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Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 Complete Act

Title: Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991

State: Central

Year: 1991

Preamble1 - PLACES OF WORSHIP (SPECIAL PROVISIONS) ACT, 1991 Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement Section2 - Definitions Section3 - Bar of conversion of places of worship Section4 - Declaration as to the religious character of certain places of worship and bar of jurisdiction of Courts, etc Section5 - Act not to apply to Ram Janma Bhumi-Babri Masjid Section6 - Punishment for contravention of Section 3 Section7 - Act to override other enactments Section8 - Amendment of Act 43 of 1951

Karnataka Open Places (Prevention of Disfigurement) Act, 1981 Complete Act

Title: Karnataka Open Places (Prevention of Disfigurement) Act, 1981

State: Karnataka

Year: 1981

Preamble 1 - KARNATAKA OPEN PLACES (PREVENTION OF DISFIGUREMENT) ACT, 1981 Section 1 - Short title and commencement Section 2 - Definitions Section 3 - Penalty for unauthorised disfigurement by advertisement Section 4 - Burden of proof in certain cases Section 5 - Punishment for abettors Section 6 - Offences by companies Section 7 - Indemnity Section 8 - Cognizance of Offences Section 9 - Other laws not affected Section 10 - Power to make rules Section 11 - Repeal and savings

Bombay Hindu Places of Public Worship (Entry Authorization) Act, 1956, (Maharashtra) Complete Act

Title: the Bombay Hindu Places of Public Worship (Entry Authorization) Act, 1956

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1956

Preamble - THE ACT FOR AVOIDING WAGERS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1865 Section 1 - Contracts declared null and void. No suit allowed on such contracts Section 2 - Nor for commission or brokerage, etc., in respect of agreements by way of gaming or wagering Section 3 - Payments for which guardian and personal representative not to be allowed credit Section 4 - Repeal and savings Section 5 - Number and gender

Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 Section 4

Title: Declaration as to the Religious Character of Certain Places of Worship and Bar of Jurisdiction of Courts, Etc

State: Central

Year: 1991

.....proceeding shall not so abate and every such suit, appeal or other proceeding shall be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1). (3) Nothing contained in sub-section (1) and sub-section (2) shall apply to, (a) any place of worship referred to in the said sub-section which is an ancient and historical monument or an archaeological site or remains covered by the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 or any other law for the lime being in force; (b) any suit, appeal or other proceeding, with respect to any matter referred to in sub-section (2), finally decided, settled or disposed of by a Court, tribunal or other authority before the commencement of this Act. (c) any dispute with respect to any such matter settled by the parties amongst themselves before such commencement; (d) any conversion of any such place effected before such commencement by acquiescence; (e) any conversion of any such place effected before such commencement which is not liable to be challenged in any Court, tribunal or other authority being barred by limitation under any law for the time being in force.

Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 Preamble 1

Title: Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991

State: Central

Year: 1991

THE PLACES OF WORSHIP (SPECIAL PROVISIONS) ACT, 1991 [Act, No. 42 Of 1991] [18th September, 1991] PREAMBLE An Act to prohibit conversion of any place of worship and to provide for the maintenance of the religious character of any place of worship as it existed on the 15th day of August, 1947, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Forty-second Year of the Republic of India as follows :

Karnataka Open Places (Prevention of Disfigurement) Act, 1981 Preamble 1

Title: Karnataka Open Places (Prevention of Disfigurement) Act, 1981

State: Karnataka

Year: 1981

THE KARNATAKA OPEN PLACES (PREVENTION OF DISFIGUREMENT) ACT, 1981 [ACT No. 35 OF 1982] [28th August, 1982] PREAMBLE An Act to prevent disfigurement, by unauthorised advertisements of places open to public view in the State of Karnataka. WHEREAS it is expedient to prevent disfigurement, by unauthorised advertisements of places open to public view in the State of Karnataka. BE it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the Thirty--second year of the Republic of India as follows:--

Bombay Hindu Places of Public Worship (Entry Authorization) Act, 1956, (Maharashtra) Preamble 1

Title: the Bombay Hindu Places of Public Worship (Entry Authorization) Act, 1956

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1956

THE BOMBAY HINDU PLACES OF PUBLIC WORSHIP (ENTRY AUTHORIZATION) ACT, 1956 [Act No. 31 of 1956]1 [28th May 1956] Adapted and modified by the Bombay Adaptation of Laws (State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1956. Amended by Bom. 36 of 1958. PREAMBLE An Act to make better provision for the throwing open of places of public worship to all classes and sections of Hindus. WHEREAS it is expedient to make better provision for the throwing open of places of public worship to all classes and sections of Hindus; It is hereby enacted in the Seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:-- _____________ 1 For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Bombay Government Gazette, Extraordinary 1956 Part V, p. 191. This Act was extended to that part of the State of Bombay to which immediately before the commencement of Bom. 36 of 1958, it did not extend (vide Bom. 36 of 1958, s. 2).

Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 Section 3

Title: Bar of Conversion of Places of Worship

State: Central

Year: 1991

No person shall convert any place of worship of any religious denomination or any section thereto into a place of worship of a different section of the same religious denomination or of a different religious denomination or any section thereof.

Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1991

.....is not liable to be challenged in any court, tribunal or other authority being barred by limitation under any law for the time being in force. SECTION 05: ACT NOT TO APPLY TO RAM JANMA BHUMI BABRI MASJID Nothing contained in this Act shall apply to the place or place of worship commonly known as Ram Janma Bhumi Babri Masjid situated in Ayodhya in the State of Uttar Pradesh and to any suit, appeal or other proceeding relating to the said place or place of worship. SECTION 06: PUNISHMENT FOR CONTRAVENTION OF SECTION 3 (1) Whoever contravenes the provisions of Section 3-shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine. (2) Whoever attempts to commit any offence punishable under sub-section (1) or to cause such offence to be committed and in such attempt does any act towards the commission of the offence shall be punishable with the punishment provided for the offence. (3) Whoever abets, or is a party to a criminal conspiracy to commit, an offence punishable under sub-section (1) shall, whether such offence be or be not committed in consequence of such abetment or in pursuance of such criminal conspiracy, and.....

The Bihar and Orissa Places of Pilgrimage Act, 1920 Complete Act

State: Orissa

Year: 1920

.....such rites as are usually performed by pilgrims; (5) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made by the Provincial Government under this Act. In this Act, unless there is something repugnant in the subject or context- (1) "licensed house" means a house in respect of which a licence for the accommodation of pilgrims has been granted under this Act and is in force; (Substituted vide Orissa Act, No. 13 of 1991) [(2) "Magistrate" means an Executive Magistrate empowered by the State Government in that behalf to perform the functions of a Magistrate under this Act; (3) "owner" means the Person entitled to the immediate possession of any houses and includes the person who has obtained a licence in respect of any house; (4) "pilgrim" includes a person who visits a place of pilgrimage with the object, among others, of performing such rites as are usually performed by pilgrims; (5) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made by the Provincial Government under this Act. Section 3 - Prohibition of accommodation of pilgrims for gain in unlicensed houses No person shall accommodate pilgrims for gain in any house not licensed. Section 4 - Application for licence .....