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Act Number: 42

Act Name: The Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991

Year: 1991

Enactment Date: 1991-09-18

Long Title: An Act to prohibit conversion of any place of worship and to provide for the maintenance of the religious character of any place of worship as it existed on the 15th day of August, 1947, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of States

Section NumberTitleActions
1Short title, extent and commencement.
2Definitions.
3Bar of conversion of places of worship.
5Act not to apply to Ram Janma Bhumi-Babri Masjid.
6Punishment for contravention of section 3.
7Act to override other enactments.
4Declaration as to the religious character of certain places of worship and bar of jurisdiction of courts, etc.
8Repealed.
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