Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Haryana Government Gazette (Extraordinary), dated the 10th February, 2009, Page 381. 154 (d) “math” means a math as understood under Hindu Law; (e) “member” means member of the Board constituted under section 4 and includes a 1[ Member-Secretary, Vice-Chairman and Chairman professing Hindu religion, in case Chairman, Vice- Chairman], ex-officio member and Member-Secretary happens to be non-Hindu, the Government may appoint in his place another member professing Hindu religion; (f) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (g) “pujari” means pujaris and includes pandits and purohits or such other person who performs or conducts puja or other rituals; (h) 2[“Shrine” means the Shrine of Shri Mata Mansa Devi, all temples, math and idols within the premises of Shri Mata Mansa Devi Shrine and such all other temples, maths and idols within district Panchkula, as may be notified by Government and endwoments attached thereto, established with a religious object for a public purpose and includes,— (i) all properties movable, immovable, belonging to or given or endowed for worship in, maintenance or improvement of, additions to, or temple, for the performance of any service or charity connected therewith; and (ii) the idols installed in the temple, clothes, ornaments and things for decoration, etc.;] (i) ‘Shrine fund” means and includes all sums received by or on behalf of, or for the time being held for the benefit of the Shrine, and also includes all the endowments which have been or may hereafter be made for the benefit of the Shrine or any other deity thereof in the name of any person, or for the convenience, comfort or benefit of the pilgrims thereto, as well as offerings made to any of the deities comprised in the Shrine; (j) “temple” means a place, by whatever designation known, used as a place of public religious worship, and dedicated to, or for the benefit of, or used as of right by, the Hindu community or any section thereof as a place of public religious worship. 3[3. The ownership of the Shrine fund shall, from the commencement of this Act, and subsequently from the date notified under clause (h) of section 2 for such temple, math and idols, vest in the Board and the Board shall be entitled to its possession, administration and use for the purposes of this Act.]