1. Short title and extent
(1)
This Act may be called the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
(2)
It extends to the whole of India *** and it applies also to all citizens of India outside India.
Amendment notes (1)
- omitted w.e.f. 31-10-2019 . The words "except the State of Jammu and Kashmir" omitted by Act 34 of 2019, s. 95 and the Fifth Schedule (w.e.f. 31-10-2019).