Act 49 of 1988 Enacted 09 Sep 1988 Cited by 10 provisions Instruments 1

This is a second copy of a Central Act. India Code files it on Chandigarh's shelf as well as under Parliament, and the text is the same enactment. Read it at The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, which is the record this site keeps current.

Cross-references

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Referred to by 10

1. ARUNACHAL PRADESH LOKAYUKTA ACT, 2014 (Act no. 7 of 2014) as amended in 2019 s. 2
2. Bihar Lokayukta Act s. 2 Definitions
3. Himachal Pradesh Lokayukta Act s. 2 Definitions
4. Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act s. 2 Definitions
5. Maharashtra Lokayukta Act s. 2 Definitions
6. Manipur Lokayukta Act s. 2
7. Mizoram Lok Ayukta Bill s. 2 DEFINITIONS
8. Mizoram Lokayukta Act s. 2 DEFINITIONS
9. Nagaland Lokayukta Act (Amendment) Act 2019 s. 3
10. Uttarakhand Lokayukta Act s. 2

Made under this section, and citing it

1 instrument states that it was made under this provision — the power to make it comes from here, so a change to any of them changes what this section requires in practice. Newest first.

• Special CourtNotification 2015

All subordinate legislation

Questions about Section 3

What does Section 3 of the Prevention of Corruption Act deal with?

Section 3 of the Prevention of Corruption Act is headed "Power to appoint special Judges-sub-section 1". The text of this section is not held in our corpus; the heading is what the source publishes for it.

How do I find court cases under Section 3 of the Prevention of Corruption Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Prevention of Corruption Act 3, section 3 Prevention of Corruption Act, section 3 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. People searching for it also type prevention of corruption act section 3. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 3 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, and has it changed?

10 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there is one: most recently Special Court (2015).

When was Section 3 of the Prevention of Corruption Act enacted?

Section 3 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, cited as Prevention of Corruption Act 3, was enacted on 09 Sep 1988 as Act 49 of 1988. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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