1. (1) This Act may be called the Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Amendment) Act, 2016.
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 16th day of January, 2014.
2. On and from the date of commencement of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas
Act, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), for section 44, the following section
shall be substituted, and shall be deemed to have been substituted, namely:—
"44. On and from the date of commencement of this Act, every public servant
shall make a declaration of his assets and liabilities in such form and manner as may be
prescribed.".
3. On and from the date of commencement of the principal Act, in section 59, in subsection (2), for clause (k), the following clause shall be substituted, and shall be deemed to
have been substituted, namely:—
"(k) the form and manner of declaration of assets and liabilities by public servants
under section 44:
Provided that the rules may be made under this clause retrospectively from the
date on which the provisions of this Act came into force;".