Integrity and Anti-Corruption Law No.13 of 2016. Country/Territory Jordan Document type Legislation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject General Keyword Framework law Access-to-information Data collection/reporting Governance Institution Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Offences/penalties Procedural matters Geographical area Asia, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Red Sea & Gulf of Aden, Western Asia Entry into force notes This Law enters into force 30 days after its publication in the Official Gazette. Abstract This Law consisting of 36 articles aims to fight corruption and strengthen integrity within the Kingdom through the establishment of the Integrity and Anti-Corruption Commission (art.3) with the following main tasks (i) activate and apply the set of values and rules of conduct in the public administration and ensure its integration and impartiality and that provides high-quality services to the citizens; (ii) ensure that the Executive Authority adheres to transparency when establishing its policies and taking decisions; (iii) ensure the citizen’s right to be able to access information; (iv) ensure the presence of a legal framework that can hold the public officials and the decisions makers accountable; (v) receive the aggrieved persons’ complaints and grievances; (vi) cooperate in providing and requesting mutual international legal assistant concerning anti-corruption through the official channels; (vii) detect all forms of financial and administrative corruption, disclosing violations and infractions, collecting the related pieces of evidence and information; (viii) prosecute any person who commits any act of corruption, seize his/her movable and immovable assets, and ban him/her from travel based on an injunction issued by the competent judicial authority, in addition to request the related authority to suspend him/her from his/her official post, and if needed request the suspension of his/ her salary, allowances and all other financial rights; and (ix) ensure that the private sector’s control bodies and the civil society institutions do adopt and apply good governance standards and principles. The Commission shall be managed and administrated by a Board composed of a Chairman and four members, all of them subject to the provisions of the Illicit Enrichment Law. Article 7 provides for the instances based on which may terminate the services of the Chairman or any of the members during the term of the board. Tasks of the Board are listed in article 8 and they are mainly related to (i) establishment and implementation of the general policy, plans, and programs; (ii) national integrity standards; (iii) cooperation and coordination with other similar national, regional and international bodies; (iv) take the necessary decisions related to the issues submitted to the Commission; (v) investigations; (vi) raise the citizens’ awareness on the negative impact of corruption has on the country’s economic, social and political development; (vii) publish periodical reports illustrating the dangers of corruption, nepotism, and favoritism, on State institutions and public administration. The Public Administration shall provide a special window in order to provide public information to the citizens in accordance with related applicable legislations (art.15). Article 16 lists the acts deemed as corruption and those the Commission shall have no jurisdiction over. The Commission shall provide the needed protection for whistleblowers, witnesses, informants, and experts in corruption cases and for their relatives and other persons who are closely related to them from any likely assault or reprisals, or intimidation (art.24). Full text English/Arabic Website www.jiacc.gov.jo; www.theioi.org References - Legislation Amended by Law No.25 of 2019 to amend the Integrity and Anti-Corruption Law. Legislation | Jordan | 2019 Keyword: Institution, Governance, Procedural matters, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX