The Jammu and Kashmir Sikh Gurdwaras and Religious Endowment Act, 1973
The Jammu and Kashmir Sikh Gurdwaras and Religious Endowment Act, 1973
This Act establishes a governing body known as the State Sikh Gurdwaras Prabhandhak Board to oversee the administration and management of all Sikh Gurdwaras within the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It creates local committees for specific districts to handle day-to-day operations and ensures that the property and income of these religious sites are managed according to the law. The legislation defines who is eligible to serve on these boards and committees, such as Sikhs who keep their hair, while excluding those who have renounced the faith. It also ensures that these religious properties are protected from other tenancy laws, allowing them to be used solely for religious purposes.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
- 2. Definitions.
- 2-A. Application of other laws barred
- 3. The composition and constitution of the Board.
- 4. Disqualification for being a member of the Board.
- 5. Disqualification for being a member of the Board.
- 6. General meeting.
- 7. Office of the Board.
- 8. President and the office bearers of the Board.
- 9. Powers and duties of the Board generally.
- 10. Constitution of the Committee.
- 11. Composition of Committees.
- 12. Disqualification for election to a Prabhandhak Committee.
- 13. Term of membership.
- 14. General powers of the Committee.
- 15. Offerings made at Sikh Gurdwara.
- 15-A. Securing possession of records etc.
- 16. Objects on which the funds of a Gurdwara may be spent.
- 17. Annual contribution to Board.
- 18. Audit of Accounts.
- 19. Power to make rules.
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