EXTRAORDINARY

THE
JAMMU & KASHMIR GOVERNMENT GAZETTE
Vol. 1241 Jammu, 'Thu., the 27th Oct., 201 115th Kan., 1933.

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PART 111
Laws, Regulations and Rules passed thereunder.

GOVERNMENT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR

CIVIL SECRETARIAT-DEPARTMENT
OF LAW,
JUSTICE AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

Srinagar, the 27th October, 201 1.

The following Act as passed by the Jarnmu and Kashmir State
Legislature received the assent of the Governor on 24th October, 20 1 I
and. is hereby published for general information.
THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR STATE VIGILANCE
COMMISSION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 201 1
(Act No. XX of 201 1)
[24th of October, 201 1 .]
An Act to amend the Jammu and Kashmir State Vigilance
Commission Act, 201 1.

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Be it enacted by the Jammu and Kashmir State Legislature in

the Sixty-second Year of the Republic of India as follows :Short title and commencement.+l) This Act may be called
the Jammu and Kashmir State Vigilance Commission (Amendment)
Act, 20 1 1.
1.

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may,
by notificaiton in the Government Gazette, appoint.
2. Amendment of section 3, Act I of 2011.-In
section 3 of
the Jammu and Kashmir State Vigilance Commission Act. 201 1
(hereinafter referred to as the 'principal Act'),(i) sub-sections (3) and (4) shall be substituted by the followi~lg
sub-section, namely :"(3). The Chief Vigilance Commissioner and the Vigilance
Commissioners shall be appointed from amongst persons who
have been or are in All India Service or in any Civil Service
of the State or in a civil post under the State having
knowledge and experience in the matters relating to vigilance,
law, finance, policy making and administration including police
administration : and
(ii) sub-sections (5) and (6) shall be renumbered as sub-sections
(4) and (5). respectively.".

3. Amendment of section 4, Act I of 2011.-In

section 4 of

the 'principal Act',(i) sub-sections (1) for the words "Government on the", the
words "Governor by warrant under his hand and seal :
Provided that every appointment under the sub-section shall
be made after obtaining the shall be substituted ;

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(ii) sub-section (2) shall be deleted ; and

(iii) sub-section (3) shall be renumbered as sub-section (2)

4. Amendment of section 5, Act I of' 2011.-In

section 5 o

the principal Act,(i) sub-section (2) for the words "till lie retires on attaining tht
age o f superannuation", the words "till he attains the ngc
o f sixty-five years" shall be substituted ; and
(ii) in sub-sections (3) and (4), for the words "Chief Minister"
wherever occurring, the words "Governor" shall bc
substituted.

5 . Amendment of section 6, Act I of 2011.-In

section 6 o
thc principal Act, in sub-sections (I), (2) and (3) for the word:
"Government", wherever occurring, the words "Governor" shall bt
substituted.
6 . Amendment of section 9, Act I of 2011.-Sub-section (5
o f section 9 o f the principal Act shall be substituted by the following
sub-section, namely :-

"(5) The Chief Vigilance Commissioner, or in his absencc

the senior most Vigilance Commissioner who is present a1
the meeting shall preside over the meeting.".

7 . Amendnient of section 18-A. Act I of 2011.-After

section
18 o f the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted.
namely :"18-A. Consultation with the Commission i n certain
matters.-The
Government shall in making rules or
regulations governing the vigilance or discipli~iarymatters
relating to person appointed to public services and posts in
connection with the affairs o f the State or to members o f
any State service, consult the Commission.".

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8 . dmendnzenf of section 22, -4cf I of 2011.-In

clause (a)
of section 22 of the principal Act, after sub-clatise (iii), following subclauses shall be added, lnannely :-

"(iv) Administrative Secretary,

Horne Department

...

Member ;

(iv) Administrative Secretary,

CAD

...

Member".

(Sd.) GH. QADIR BHAT,

Additional Secretary to Government,
Department of Law, Justice and
Parliamentary Affairs.