Act Number: 41

Act Name: The Religious Institutions (Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1988

Year: 1988

Enactment Date: 1988-09-01

Long Title: An Act to prevent the misuse of religious institutions for political and other purposes.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of Home

Section 4: Restrictions on carrying arms and ammunition into a religious institution.
    No religious institution or manager thereof shall allow the entry of any arms or ammunition or of any person carrying any arms or ammunition into the religious institution:
     Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to—
         (a) the wearing and carrying of a Kirpan by any person professing the Sikh religion; or
         (b) any arms which are used, as part of any religious ceremony or ritual of the institution as established by custom or usage.
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