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Act Number: 1

Act Name: The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013

Year: 2014

Enactment Date: 2014-01-01

Long Title: An Act to provide for the establishment of a body of Lokpal for the Union and Lokayukta for States to inquire into allegations of corruption against certain public functionaries and for matters connected therewith or idental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Department: Department of Personnel and Training

Section NumberTitleActions
1 Short title, extent, application and commencement.
2 Definitions.
3 Establishment of Lokpal.
4 Appointment of Chairperson and Members on recommendations of Selection Committee.
5 Filling of vacancies of Chairperson or Members.
6 Term of office of Chairperson and Members.
7 Salary, allowances and other conditions of service of Chairperson and Members.
8 Restriction on employment by Chairperson and Members after ceasing to hold office.
9 Member to act as Chairperson or to discharge his functions in certain circumstances.
10 Secretary, other officers and staff of Lokpal.
11 Inquiry Wing.
12 Prosecution Wing.
13 Expenses of Lokpal to be charged on Consolidated Fund of India.
14 Jurisdiction of Lokpal to include Prime Minister, Ministers, members of Parliament, Groups A, B, C and D officers and officials of Central Government.
15 Matters pending before any court or committee or authority for inquiry not to be affected.
16 Constitution of benches of Lokpal.
17 Distribution of business amongst benches.
18 Power of Chairperson to transfer cases.
19 Decision to be by majority.
20 Provisions relating to complaints and preliminary inquiry and investigation.
21 Persons likely to be prejudicially affected to be heard.
22 Lokpal may require any public servant or any other person to furnish information, etc.
23 Power of Lokpal to grant sanction for initiating prosecution.
24 Action on investigation against public servant being Prime Minister, Ministers or members of Parliament.
25 Supervisory powers of Lokpal.
26 Search and seizure.
27 Lokpal to have powers of civil court in certain cases.
28 Power of Lokpal to utilise services of officers of Central or State Government.
29 Provisional attachment of assets.
30 Confirmation of attachment of assets.
31 Confiscation of assets, proceeds, receipts and benefits arisen or procured by means of corruption in special circumstances.
32 Power of Lokpal to recommend transfer or suspension of public servant connected with allegation of corruption.
33 Power of Lokpal to give directions to prevent destruction of records during preliminary inquiry.
34 Power to delegate.
35 Special Courts to be constituted by Central Government.
36 Letter of request to a contracting State in certain cases.
37 Removal and suspension of Chairperson and Members of Lokpal.
38 Complaints against officials of Lokpal.
39 Assessment of loss and recovery thereof by special court.
40 Budget.
41 Grants by Central Government.
42 Annual statement of accounts.
43 Furnishing of returns, etc., to Central Government.
44 Declaration of assets.
45 Presumption as to acquisition of assets by corrupt means in certain cases.
46 Prosecution for false complaint and payment of compensation, etc., to public servant.
47 False complaint made by society or association of persons or trust.
48 Reports of Lokpal.
49 Lokpal to function as appellate authority for appeals arising out of any other law for the time being in force.
50 Protection of action taken in good faith by any public servant.
51 Protection of action taken in good faith by others.
52 Members, officers and employees of Lokpal to be public servants.
53 Limitation to apply in certain cases.
54 Bar of jurisdiction.
55 Legal assistance.
56 Act to have overriding effect.
57 Provisions of this Act to be in addition of other laws.
58 Amendment of certain enactments.
59 Power to make rules.
60 Power of Lokpal to make regulations.
61 Laying of rules and regulations.
62 Power to remove difficulties.
63 Establishment of Lokayukta.
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