Preliminary

Section 1Short title, extent, application and commencement

Section 1: Short title, extent, application and commencement

1. Short title, extent, application and commencement

(1)

This Act may be called the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013.

(2)

It extends to the whole of India.

(3)

It shall apply to public servants in and outside India.

(4)

It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

Amendment notes (1)
  1. . 16th January, 2014, vide notification No. S.O. 119 (E), dated 16th January, 2014, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).