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The Delhi Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1971

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An Act to provide for the proper management of the Sikh Gurdwaras and Gurdwara property in Delhi and for matters connected therewith.

Act number
82 of 1971
Ministry
Ministry of Home Affairs
Department
Department of States
Enacted
30 Dec 1971

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42 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Incorporation of the Committee.
  4. Section 4Composition of the Committee.
  5. Section 5Term of office.
  6. Section 6Delimitation of wards.
  7. Section 7Electoral roll.
  8. Section 8Qualifications of elector.
  9. Section 9Right to vote.
  10. Section 10Qualifications of member.
  11. Section 11Elections.
  12. Section 12Publication of results.
  13. Section 13Director Gurdwara Elections.
  14. Section 14First meeting of the elected members.
  15. Section 15First meeting of the Committee.
  16. Section 16Election of office bearers.
  17. Section 16APower to convene another meeting for election of office-bearers.
  18. Section 17Vacation, resignation and removal of members and office-bearers.
  19. Section 18Fees and allowances of members.
  20. Section 19Meetings of the Committee and the Executive Board.
  21. Section 20Sub-committees.
  22. Section 21Powers of the Executive Board and its office-bearers.
  23. Section 22Validity of acts of Committee, Executive Board or sub-committees not to be questioned by reason of vacancy, etc.
  24. Section 23Officers and other employees of the Committee.
  25. Section 24Powers and functions of the Committee.
  26. Section 25Gurdwara Fund.
  27. Section 26Prohibition regarding making of contributions for political purposes.
  28. Section 27Budget.
  29. Section 28Maintenance of accounts.
  30. Section 29Audit of Accounts.
  31. Section 30Consideration of the auditor’s report by the Committee.
  32. Section 31Election disputes, electoral offences etc.
  33. Section 32Jurisdiction of District Court in other matters.
  34. Section 33Appeals.
  35. Section 34Procedure for affiliation of local Gurdwaras.
  36. Section 35Act not to affect rites and practices of Sikh religion.
  37. Section 36Members, officers and other employees to be public servants.
  38. Section 37Salary, etc., of the Director Gurdwara Elections to be defrayed out of the Consolidated Fund of India in the first instance.
  39. Section 38Protection of action taken.
  40. Section 39Power to make rules.
  41. Section 40Power of Committee to make regulations.
  42. Section 41Repeal and Saving.