Charity Commissioner

The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint an Officer to be called the Charity Commissioner, who shall exercise such powers and shall perform such duties and functions as are conferred by or under the provisions of this Act and shall, subject to such general or special orders as the State Government may pass, superintend the administration and carry out the provisions of this Act throughout the State: Provided that on and after the commencement of the Bombay Charity Commissioner (Regional Reorganisation) Order, 1960, made under the Bombay Statutory Corporations (Regional Reorganisation) Act, 1960, the State Government of Bombay may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint separate Officers to be called the Charity Commissioner, Bombay and the Charity Commissioner, Gujarat whose jurisdiction shall extend over the Maharashtra region and the Gujarat region, respectively, as defined in that Act. Where two separate Charity Commissioners are appointed, any reference in this Act to the Charity Commissioner shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to the Charity Commissioner having jurisdiction.