Power of Assistant Commissioner to appoint trustees and fit persons

(1) In the case of any religious institution which is not included in the list published under section 46 and is not a religious institution notified or deemed to have been notified under Chapter VI of this Act, the Assistant Commissioner shall have the same power to appoint trustees including fit persons or constitute a Board of Trustees and is vested in the Government, the Commissioner or the Joint / Deputy Commissioner in the case of a religious institution referred to in clause (a) of sub-section (1) or in sub-section (2), as the case may be, of section 47 : Provided that the Board of Trustees constituted under this sub-section shall consist of three persons appointed by the Assistant Commissioner of whom one shall be member of the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe and another one shall be a woman. Provided further that in addition to the trustees appointed by the Assistant Commissioner under this sub-section, the Government may nominate two persons who are qualified for appointment as trustees under this act as members of the said Board of Trustees, having regard to the following matters, namely:— (a) the interest of the public generally ; (b) the income and the properties of the religious institution ; (c) the number of worshippers and importance of the religious institution as a pilgrim center ; and (d) such other matters as may be prescribed : Provided also that notwithstanding anything aforesaid in this sub-section, the Assistant Commissioner, may in the case of any such religious institution which has no hereditary trustee, appoint a single trustee. (2) The provisions of sub-sections (3) and (4) of section 47 and of section 48 shall apply to the trustee or trustees appointed, or the Board of Trustees constituted, by the Assistant Commissioner as they apply to the trustee or trustees appointed, or the Board of Trustees constituted, under section 47.