(a) "bench" means a bench of the Lokayukta ;
(b) "Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Lokayukta ;
(c) "competent authority" in relation to-
(i) the Chief Minister means the Legislative Assembly of the State;
(ii) a member of the Council of Ministers means the Chief Minister;
(iii) a member of State Legislative Assembly other than a Minister means the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly;
(iv) an officer in any Department of the Government means the Minister- in- charge of the Department under which such officer is serving ;
(v) a Chairperson or member of any Body or Board or corporation or Local authority or company or society or autonomous Body (by whatever name called) established or constituted under any Act of the Legislature of the State or wholly or partly financed by the Government or controlled by it means the Minister-in-charge of the Department of such Body or Board or corporation or authority or company or society or autonomous body.
(vi) an officer of any Body or Board or corporation or Local authority or company or society or autonomous body {by whatever name called) established or constituted under any Act of the Legislature of the State or wholly or partly financed by the Government or controlled by it means the head of such Body or Board or corporation or authority or company or society or autonomous body ; and
(vii) any other case not falling under sub-clauses (i) to (vi) above means such Department or authority as the Government may by notification specify ;
(d) "complaint" means a complaint made in such form as may be prescribed alleging that a public servant has committed an offence punishable under the Prevention of Corruption of Act 1988 ;
(e) "Government" means the Government of Arunachal Pradesh;
(f) "investigation" means an investigation as defined under clause (h) of section 2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973;
(g) "Judicial Member" means a Judicial Member of the Lokayukta;
(h) "Lokayukta" means the body established under section 3;
(i) "Member" means a Member of the Lokayukta;
(j) "Minister" means Minister of the Government but does not include the Chief Minister;
(k) "notification" means notification published in the Official Gazette and the expression "notify" shall be construed accordingly;
(l) "preliminary inquiry" means an inquiry conducted under this Act;
(m) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules;
(n) "public servant" means a person referred to in clauses (a) to (h) of sub-section (1) of section 14 but does not include a public servant in respect of whom the jurisdiction is exercisable by any court or other authority under the Army Act 1950. the Air Force Act 1950 the Navy Act 7957andtheCoastGuardAct 1978 or the procedure is applicable to such public servant under those Acts;
(o) "regulations" means regulations made under this Act;
(p) "rules" means rules made under this Act; and
(q) "Special Court" means the court of a Special Judge appointed under sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988.
Chapter - II
Establishment of Lokayukta
3.
(a) a Chairperson who is or has been a Judge of the Supreme Court or who is or has been Chief Justice or judge of High Court and of impeccable integrity and outstanding ability or an eminent person who fulfils the eligibility specified in clause (b) of sub-section (3); and
(b) Two members out of whom one shall be Judicial Member
(c) At least two of the Members shall be from APST
(d) At least one of the members shall be woman:
(a) as a Judicial Member if he is or has been a Judge of a High Court;
(b) as a Member other than a Judicial Member if he is a person of impeccable integrity and outstanding ability having special knowledge and expertise of not less than twenty years in the matters relating to public administration finance including insurance and banking law anti-corruption policy or management.
(a) a member of Parliament or a member of the Legislature of any State or Union Territory;
(b) a person convicted of any offence involving moral turpitude ;
(c) a person of less than forty-five years of age on the date of assuming office as Chairperson or Member as the case may be ;
(d) a member of any Panchayat or Municipality ;
(e) a person who has been removed or dismissed from service of the Union or a State; or
(f) a person holding any office of trust or profit (other than his office as the Chairperson or a Member) or person connected with any political party or carry on any business or practise any profession and accordingly before he enters upon his office as the Chairperson or a Member as the case may be shall if-
(i) he holds any office of trust or profit resign from such office ; or
(ii) he is carrying on any business sever his connection with the conduct and management of such business : or
(iii) he is practicing any profession cease to practice such profession.
Section 2 • Arunachal Pradesh Lokayukta Act, 2014
2. Definitions.
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