Act Number: 6

Act Name: The Charitable Endowments Act, 1890

Year: 1890

Enactment Date: 1890-03-17

Long Title: An Act to provide for the vesting and administration of property held in trust for charitable purposes.

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Legislative Department

Section 1: Title, extent and commencement.
    (1) This Act may be called the Charitable Endowments Act, 1890.
     (2) It extends to the whole of India, 1***, 2***; and
     (3) It shall come into force on the first day of October, 1890.
Notes:
1. The words "except the State of Jammu and Kashmir" omitted by Act 34 of 2019, s. 95 and the Fifth Schedule (w.e.f. 31-10- 2019).
2. The words "inclusive of British Baluchistan" omitted by the A.O. 1948.
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