Chapter I PRELIMINARY

1. (1) This Act may be called the Shree Shanaishwar Devasthan Trust (Shingnapur) Act, 2018.
2. (2) It shall come into force on such date1 as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

1. (a) "appointed day" means the date specified in the notification issued under sub-section (2) of section 1;
2. (b) "Committee" or "Management Committee" means the Management Committee constituted under section 5;
3. (c) "Devasthan" means devasthan of Lord Shani at Shingnapur, Ahmednagar;
4. (d) "Devasthan Trust" means the Public Trust in respect of Shree Shanaishwar Devasthan, Taluka Newasa, District Ahmednagar, as re-constituted under this Act;
5. (e) "erstwhile trust" means the public Trust registered under the Public Trusts Act, with registration No. A/587, referred to in sub-section (1) of section 3;
6. (f) "Executive Officer" means the Executive Officer of the Committee appointed under section 18;
7. (g) "Management Fund" means the management fund of the Committee constituted under section 27;
8. (h) "Member" means a member of the Committee, and includes any office-bearer thereof whether called as, the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Treasurer or by any other designation;
   • (i) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made by the State Government under this Act;
9. (j) "Public Trusts Act" means the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act (XXIX of 1950) or any other law relating to Trusts, for the time being in force;
10. (k) "Trust" means the Devasthan Trust as constituted under sub-section (1) of section 3;
11. (l) "Trust Fund" means the Fund of the Devasthan Trust constituted under section 25;
12. (m) "Regulations" means the regulations made by the Committee under section 47;
13. (n) "rules" means the rules made under this Act;
14. (o) "Temple" means the Shanaishwar Temple at village Shinganapur, Taluka Newasa, District Ahmednagar;
15. (p) "year" means the financial year; and
16. (q) words and expressions used in this Act, but not defined, shall have the meanings, respectively assigned to them in the Public Trusts Act.