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Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003 · Chapter I: Preliminary

Section 2: Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

(a) "Central Vigilance Commissioner" means the Central Vigilance Commissioner appointed under sub-section (1) of section 4;

(b) "Commission" means the Central Vigilance Commission constituted under sub-section (1) of section 3;

(c) "Delhi Special Police Establishment" means the Delhi Special Police Establishment constituted under sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 (25 of 1946);

(d) "Government company" means a Government company within the meaning of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956);

[(da) "Lokpal" means the Lokpal established under sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 (1 of 2014);]

(e) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;

(f) "Vigilance Commissioner" means a Vigilance Commissioner appointed under sub-section (1) of section 4.

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 14 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

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