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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).....

Wakf Act, 1995 Chapter 1

Title: Preliminary

State: Central

Year: 1995

.....1996, 1996 vide S.O. 1007(E) dated 27th December, 1995. Section 2 - 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 Durgah Khawaja Saheb, Ajmer to which the Durgah Khawaja Saheb Act, 1955 (36 of 1955) applies. Section 3 - 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; .....

Wakf Act, 1995 Section 3

Title: Definitions

State: Central

Year: 1995

.....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) "Executive Officer" means the Executive Officer appointed by the Board under sub-section (1) of section 38; (g) "list of wakfs" means the list of wakfs published under sub-section (2) of section 5; (h) "member" means a member of the Board and includes the Chairperson; (i) "mutawalli" means any person appointed, either verbally or under any deed or instrument by which a wakf has been created, or by a competent authority, to be the mutawalli of a wakf and includes any person who is a mutawalli of a wakf by virtue of any custom or who is a naib-mutawalli, khadim, mujawaf, sajjadanashin, amin or other person appointed by a mutawalli to perform the duties of a mutawalli and save as otherwise provided in this Act, any person, committee or.....

Wakf Act, 1995 Chapter V

Title: Registration of Wakfs

State: Central

Year: 1995

.....matter, and after giving a reasonable opportunity to the Executive Officer or a member of his staff of being heard, confirm, modify or reverse the order. Section 39 - Powers of Board in relation to wakfs which have ceased to exist (1) The Board shall, if it is satisfied that the objects or any part thereof, of a wakf have ceased to exist, whether such cesser took place before or after the commencement of this Act, cause an inquiry to be held by the Chief Executive Officer, in the prescribed manner, to ascertain the properties and funds pertaining to such wakf. (2) On the receipt of the report of inquiry of the Chief Executive Officer, the Board shall pass an order (a) specifying the property and funds of such wakfs; (b) directing that any property or funds pertaining to such wakf which have been recovered shall be applied or utilised for the renovation of any wakf property and where there is no need for making any such renovation or where utilisation of the funds for such renovation is not possible, be appropriated, to any of the purposes specific in sub-clause (iii) of clause (e) of sub-section (2) of section 32. (3) The Board may, if it has reason to believe that.....

Wakf Act, 1995 Section 36

Title: Registration

State: Central

Year: 1995

.....full particulars, as far as they are known to the applicant, of the origin, nature and objects of the wakf, (5) Every application made under sub-section (2) shall be signed and verified by the applicant in the manner provided in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) for the signing and verification of pleadings. (6) The Board may require the applicant to supply any further particulars or information that it may consider necessary. (7) On receipt of an application for registration, the Board may, before the registration of the wakf make such inquiries as it thinks fit in respect of the genuineness and validity of the application and correctness of any particulars therein and when the application is made by any person other than the person administering the wakf property, the Board shall, before registering the wakf, give notice of the application to the person administering the wakf property and shall hear him if he desires to be heard, (8) In the case of wakfs created before the commencement of this Act, every application for registration shall be made, within three months from such commencement and in the case of wakfs created after such commencement, within.....