The BIHAR HINDU RELIGIOUS TRUST (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2013

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    "slug": "bihar-hindu-religious-trust-amendment-act-2013",
    "title": "The BIHAR HINDU RELIGIOUS TRUST (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2013",
    "short_title": "The BIHAR HINDU RELIGIOUS TRUST (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2013",
    "act_number": "4",
    "act_year": 2013,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Bihar",
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    "enactment_date": "2013-05-03",
    "description": "The BIHAR HINDU RELIGIOUS TRUST (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2013",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "Section 1. Short title, Extent and commencement . — (1) This Act may be Called the Bihar",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Hindu Religious Trust (Amendment) Act, 2013.  \n(2) It shall extend to the whole of the State of Bi har. \n(3) It shall come into force at once. \n\n 4 /g466/uni092C/uni0939/uni093E/uni0930 /uni0917/uni091C/uni091F (/uni0905/uni0938/uni093E/uni0927/uni093E/uni0930/uni0923 ), 3 /uni092E/uni0908  2013",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "Section 2. Amendment in Section-7 of the Bihar Act, 1 of  1951 .- In the Bihar Hindu",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Religious Trust Act, 1950 (Bihar Act-1 of 1951)  (h erein after referred as the said \nAct) section-7 shall be deleted.",
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            "sort_order": 1
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        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "Section 3. Amendment in Section-8 of the Bihar Act, 1 of 1951. - In the said Act in Section-8",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "of sub-section (2), (4) and (5) shall be substituted by the following; namely- \n“ (2) The members of the Bihar State Board of the S wetamber Jain Religious Trust \nIncluding president shall be appointed by the State Government by notification in the \nofficial Gazette from the following Categories of persons in such manner that at least \none person but not more than two from each of the said categories, shall be included.  \n(a) Elected member of the State Legislature/Parliament/ Municipality/ three tier \nPanchayat belonging to Swetamber Jain Society. \n(b) Persons, who are or have been a member of  Bihar Se rvice (Executive or \nJudiciary or any other Superior Service) or a membe r of Superior Judicial  \nService or  All India Service. \n(c) Trustee of Swetamber Jain Religious trust registered under this Act. \n(d) Persons having interest in management, control and experience of   managing \nSwetamber Jain Religious Trust of Repute and known for their commitments for \nthe Swetamber Jain Religion. \n(e) Advocates of the State known for their experience i n dealing with Swetamber \nJain Trust Laws. \n(f) Traders of repute from Swetamber Jain Religion of the State. \n(g)  Renowned Scholars of Swetamber Jain Religion from the State of Bihar. \n (4)  The State Government shall appoint one from a mongst the members appointed \nunder sub-section (1), (2) or (3), as the case may be, the president of the Board. \n(5) The term of the office of the President and mem bers of every Board shall,  save as \notherwise provided in the Act, be five years from t he date of the Publication of their \nnames in the official Gazette under Section 12 of t his Act and shall include any \nfurther period which may elapse between expiration of the said five years and the \ndate of the first meeting of the next succeeding  Board at which a quorum is present.\"",
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        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "Section 4. Substitution of Section 8A of the Bihar Act 1 of 19 51. - in the said Act Section 8A",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "shall be substituted by the following namely- \n“8A. Appointment of Administrator.- The Government shall appoint an \nAdministrator to exercise all the powers \n of the Board when the Board is superseded \n\n 5 /g466/uni092C/uni0939/uni093E/uni0930 /uni0917/uni091C/uni091F (/uni0905/uni0938/uni093E/uni0927/uni093E/uni0930/uni0923 ), 3 /uni092E/uni0908  2013  \n or  after the lapse of the terms of the Board and t ill the new Board under Section-8 is \nconstituted”",
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            "sort_order": 3
        },
        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "Section 5. Deletion of Section-11 of the Bihar Act, 1 of 1951. - In the said Act in Section-11",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "number and bracket and word \"(1), (2) or \" shall be deleted.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 4
        },
        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "Section 6. Amendment in Section 80 of the Bihar Act, 1 of 1951 .- In the said Act sub-section",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(2)  of section-80 shall be substituted by the following, namely- \n          “(2) The members of the Board who vacate office by reason of a declaration made \nunder sub-section (1) shall be deemed disqualified,  unless the State Government \notherwise direct, for re-appointment.\"",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 5
        },
        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "Section 7. Amendment in Section 81A of the Bihar Act, 1 of 195 1.- In the said Act clause (c)",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "of section-81A shall be substituted by the following, namely- \n“(c) where the constitution of the Board has been d eclared illegal by the court, an \nAdministrator shall be appointed, and appointment o f Administrator under this Act, \nshall be made for the purpose of reconstituting the  Board under section 8 of the Act, \nwithin a period of 48 months from the date of the order.”",
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        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "Section 8. Amendment in Section-82 of the Bihar Act, 1 of 1951 .- In the said Act after sub-",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "section (2) of section-82 a new sub-section (3) sha ll be added by the following \r\nnamely- \r\n“(3) Rules and by-laws \r\n made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may b e, after it \r\nis made, before the House of the legislature, while  it is in Session for a total period \r\nof fourteen days. This period may be comprised in o ne session or in two or more \r\nsuccessive sessions.” \r\nBy order of the Governor of Bihar, \r\nVINOD KUMAR SINHA, \r\nSecretary to Government.  \r\n————— \r\n/uni0905/uni0927/uni0940/g162/uni0915, /uni0938/uni093F/uni091A/uni0935/uni093E/uni0932/uni092F /uni092E/uni0941/u093F/uni0923/uni093E/uni0932/uni092F, \r\n/g466/uni092C/uni0939/uni093E/uni0930, /uni092A/uni091F/uni0928/uni093E /g430/uni093E/uni0930/uni093E /u0942/uni0915/uni093E/uni093F/uni0936/uni0924 /uni090F/uni0935/uni0902 /uni092E/uni0941/g465/u093F/uni0924/uni0964  \r\n/g466/uni092C/uni0939/uni093E/uni0930 /uni0917/uni091C/uni091F (/uni0905/uni0938/uni093E/uni0927/uni093E/uni0930/uni0923) 333-571+400-/uni0921/g5470/uni091F/g5470/uni092A/uni09400/uni0964 \r\nWebsite: http://egazette.bih.nic.in",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "20134",
        "Act Number": "4",
        "Enactment Date": "2013-05-03",
        "Act Year": "2013",
        "Short Title": "The BIHAR HINDU RELIGIOUS TRUST (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2013",
        "Long Title": "THE BIHAR HINDU RELIGIOUS TRUST (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2013",
        "Department": "LAW DEPARTMENT",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Bihar"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:52:20"
}