relatable to any of the entries enumerated in List I or List II or List III in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution; and
(ii) the State Government, in relation to a Commission appointed by it to make an inquiry into any matter relatable to any of the entries enumerated in List II or List III in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution:
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(b) "Commission" means a Commission of Inquiry appointed under section 3;
(c) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act.
(a) "appropriate Government" means--
(i) the Central Government, in relation to a Commission appointed by it to make an inquiry into any matter relatable to any of the entries enumerated in List I or List II or List III in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution; and
(ii) the State Government, in relation to a Commission appointed by it to make an inquiry into any matter relatable to any of the entries enumerated in List II or List III in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution:
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(b) "Commission" means a Commission of Inquiry appointed under section 3;
(c) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act.
Notes
1. The Proviso omitted by the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization (Adaptation of Central Laws) Order, 2020, vide
notification No. S.O. 1123(E) dated (18-3-2020) and vide Union Territory of Ladakh Reorganisation (Adaptation of
Central Laws) Order, 2020, Notification No. S.O. 3774(E), dated (23-10-2020).