Amendment to Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act for extension of last date for filing declaration

Gazette Released for the Amendment to Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act for extension of last date for filing declaration

Government of India. Personnel Ministry issued and Order extending the date of filing of declaration in respect of Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act.

MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

(Department of Personnel and Training)

ORDER

New Delhi, the  12th October, 2015

S.O. 2794(E).-Whereas   the Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 62 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas  Act, 2013 (1  of 2014),  made the Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2014 (hereinafter referred to as the said Order) with effect from the 15th February, 2014 for the purpose of carrying out modifications and amendments in the relevant rules regulating the filing of property returns and making of declaration of assets by public servants so as to bring them in conformity with the provisions of the said Act, within a period not exceeding one hundred and eighty days  from  16th January, 2014,  i.e.,  the date on which the provisions  of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas  Act, 2013 came into force;

And whereas, the said Order was amended vide notifications  number S.O.1840(E),   dated the 14th  July,  2014; S.O.   2256(E),  dated 8th September, 2014;  S.O.   3272(E),  dated 26th December,  2014 and S.O.   1096(E),  dated the 27th April, 2015 extending the said period respectively to a period not exceeding two hundred and seventy days; three hundred and sixty days; eighteenth months; and twenty-one months;

And whereas, the Lokpal and Lokayuktas and other related Law (Amendment) Bill, 2014 to amend, inter alia, the provisions  of section 44 of the said Act was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 18th December, 2014  and has been referred  to  the  Department related  Standing Committee on  Personnel,  Public Grievances, Law  and  Justice  for examination and its Report is awaited;

And whereas, the circumstances enumerated in the earlier Orders which necessitated extension of the said period still continue;

And whereas, the Central Government has decided to extend the said period for filing  of property returns and making of declaration of assets by public servants for a further period of six months;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 62 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas  Act,  2013, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment further to amend the Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2014, namely:-

l.   (1) This Order may be called the Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Removal of Difficulties) Second Amendment
Order, 2015.

(2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the said Order, in paragraph 2,  in sub-paragraph (1), for the words “within a period not exceeding twenty one months”, the words “within a period not exceeding twenty-seven months” shall be substituted.

[No. 407/12/2014-AVD-IV(B) I]

JISHNU BARUA, Jt. Secy.

Note.-The  Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2014 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide notification number S.O.  409(E), dated the 15th February, 2014 and subsequently amended vide numbers S.O.  1840(E), dated the 15th July, 2014, S.O.  2256(E), dated the 8th September, 2014, S.0.  3272(E),  dated the 26th December, 2014  and S.O. 1095(E),dated 27th April, 2015.

Download Gazette S.O. 2794(E) dated 12.10.2015