The Religious endowments act, 1863
Central Act ยท Act 20 of 186322 provisions
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to enable the Government to divest itself of the management of Religious Endowments. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 20 of 1863 |
| Year | 1863 |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Ministry | Ministry of Law and Justice |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 22 |
| Subjects | family |
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- Section 2 Interpretation clause.
- Section 3 Government to make special provision respecting mosques, etc.
- Section 4 Transfer to trustees, etc., of trust-property in charge of Revenue Board.
- Section 5 Procedure in case of dispute as to right of succession to vacated trusteeship.
- Section 6 Rights, etc., of trustees to whom property is transferred under section 4.
- Section 7 Appointment of committees.
- Section 8 Qualifications of member of committee.
- Section 9 Tenure of office.
- Section 10 Vacancies to be filled.
- Section 11 No member of Committee to be also trustee, etc., of mosque, etc.
- Section 12 On appointment of Committee, Board and local agents to transfer property.
- Section 13 Duty of trustee, etc., as to accounts.
- Section 14 Persons interested may singly sue in case of breach of trust, etc.
- Section 15 Nature of interest entitling person to sue.
- Section 16 Reference to arbitrators.
- Section 17 Reference under Act 10 of 1940.
- Section 18 Application for leave to institute suits.
- Section 19 Court may require accounts of trust to be filed.
- Section 20 Proceedings for criminal breach of trust.
- Section 21 Cases in which endowments are partly for religious and partly for secular purposes.
- Section 22 Government not to hold charge henceforth of property for support of any mosque, temple, etc.
- Section 23 Effect of Act in respect of Regulations therein mentioned, and of buildings of antiquity, etc.
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