Wakf Act, 1995 Section 3

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(a) “beneficiary” means a person or object for whose benefit a 2[waqf] is created and includes religious, pious and charitable objects and any other objects of public utility sanctioned by the Muslim law: (b) “benefit” does not include any benefit which a mutawalli is entitled to claim solely by reason of his being such mutawalli; (c) “Board” means a Board of 2[Waqf] established under sub-section (1), or as the case may be, under sub-section (2) of section 13 and shall include a common 2[Waqf] Board established under section 106; (d) “Chief Executive Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer appointed under sub-section (1) of section 23; (e) “Council” means the Central 2[Waqf] Council established under section 9; [(ee) “encroacher” means any person or institution, public or private, occupying waqf property, 4 in whole or part, without the authority of law and includes a person whose tenancy, lease or licence has expired or has been terminated by mutawalli or the Board;] (f) “Executive Officer” means the Executive Officer appointed by the Board under sub-section (1) of section 38; [(g) “list of auqaf” means the list of auqaf published under sub-section (2) of section 5 or 5 contained in the register of auqaf maintained under section 37;] (h) “member” means a member of the Board and includes the Chairperson;