The Charitable and Religious Trusts Act,1920 (Bare Act)/ Universal Law Publishing

THE CHARITABLE AND RELIGIOUS TRUSTS
ACT, 1920
1. Siiort title and extent
2. Interpretation
3. Power to apply to the court in respect of trusts of a charitable or religious nature
4. Contents and verification of petition
5. Procedure on petition
- - 6. Failure of trustee to comply with order under section 5
7. Powers of trustee to apply for directions
8. Costs ofpetition under this Act
9. Savings
10. Power of courts as to costs in certain suits against trustees of Charitable and Religious Trusts
11. Provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure to apply
12. Barring of appeals

THE CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS ACT, 1890.
Introduction
Sections
1. Title, extent and coininencemcnt . . . ' 11
2. Definition . - . ' 11 3. Appointment and incorporation of treasurer of Charitable Endowments 11 3A. Dellnilion of "appropriate Government", e/c. . . * ' 12
4. Orders vesting property in treasurer 12 5. Schemes for administration of property vested in the treasurer 12
6.
Mode of applying for vesting orders and schemes. ^ 13
7. [Repealed]
8. Bare trusteeship of treasurer
9. Annual publication cflist of properties vested in treasurer .
10. Limitation of functions and powers of treasurer .
11. Provision for continuance of office of treasurer in certain contingencies
12. Transfer of property from one treasurer to another
13. Power to make rules
14. Indemnity to Government and treasurer
15. Saving with respect to Advocate General and Official Trustee
16. [Repealed]

THE RELIGIOUS ENDOWMENTS ACT, 1863
Introduction
Preamble
Sections
.
[Repealed]
Interpretation clause
"Civil Court" and "Court"
Government to make special provision respecting mosques, etc. Transfer to trustees, etc., of trust-property in charge of Revenue
Board
Cessation of Board's powers as to such property
Procedure in case of dispute as to right of succession to vacated trusteeship
Powers of managers appointed by Court Rights, etc., of trustees to whom property is transferred under section 4
Appointment of committees
Constitution and duties of committees
Qualifications of member of committee Ascertaining wishes of persons interested
Tenure of office Removal _ - ^
Vacancies to be filled
Procedure
When Court may fill vacancy

11. No member of committee to be also trustee, etc., of mosque, etc..
12. On appointment of committee. Board and local agents to transfer property
Terrmination of powers and responsibilities of Boards and agents
Commencement of powers of committee
13. Duty of trustee, etc., as to accounts
and of committee
Persons interested may singly sue in case of breach of trust, etc.
Powers of Civil Court
Nature of interest entitling person to sue
Reference to arbitrators
Act 10 of 1940 applied
17. Reference under Act 10 of 1940 18. Application for leave to institute suits
Costs Court may require accounts of trust to be filed. Proceedings for criminal breach of trust
21. Cases in which endowments are partly for religious and partly for secular purposes
Government not to hold charge henceforth of property for support of any mosque, temple, etc.
Effect of Act in respect of Regulations therein mentioned, and of buildings of antiquity, etc

MODEL SPECIMENS
Trust Deed for Establishing and Running a School Endowment for scholarship to be awarded to deserving persons for Industrial and Technical education in foreign countries . Endowment for establishing a Hindu Temple . Trust deed establishing an Institute (non-sectarian) for recreation and social intercourse for the male inliabitants of the city