Jammu and Kashmir State Vigilance Commission Act, 2011

No: 1 Dated: Jan, 24 2011

THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR STATE VIGILANCE COMMISSION ACT, 2011

(Act No. I of 2011)

    An Act to provide for the constitution of State Vigilance Commission to inquire or cause inquiries to be conducted into offences alleged to have been committed under the Prevention of Corruption Act, Samvat 2006 by public servants, corporations established in the State by or under any Act of the Parliament or the Act of State Legislature, Government companies, societies and local authorities owned or controlled by the Government and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

    Be it enacted by the Legislature of Jammu and Kashmir in the Sixty-first Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

1. Short title, extent and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Jammu and Kashmir State Vigilance Commission Act, 2011.

(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Jammu and Kashmir.

(3) It shall come into force from the date of its publication in the Government Gazette.

2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, -

(a) "Anti-Corruption Bureau" means Anti-Corruption Bureau established under sub-section (1) of section 10 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, Samvat 2006;

(aa) "Chief Vigilance Commissioner" means the Chief Vigilance Commissioner appointed under sub-section (1) of section 4;

(b) "Commission" means the State Vigilance Commission constituted under sub-section (1) of section 3;

(c) "Director" shall mean the Director of Anti-Corruption Bureau appointed under section 22;

(d) "Government" means the Government of Jammu and Kashmir;

(e) "Government company" means a Government company within the meaning of the Companies Act 1956;

(f) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;

(g) "public servant" means the public servant as defined under section 21 of the Jammu and Kashmir State Ranbir Penal Code and includes all officers and employees of the Corporations established in the State by or under any Act of Parliament or the State Legislature, government companies, societies and Local Authorities owned or controlled by the Central Government or by the State Government;

(h) "State" means the State of Jammu and Kashmir;

(i) "Vigilance Commissioner" means a Vigilance Commissioner appointed under sub-section (1) of section 4;