The Jammu and Kashmir Charitable Endowments Act, 1989
The Jammu and Kashmir Charitable Endowments Act, 1989
The Jammu and Kashmir Charitable Endowments Act, 1989, provides a legal framework for the government to safeguard property dedicated to charitable causes. It allows the government to appoint a "Treasurer of Charitable Endowments" to hold the title of such property. This separation of ownership (vesting) from administration (management) ensures that assets intended for education, medical relief, or public utility are protected from mismanagement. The Act empowers the government to create administrative schemes to govern these trusts, ensuring they operate according to the donor's wishes. It applies to charitable trusts in Jammu and Kashmir, excluding those exclusively for religious worship.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Appointment and incorporation of Treasurer of Charitable Endowments
- 4. Orders vesting property in Treasurer
- 5. Schemes for administration of property vested in the Treasurer
- 6. Mode of applying for vesting orders and schemes
- 7. Scheme of administration of property of certain other Charitable Trusts
- 8. Bare trusteeship of Treasurer
- 9. Annual publication of list of property vested in Treasurer
- 10. Limitation of functions and powers of Treasurer
- 11. The powers to frame forms and make rules
- 12. Indemnity to Government and Treasurer
- 13. Repeal and saving
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