(r ) {2) 43 ,71 to be public aulhorized by him or by ihe Cornrnitlee shall, whlle aclr g Lrlder any oi ,r,eseryants provrsions of this Act. be deemed to be pllbric servanr wilhr. the Ine;nin(, ot section 21 of the lndian Denal Code powers to remove lf any djfficulty arjses in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the State difficLrlties :?y:ll..lt may,. as occasion rnay ,equ,re, by order to co anyrning ,ror rncons,sleni with this Act or tbe rules nade ihereunder wht:n appea-.s to them necessary for the purpose ot removing the ditficulty.
R.K. PUFIKAYASTHA (SSJS) LR-cum-Secretary Law Department File No: 16 (82)/ LD/77-2011 S.G-P.G. - 563/cazette EO Nos.ntt 05.11.2011.
S!KKEft/I G$VER.NruXEh,lT GAZET'TE EXTRAOBDINAHY PUBLISHED BY AUTHOFIITY Gangtok Thursday 1gth JulY, 2012 No.365 GOVERNII,lENT OF SIKKIM LAW DEPARTMENT GANGTOK gAIEDt 17.O7.2012NO: 26/LD /P/12 . NOTIFICATION The 10llolvlng Act passed by the Sikk m Legislative Assembly and having received the ascenl olthe Govefnor on 6d dayol May,2012 is hereby publisheci ior general inlormallonl_ THE SIKKIM SIDOESVAFA DHAM (AI!IENDMENT) ACT,2012 (acr No.26 OF 2012) AN ACT to amend the Sikkim Siddhesvara Dham Act,2011 Fe /'l enacted by the Leglslature of Slkkim in the Sixiy-third Year oi the Republic oi lncla as fo lows.'
Shorl title, extent and 1. (1) t2)
(3) Amendmenl of 2. \1) section 2 ThisActmaybecaledllresikkmsiddhesvataDham (A'iendment) Act,2012.
It shall extend 10 lhe whole ot Sikkim It shaLl be deemed to have come lnto force w.e-t 7h November' 2011' ln Sikk|n Sicldhesvara Dhanr Aci, 2011( herelnalter called the sald "Acf'), betore sub_clalse (a) of sub-section (1) ol section 2' the following sub clause shall be insefted, namely,' -(aa) Aominrst.alrve Depa'rrrert neans ror)risf i-,]o Ci! A\ d_ tLon Depaatmenl, Government of Sil'Liml
3. (1) lnthesaidAct, inclause (b) of sub-section (1) olseciion4,theword 'Colleclor ol the Soulh Districf'shal be sr-rbstiluted by the word 'l!4lnister_in_Charge, Tourlsm and Clvll Aviatiol_r Depa ment' Government ol Slkkim".
(2) ln clause (d) of sub'secl on (l ) of section 4, for the existing eniry' the following shall be substituied lamely,- "secietary, Tourism anclCivll Aviatlon Depadment, Government oi Sikkim".
Amendment of Amendment ol section ot seciion 12
(3) n clause (e) of sLrb"section (1) of sect on 4 for the exisl r)g entry, tlle iollowing sha I be sLlbstiluted namely,- "one person ronversanl wlth traditions afd c! lLrre of sanathan dharma" ,lmendment of Section 4, (1) ln the said Act in seclion 1 1 , after lhe wold Committee the lo lolvirrg words shaLlbe added 'to ay down plan or poi cies or programme for implemenlation by sub_committee or commiltees as may be consiituted lrom time to lime and sha I also supelVise per odica ly lhe lmplenT enlation ol tlre poLlc es etc. and may also endorse such other additional dLllies or f!nclions io sub- committees as rt may deem fit and Propel'
(2) ln the said Act, sub-section (1) 10 (9) of secllon 1 1, shall be omilteo.
5' (1) in the said Act, ln sub-section (l ) of secllon 12 atler the word "subcommiitee" and beiore ihe ,,\,ord "io ald', the toLowing words sha I be nseated, nameLy,- "wiih District Co lector. South Districl as the Chalrman".
(2) Aiter sub -secuon ('1), following flrther provlso shalbe nseried, namely,- "Provided thatvlhere the Dlsvict Collector, South D slrlct is a person who does not profess hindu religion, the State government may nonrinate any other appropriate ofilciaL of the Slaie government as the Chairman of the sub-comm ttee
(3) r-r the said Aci, after sub'seciion (2), the jollow ng new sub-sectrons shaLl be inserted, nameLy," '(3)to arrangeiorthe proper performance ofthe seva, puia, and of the day to day riiuals, dai y or period ca njtis of lhe lemple;
(4)to provlde fac litiesforthe proper pe ormance ol worsh p by the pilgrims;
(5) to ensure the sale custody of the funds, valuable secur ties and jewellerjes and ior the preservation and management oflhe properties vested in the tenrple;
(6)toensure maintenance of order and discip ine and proper hygienlc conditlons in the lemple oJ proper slandard of cleanliness and purity in the ollerlngs made therein;
(7) 1o ensure that funds of the specific and religlous endowments are spent according to wishes, so far as may be kfown, ol lhe donors;
(8) tomake provls on torlhe paymenloisu table emolumenls to its salaried stafl;
(9) to prepare and irnplement with the prior approval oi lhe State Government, any remuneraUve scheme for establishrnent of retai shops lor sale of commoditles inside the lemple or any other commercial undertakjng in order to augrnenl the resources and income ol the tetnple;
2 IlOl to lake sleps for resLmp(ion ol any bui'oing or roorn slruated witl'in ''"' il" "t""'J"."f tne terple i-on' any person il ne has ceasedlo )"iio, in. ""r"" for ihe pe'iornance ol which sLch o"ilding oI il"f*". r;.u"Ja n'* or il his sew'ce has rrecome obsolele;
11t) todoall such ihings as may be incidental and conducive 10 the t' ' -],,"i"l"i *rnro"-rent oi tl'e aifairs oi lhe lemple and its Ino-o*m"nra otio tt''" tonvenience of the pilgrrms' Amendment section 30
(1) ln the said Acl, in word "Lav/' shall Aviation".
oI clause (o) ol sub_sect'on (5) ol secliol 30' tl'e n-.1Ginrt"o uv rn" *ords'Tou'ism and civil R.K. PurkaYastha,SSJS L.R. -ctlm-SecretarY, Law DePadment'
(2)
(3) ln the sald Act' in clause (c) ol sub_sectiol (5)' the word "La!d' l;:iff".l;uJ;i;-.v ,te words 'rourism and c:vil Aviation" i;;"";;;;.;;;
"16 section (7) or sectio' 5' tr'e word "La\'r'' ;;";;;:i";;:";;; ioe subsi;i'ieo ov 'n" *ords "roJrism and CivilAviation".
GOVERNMENT SIKKIM EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY GAZETTE Gan tok Thursdav 20ih June. 2013 GOVEBNMENT OF SIKKIIV LAW DEPABTIIiIENT GANGTOK No.295 Dated:11.06.20'13No.11/LD/P/13 NOTIFICATION The follawing Acl passed by lhe Sikkim Legislalive assenbly and having teceived the assent of lhe Gavenot on 1glh day af May, 2A13 is hercby published lat geneai infatnatian:'
THE SIKKI[,1 SIDDHESVARA DHAI\r] (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2O'13 (ACT NO.11 OF 2013) AN ACT to amend the Sikkim Siddhesvara Dham Aci, 201 1.
Be it enacied by ihe Legislatlle oi S kklm in the Slxty-louith Year oi R€pub ic of lndla as 10 loas.- Short title, 1.(1) ThsActmaybecalediheSlkkimSiddhesvaraDhari(Amendment) extent and Ac1,2013.
(2) ll shall €xtend to the whole ot Sikkirn.
(3) lt sha I come into Jorce al once.
ln the Sikk m Siddhesvara Dham Acl, 2011, in sub-secl on (1) of section 4,' i) For clause (a) and the entr es lelating thelelo, the iol ow ng clause and entries shal be subsl iuted, narne y;- '(a) Hls Excellel,]cy, the Governor ol Sikkim shai be lhe patron in Chiei'i ii) Alter clause (a), ihe folowing clause and lhe entlies sha I be inserted, namelyi- "(aa) the Chiei Nlinister of the State shal be the Chairman:
Providedthalwherethe Chief Mlnisleris a person who does not proless Hindu relig on, in such an event the Cha rman shall be a Hirdu Minisler n the Counci ol Minlsier as wou d be nominaled by the slate Government."
R. K. Purka)/astha Advisor-cum-Principal Secretary, Law& Parliame.tary AiE!9 qgpE-dmllt Amendment 2.
Secilon 4- S.G.P.G. - 295/ Gazette/ s0 CpsJ20.06.2413 THE SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS TO THE SIKKIM SIDDHESVARA DHAM ACT, 2011 (ACT NO.15 OF 2011) AMENDED AND UPDATED UPTO JUNE, 2013