Short title, extent, application and Commencement

(1) This Act may be called the Karnataka (Belgaum and Gulbarga Areas) Religious and Charitable Inams Abolition Act, 1973. (2) It extends to the Belgaum and Gulbarga Areas of the State of Karnataka. (3) It applies to inams held by or for the benefit of charitable or religious institutions in the Belgaum and Gulbarga Areas of the State of Karnataka but does not apply to revenue free sites granted by the State Government for the construction of schools, colleges, hospitals, dispensaries, religious or charitable institutions or other public works from which no profits is intended to be derived. (4) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification, published in the official Gazette, appoint.