Act 20 of 1863

The Religious endowments act, 1863

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

Section	Title
1	[Repealed.].	Read
2	Interpretation clause.	Read
3	Government to make special provision respecting mosques, etc.	Read
4	Transfer to trustees, etc., of trust-property in charge of Revenue Board.	Read
5	Procedure in case of dispute as to right of succession to vacated trusteeship.	Read
6	Rights, etc., of trustees to whom property is transferred under section 4.	Read
7	Appointment of committees.	Read
8	Qualifications of member of committee.	Read
9	Tenure of office.	Read
10	Vacancies to be filled.	Read
11	No member of Committee to be also trustee, etc., of mosque, etc.	Read
12	On appointment of Committee, Board and local agents to transfer property.	Read
13	Duty of trustee, etc., as to accounts.	Read
14	Persons interested may singly sue in case of breach of trust, etc.	Read
15	Nature of interest entitling person to sue.	Read
16	Reference to arbitrators.	Read
17	Reference under Act 10 of 1940.	Read
18	Application for leave to institute suits.	Read
19	Court may require accounts of trust to be filed.	Read
20	Proceedings for criminal breach of trust.	Read
21	Cases in which endowments are partly for religious and partly for secular purposes.	Read
22	Government not to hold charge henceforth of property for support of any mosque, temple, etc.	Read
23	Effect of Act in respect of Regulations therein mentioned, and of buildings of antiquity, etc.	Read
24	[Repealed.].	Read