Question

Amendment to prevention of corruption act 1988

Answer 1

BILL
further to amend the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—
1. (1) This Act may be called the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification
in the Official Gazette, appoint.
2. In the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as the principal
Act), in section 2,—
(i) after clause (a), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:—
‘(aa) ‘‘prescribed’’ means prescribed by rules made under this Act and the
expression ‘‘prescribe’’ shall be construed accordingly;’;
(ii) after clause (c), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:—
‘(d) “undue advantage” means any gratification whatever, other than legal
remuneration.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this clause,—
(a) the word “gratification” is not limited to pecuniary gratifications or to
gratifications estimable in money;