An Act to provide for the constitution of a Central Vigilance Commission to inquire or cause inquiries to be conducted into offences alleged to have been committed under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 by certain categories of public servants of the Central Government, corporations established by or under any Central Act, Government companies, societies and local authorities owned or controlled by the Central Government and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
The Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003 has 30 sections in 5 chapters, amended 5 times. Each link below opens the official text of that section. Official PDF on India Code.
Chapter I: PRELIMINARY
Chapter II: THE CENTRAL VIGILANCE COMMISSION
- Section 3 – Constitution of Central Vigilance Commission
- Section 4 – Appointment of Central Vigilance Commissioner and Vigilance Commissioners
- Section 5 – Term of office and conditions of service of Central Vigilance Commissioner and Vigilance Commissioners
- Section 6 – Removal of Central Vigilance Commissioner and Vigilance Commissioner
- Section 7 – Power to make rules by Central Government for staff
Chapter III: FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE CENTRAL VIGILANCE COMMISSION
- Section 8 – Functions and powers of Central Vigilance Commission
- Section 8A – Action on preliminary inquiry in relation to public servants
- Section 8B – Action on investigation in relation to public servants
- Section 9 – Proceedings of Commission
- Section 10 – Vigilance Commissioner to act as Central Vigilance Commissioner in certain circumstances
- Section 11 – Power relating to inquiries
- Section 11A – Director of Inquiry for making preliminary inquiry
- Section 12 – Proceedings before Commission to be judicial proceedings
Chapter IV: EXPENSES AND ANNUAL REPORT
- Section 13 – Expenses of Commission to be charged on the Consolidated Fund of India
- Section 14 – Annual report
Chapter V: MISCELLANEOUS
- Section 15 – Protection of action taken in good faith
- Section 16 – Central Vigilance Commissioner, Vigilance Commissioner and staff to be public servants
- Section 17 – Report of any inquiry made on reference by Commission to be forwarded to that Commission
- Section 18 – Power to call for information
- Section 19 – Consultation with Commission in certain matters
- Section 20 – Power to make rules
- Section 21 – Power to make regulations
- Section 22 – Notification, rule, etc., to be laid before Parliament
- Section 23 – Power to remove difficulties
- Section 24 – Provisions relating to existing Vigilance Commission
- Section 25 – Appointments, etc., of officers of Directorate of Enforcement
- Section 26 – Amendment of Act 25 of 1946
- Section 27 – Repeal and saving