Short title, extent, application and commencement

(1) This Act may be called the Odisha Hindu Religious Endowments Act, 1951. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Odisha and applies to all Hindu Public Religious Institutions and Endowments. Explanation I – In this Sub-Section Hindu Public Religious Institutions and Endowments do not include Jain or Buddhist Public Religious Institutions and Endowments but include Sikh Public Religious Institutions and Endowments. Explanation II – [xxx] (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification, direct.