Chapter III Chapter III

Procedure for Lawful Conversion

1. (1) Any person, who intends to convert from one religion to another religion, and any person or institution which intends to organise conversion ceremony, shall give a notice sixty days prior to such proposed conversion, to the Competent Authority where such conversion is proposed to be organized, in such form and in such manner, as may be prescribed.
2. (2) The Competent Authority shall, after receiving the notice under sub-section (1), notify the proposed religious conversion on notice board of the office of the Competent Authority and in the office of the village panchayat or in the office of local authority where such person or persons reside, calling for objections within thirty days from issuance of notice.
3. (3) If any objections are received or otherwise, the Competent Authority may make an enquiry through police with regard to the intention, purpose or cause of the proposed conversion.
4. (4) If the Competent Authority after the said inquiry is satisfied that the conversion is in contravention of the provisions of the Act, then he shall cause the concerned police authorities to initiate criminal proceedings for contravention of the provisions of the Act.

1. (1) The converted person and the person or institution which has organised the conversion shall submit a declaration to the Competent Authority in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed, within twenty-one days from the date of such conversion.
2. (2) The declaration shall contain the requisite details i.e. the particulars of the converted person such as name, age, permanent address, the present place of residence, mother’s name, father’s name, spouse’s name, the religion to which the converted person originally belonged and the religion to which he is converted, the date and place of conversion and nature of process gone through for conversion, etc.
3. (3) The Competent Authority shall record the factum of declaration made by such person or institution.
4. (4) If the person or institution fails to submit declaration of such conversion as specified in sub-section (1), then such conversion shall be null and void.