Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts

Muslim Mosques And Charitable Trusts Or Wakfs Act (No. 51 of 1956)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.	   Short title and date of operation  
   2.	   Appointment of officers and servants  
   3.	   Commissioner to be subject to directions of the board  
   4.	   Deputy Commissioners may exercise and perform Commissioner's powers and duties  
   5.	   The board  
   6.	   Disqualifications  
   7.	   Term of office of members  
   8.	   Vacation of office by members appointed by the Minister  
   9.	   Meetings of, and dissolution of, board  
   9A.	   Delegation of powers, duties or functions of the board to the Commissioner. [ 2, 21 of 1962.]  
   10.	   Application for registration of mosques  
   11.	   Board's power to call for information and documents as to mosques  
   12.	   Register of mosques  
   13.	   Registration of mosques. [ 3, 21 of 1962.]  
   13A.	   Registration of mosques on applications made after period specified in section 10. [ 4. 21 of 1962.]  
   13B.	   Power of board to register a mosque when no application for registration is made [ 4, 21 of 1962.]  
   13C.	   Power of board to cancel the registration of a mosque which had been registered by reason of a mistake of law or of fact. [ 4, 21 of 1962.]  
   14.	   Appointment of trustees of mosques, &c. [ 5. 21 of 1962.]  
   15.	   Vacation of office by trustee and appointment of successor  
   15A.	   Duty of person or persons in charge of any property belonging to a mosque to hand over or deliver possession of such property to the duly appointed trustee or trustees of that mosque. [ 7, 21 of 1962.]  
   15B.	   Powers of trustees to appoint, exercise disciplinary-control over, and dismiss Katheebs, &c. [ 7, 21 of 1962.]  
   16.	   Vesting of property in the trustee or trustees of a registered mosque  
   17.	   Deposit of moneys in an approved bank, &c  
   18.	   The application of the income of a registered mosque  
   19.	   Investment of moneys of mosque  
   20.	   Restriction on mortgage or other alienation of immovable property of a registered mosque  
   21.	   Recovery of immovable property improperly alienated  
   22.	   Power to lease immovable property of registered mosque and cancellation of invalid leases  
   22A.	   Duty of trustee or trustees of a registered mosque to maintain tills in accordance with directions of the board. [ 8, 21 of 1962.]  
   23.	   [ 9, 21 of 1962.]  
   24.	   [ 9, 21 of 1962.]  
   25.	   Trustee or trustees of registered mosque may sue  
   26.	   Duty of trustees to keep accounts and maintain inventories  
   27.	   Half-yearly statements of accounts to be sent to the board  
   28.	   Audit of accounts  
   29.	   Suspension and removal of trustee of mosque. [ 10, 21 of 1962.]  
   30.	   Effect of Part III  
   31.	   Application of Parts II and III to Muslim shrines and places of religious resort  
   32.	   Application of Part V  
   33.	   Duty of trustees to furnish statements relating to the trusts or wakfs  
   34.	   The contents of the statements to be furnished under section 33  
   35.	   Duty of trustees to furnish statements of accounts  
   36.	   Audit of accounts of trustees  
   37.	   Inspection of certain documents  
   38.	   Power of board to call for information or documents for verifying statements and accounts  
   39.	   Commissioner or interested persons to have the power to institute action for enforcing the provisions of a Muslim charitable trust or wakf, &c  
   40.	   Court's powers in settling schemes for the management of Muslim charitable trusts or wakfs  
   41.	   Application of religious law, &c  
   42.	   De facto Muslim charitable trusts or wakfs  
   43.	   Muslim Charities Fund  
   44.	   Investment of moneys in the fund  
   45.	   Expenditure of moneys in the fund  
   46.	   Duty of trustees to furnish statements of income  
   47.	   Additional powers of court in actions  
   48.	   Power of court to refer matters for arbitration or inquiry  
   49.	   Powers of arbitrators and committees  
   50.	   Actions not to bar, or be suspended by, criminal proceedings  
   51.	   Right of trustees to apply to court for directions or assistance. Cap. 87  
   52.	   Commissioner's statement of board's decision to be conclusive evidence thereof  
   53.	   Offences  
   54.	   Regulations  
   55.	   Non-application of sections 100 to 109 of Trusts Ordinance  
   56.	   Repeals  
   57.	   [ 14, 21 of 1962.]  
   57B.	   No action against board, &., for things done in good faith under the Act. [ 15, 21 of 1962.]  
   57B.	   Application of the Act. [ 15, 21 of 1962.]  
   58.	   Interpretation  
   1.	   [Section 31.]  
   muslim mosques and charitable trusts or wakfs.	   Section - muslim mosques and charitable trusts or wakfs  
   3.	   Section - 3  
   3A.	   [ 17, 21 of 1962.]  
   4.	   Section - 4  
   5.	   Section - 5