Act Number: 20

Act Name: The Religious endowments act, 1863

Year: 1863

Enactment Date: 1863-03-10

Long Title: An Act to enable the Government to divest itself of the management of Religious Endowments.

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Legislative Department

Section 13: Duty of trustee, etc., as to accounts.
    It shall be the duty of every trustee, manager and superintendent of a mosque, temple or religious establishment of which the provisions of this Act shall apply to keep regular accounts of his receipts and disbursements in respect of the endowments and expenses of such mosque, temple or other religious establishment;
     and of committee.--and it shall be the duty of every committee of management, appointed or acting under the authority of this Act, to require from every trustee, manager and superintendent of such mosque, temple or other religious establishment, the production of such regular accounts of such receipts and disbursements at least once in every year; and every such committee of management shall themselves keep such accounts thereof.
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