Act Number: 43

Act Name: The Waqf Act, 1995

Year: 1995

Enactment Date: 1995-11-22

Long Title: An Act to provide for the better administration of Auqaf and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Minority Affairs

Department:

Section 20: Removal of Chairperson and member.
    (1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, remove the Chairperson of the Board or any member thereof if he--
         (a) is or becomes subject to any disqualifications specified in section 16; or
         (b) refuses to act or is incapable of acting or acts in a manner which the State Government, after hearing any explanation that he may offer, considers to be prejudicial to the interests of the 1[auqaf]; or
         (c) fails in the opinion of the Board, to attend three consecutive meetings of the Board, without sufficient excuse.
     (2) Where the Chairperson of the Board is removed under sub-section (1), he shall also cease to be a member of the Board.
Notes:
1. Subs. by s. 4, ibid., for "wakfs" (w.e.f. 1-11-2013).
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