Charitable Endowments Act, 1890 Preamble 1 - Bare Act

Act Info:

THE CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS ACT, 1890

[Act, No. 6 of 1890] ¹

[17th March, 1890]

PREAMBLE

An Act to provide for the vesting and administration of property held in trust for charitable purposes.

whereas it is expedient to provide for the vesting and administration of property held in trust for charitable purposes; It is hereby enacted as follows:-

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1.This Act shall not apply to any wakf to which the Wakf Act, 1954 (29 of 1954) applies, vide section 69.

For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Gazette of India, 1889, Pt. V,p. 137; for Report of the Select Committee, see Gazettee of India, 1890, p. 65; and for Proceedings in Council, see Gazettee of India, 1889, Pt. VI, pp. 117 and 190, and Gazettee of India, 1890, Pt. Vi, p. 37.

This Act has been declared to be in force in the Sonthal Parganas by the Sonthal Parganas Settlement Regulation, 1872 (3 of 1872), section 3: in the Khondmals District by the Khondmals Laws Regualtion, 1936 (4 of 1936), section 3 and Schedule; and in the Angul District by the Angul Laws Regulation, 1936 (5 of 1936), section 3 and Schedule It has also been extended to Berar by the Berar Laws Act, 1941 (4 of 1941).

This Act has been amended in its application to Bengal by the Bengal Wakf Act, 1934 (Ben. Act 13 of 1934); Bihar by Bihar Act 8 of 1948. Act 1 of 1951and Act 16 of 1954; U.P. by U.P. Acts 20 of 1950 and 37 of 1950.