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Wakf Act, 1995 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1995

.....to the commencement of that provision in such State or area. SECTION 02: APPLICATION OF THE ACT Save as otherwise expressly provided under this Act, this Act shall apply to all wakfs whether created before or after the commencement of this Act : Provided that nothing in this Act shall apply to Dargah Khawaja Saheb, Ajmer to whichthe Dargah Khawaja Saheb Act, 1955 (?? of 1955)applies. SECTION 03: DEFINITIONS In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires- (a) "beneficiary" means a person or object for whose benefit a wakf 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 Wakf established under sub-section (1), or as the case may be, under sub-section (2) of section 13-and shall include a common Wakf 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 Wakf Council established under section 9-; (f).....

The Kerala Advocates Welfare Fund (Amendment) Act, 1995 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1995

.....(b), the following sub-clause shall be inserted, namely:- (bb) remove a member from the Fund for contravention of any of the provisions of this Act or the rules framed thereunder after giving the member concerned an opportunity of being heard;; (ii) in sub-clause (e), for the words in the Schedule, the words and figures in section 16 shall be substituted. Section 4 - Amendment of section 15 In section 15 of the principal Act,-- (i) in sub-section (5), for the words one hundred rupees and two hundred rupees, the words two hundred and fifty rupees and five hundred rupees shall, respectively, be substituted; (ii) to sub-section (5), the following proviso shall be added, namely:-- Provided that an advocate designated as senior Advocate under the Advocates Act, 1961 (Central Act 25 of 1961) shall pay an annual subscription to the Fund at the rate of one thousand and five hundred rupees before the 30th June of every year; (iii) sub-section (6) shall be omitted; (iv) for sub-sections (7) and (8), the following sub-sections shall be substituted, namely:-- (7) A member who fails to remit the annual subscription for a year on or before the 30th June of that year may,.....

The Kerala Advocates Welfare Fund (Amendment) Act, 1995 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1995

.....(b), the following sub-clause shall be inserted, namely:- "(bb) remove a member from the Fund for contravention of any of the provisions of this Act or the rules framed thereunder after giving the member concerned an opportunity of being heard;"; (ii) in sub-clause (e), for the words "in the Schedule", the words and figures "in section 16" shall be substituted. 4. Amendment of section 15."In section 15 of the principal Act,-- (i) in sub-section (5), for the words "one hundred rupees" and "two hundred rupees", the words "two hundred and fifty rupees" and "five hundred rupees" shall, respectively, be substituted; (ii) to sub-section (5), the following proviso shall be added, namely:-- "Provided that an advocate designated as senior Advocate under the Advocates Act, 1961 (Central Act 25 of 1961) shall pay an annual subscription to the Fund at the rate of one thousand and five hundred rupees before the 30th June of every year"; (iii) sub-section (6) shall be omitted; (iv) for sub-sections (7) and (8), the following sub-sections shall be substituted, namely:-- "(7) A member who fails to remit the annual subscription for a year on or before the 30th June of that.....

Wakf Act, 1995 Chapter 4

Title: Establishment of Board and their Functions

State: Central

Year: 1995

.....or any member thereof if he (a) is or becomes subject to any disqualifications specified in section 16; or (b) refuses to act or is incapable of acting or acts in a manner which the State Government, after hearing any explanation that he may offer, considers to be prejudicial to the interests of the wakfs; or (c) fails in the opinion of the Board, to attend three consecutive meetings of the Board, without sufficient excuse. (2) Where the Chairperson of the Board is removed under sub-section (1), he shall also cease to be a member of the Board. Section 21 - Pilling of a vacancy When the seat of a member becomes vacant by his removal, resignation, death or otherwise, a new member shall be appointed in his place and such member shall hold office so long as the member whose place he fills would have been entitled to hold office, if such vacancy had not occurred. Section 22 - Vacancies etc., not to invalidate proceedings of the Board No act or proceeding of the Board shall be invalid by reason only of the existence of any vacancy amongst its members or any defect in the constitution thereof. Section 23 - Appointment of Chief Executive Officer and his term of office.....

Wakf Act, 1995 Section 14

Title: Composition of Board

State: Central

Year: 1995

.....or ex-member of the State Bar Council, as the case may be, shall constitute the electoral college. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, where the State Government is satisfied, for reasons to be recorded in writing, that it is not reasonably practicable to constitute an electoral college for any of the categories mentioned in sub-clauses (i) to (iii) of clause (b) of sub-section (1), the State Government may nominate such persons as the members of the Board as it deems fit. (4) The number of elected members of the Board shall at, all times, be more than the nominated members of the Board except as provided under sub-section (3). (5) Where there are Shia wakfs but no separate Shia Wakfs Board exists, at least one of the members from the categories listed in sub-section (1), shall be a Shia Muslim. (6) In determining the number of Shia members or Sunni members of the Board, the State Government shall have regard to the number and value of Shia wakfs and Sunni wakfs to be administered by the Board and appointment of the members shall be made, so far as may be, in accordance with such determination. (7) In the case of the Union Territory other than.....

Wakf Act, 1995 Chapter III

Title: Central Wakf Council

State: Central

Year: 1995

.....not be taken into account. (2) All monies received by the Council under sub-section (1) and all other monies received by it as donations, benefactions and grants shall form a fund to be called the Central Wakf Fund. (3) Subject to any rules that may be made by the Central Government in this behalf, the Central Wakf Fund shall be under the control of the Council and may be applied for such purposes as the Council may deem fit. Section 11 - Accounts and Audit (1) The Council shall cause to be maintained such books of account and other books in relation to its accounts in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed by rules made by the Central Government. (2) The accounts of the Council shall be audited and examined annually by such auditor as may be appointed by the Central Government. (3) The costs of the audit shall be paid from the Central Wakf Fund. Section 12 - Power of Central Government to make rules (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out thepurposes of this Chapter. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of.....

Wakf Act, 1995 Section 9

Title: Establishment and Constitution of Central Wakf Council

State: Central

Year: 1995

.....Minister in charge of wakfs-ex-officio Chairperson; (b) the following members to be appointed by the Central Government from amongst Muslims, namely: (i) three persons to represent Muslim organisation shaving all-India character and national importance; (ii) four persons of national eminence, of whom two shall be from amongst persons having administrative and financial expertise; (iii) three Members of Parliament of whom two shall be from the House of the People and one from the Council of States; (iv) chairpersons of three Boards by rotation; (v) two persons who have been Judges of the Supreme Court or a High Court; (vi) one advocate of national eminence; (vii) one person to represent the mutawallis of the wakf having a gross annual income of rupees five lakhs and above; (viii) three persons who are eminent scholars in Muslim Law. (3) The term of office of, the procedure to be followed in the discharge of their functions by, and the manner of filling casual vacancies among, members of the Council shall be such as may be prescribed by rules made by the Central Government.

Wakf Act, 1995 Section 10

Title: Finance of Council

State: Central

Year: 1995

(1) Every Board shall pay from its Wakf Fund annually to the Council such contribution as is equivalent to one per cent, of the aggregate of the net annual income of the wakfs in respect of which contribution is payable under sub-section (1) of section 72: Provided that where the Board, in the case of any particular wakf has remitted under sub-section (2) of section 72 the whole of the contribution payable to it under sub-section (1) of that section, then for calculating the contribution payable to the Council under this section the net annual income of the wakf in respect of which such remission has been granted shall not be taken into account. (2) All monies received by the Council under sub-section (1) and all other monies received by it as donations, benefactions and grants shall form a fund to be called the Central Wakf Fund. (3) Subject to any rules that may be made by the Central Government in this behalf, the Central Wakf Fund shall be under the control of the Council and may be applied for such purposes as the Council may deem fit.

Wakf Act, 1995 Complete Act

Title: Wakf Act, 1995

State: Central

Year: 1995

Preamble1 - WAKF ACT, 1995 Chapter 1 Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement Section2 - Application of the Act Section3 - Definitions Chapter II Section4 - Preliminary survey of wakfs Section5 - Publication of list of wakf Section6 - Disputes regarding wakfs Section7 - Power of Tribunal to determine disputes regarding wakfs Section8 - Recovery of costs of survey Chapter III Section9 - Establishment and constitution of Central Wakf Council Section10 - Finance of Council Section11 - Accounts and Audit Section12 - Power of Central Government to make rules Chapter 4 Section13 - Incorporation Section14 - Composition of Board Section15 - Term of office Section16 - Disqualification for being appointed, or for continuing as, a member of the Board Section17 - Meetings of the Board Section18 - Committees of the Board Section19 - Resignation of Chairperson and members Section20 - Removal of Chairperson and member Section21 - Pilling of a vacancy Section22 - Vacancies etc., not to invalidate proceedings of the Board Section23 - Appointment of Chief Executive Officer and his term of office and other conditions of service Section24 - Officers and other employees.....

The Punjab Regional and Town Planning and Development Act, 1995 Complete Act

State: Punjab

Year: 1995

THE PUNJAB REGIONAL AND TOWN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT, 1995 THE PUNJAB REGIONAL AND TOWN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT, 1995 Punjab Act No. 11 of 1995 Legislative History 1. Amended by Punjab Act 4 of 1996 (Notification dated 17-04-1996). 2. Punjab Act No. 13 of 2003 (Notification dated 06-05-2003). 3. Punjab Act No. 30 of 2006 (Notification dated 27-10-2006). Notification The 26th May, 1995 No. 11-Leg./95. - The following Act of the Legislature of the State of Punjab received the assent of the President of India on the 24th May, 1995, and is hereby published for general information :- AN ACT to make provision for better planning and regulating the development and use of land in planning areas delineated for that purpose, for preparation of Regional Plans and Master Plans and implementation thereof; for the constitution of a State Regional and Town Planning and Development Board, for guiding and directing the planning and development processes in the State; for Constitution of a State Urban Planning and Development Authority, Special Urban Planning and Development Authorities and New Town Planning and Development Authorities, for the effective and planned.....