Keyword(s):
Central Act Extension, Wakf Act, 1954, Wakf
An Act for extending the operation of tiie Wakf Act,
1954, to any Wakf created by a person professing ,
any religion other than Islam, in the 3[State of
Tamil Nadu].
WHEREASit is expedient to extend the operation of the
Wakf Act, 1954 (Central Act 29 of 1954), to any wakf
created by a person professing my religion other than $
Islam, in the 3[State of Tamil Nadu];
i
BE it enacted in the Twelfth Year of the Republic of India
as follows :-
Snort title, 1. (1) This Act may be called the l[Tarnil Nadu] Wakf
extent and (Supplementary) Act, 1961.
commsnce-
(2) It extends to the whole of the 3Ftate of Tamil
Nadu].
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(3) It shall come into faceon such date as the State t’
Government may, by notificalion, appoint.
These wcrds were substituted for the word “Madrasw by the
,
Taniil Nadu Adaplation of Laws Order, 1969, as amended by th2
Tamil Nddu Adaptation of Laws (Second Amendment) order
1969.
For Sfa!emen t of Objects and Reasons, See Fort St. George
Gazette Ex:raordi mry, dated the 23rd February 1961, Part IV-
Seciion 3, page 37.
his express~onwas substil.uted for the expression “State of
Madras’? by the Tamil Nadu Adaptat:on of Laws Order, 1969, as
~mendedby the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws (Second Amend-
–.tot) Qyder, 1969. *2. The term “wakf “defined in clause (1) of section 3 ofThe term
the Wakf Act, 1954 (Centri.1 Act 29af 1954) (hereinafter “~akf”in
Central Act
~eferredto as the raid Act), shall include all property 29
1954
given or endowed by any person professing any religion to include
other than Islam for the support of –
endowment.
(i) mosques, idgahs, imambaras, dargahs, khangahs or
maqbaras ;
(ii) graveyards of persons professing Islam 8 imb
(iii) choultries for, or musafarkhanas for, the benefit
of persons professin2 Ishm :
and the term “wakf “defined in the clause afortsaid shall
include any person aforesaid.
- All the provisions of the said Act except seaion 62 Application
sllall apply to the property included by this Act in the of Cefitral
definition of the term “wakf ” in the said Act as they Act 2Jof
apply to the wakfs governed by the-said Act.
1954. - (1) Any surve of properties included by this Act Validation
in the definition ojthe term “wid$.” in the: said Act, of sfl~ve~of
made befare the date of the commenbment of this Act by wnkfs,
the Commissioner of Wakfs or Additional or Assistant
Commissioner of Wakfs appointed under section 4 of
the said Act, shall be deemed to have been madc ;i:
accordance with the provisions of the said Act as if ihs
Act was in force at the time such survey was made :
provided that nothing contained iii this section sh;lij
or be construed to extend, to affect any persoc
with anypunishment or penalty whatsoever by reason of
non.corr;pliance before the date of the comrnzncement
of this Act with any order or notice issued in ~espectof
such properties by the Commissioner of Wakfs, Additionai
0, Assi&.int Commissioner of IVakfs aforesaid or by the
Board of Wakfs established under the said Act.
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