THE DELHI SIKH GURDWARAS ACT, 1971

ACT NO. 82 OF 1971 · Enacted [30th December, 1971.] · 42 sections

PRELIMINARY

Section 1.Short title, extent and commencement.

Section 2.Definitions.

THE COMMITTEE

Section 3.Incorporation of the Committee.

Section 4.Composition of the Committee.

Section 5.Term of office.

Section 6.Delimitation of wards.

Section 7.Electoral roll.

Section 8.Qualifications of elector.

Section 9.Right to vote.

Section 10.Qualifications of member.

Section 11.Elections.

Section 12.Publication of results.

Section 13.Director Gurdwara Elections.

Section 14.First meeting of the elected members.

Section 15.First meeting of the Committee.

Section 16.Election of office bearers.

Section 16A.Power to convene another meeting for election of office-bearers.

Section 17.Vacation, resignation and removal of members and office-bearers.

Section 18.Fees and allowances of members.

Section 19.Meetings of the Committee and the Executive Board.

Section 20.Sub-committees.

Section 21.Powers of the Executive Board and its office-bearers.

Section 22.Validity of acts of Committee, Executive Board or sub-committees not to be questioned by reason of vacancy, etc.

Section 23.Officers and other employees of the Committee.

POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMITTEE

Section 24.Powers and functions of the Committee.

GURDWARA FUND, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT

Section 25.Gurdwara Fund.

Section 26.Prohibition regarding making of contributions for political purposes.

Section 27.Budget.

Section 28.Maintenance of accounts.

Section 29.Audit of Accounts.

Section 30.Consideration of the auditor’s report by the Committee.

SETTLEMENT OF ELECTIONS AND OTHER DISPUTES

Section 31.Election disputes, electoral offences etc.

Section 32.Jurisdiction of District Court in other matters.

Section 33.Appeals.

MISCELANEOUS

Section 34.Procedure for affiliation of local Gurdwaras.

Section 35.Act not to affect rites and practices of Sikh religion.

Section 36.Members, officers and other employees to be public servants.

Section 37.Salary, etc., of the Director Gurdwara Elections to be defrayed out of the Consolidated Fund of India in the first instance.

Section 38.Protection of action taken.

Section 39.Power to make rules.

Section 40.Power of Committee to make regulations.

Section 41.Repeal and Saving.