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This clause was inserted by section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (Amendment) Act, 1978 (Tamil Nadu Act 42 of 1978), subsequently omitted by section 2(3) of the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (Amendment) Act, 1991 (Tamil Nadu Act 46 of 1991). 8 Provided that this Explanation shall not be deemed to apply in respect of any property which vested in any person before the 30th September 1951, by the operation of the law of limitation; 1[(18) “Religious institution” means a math, temple or specific endowment and includes,: — (i) a samadhi or brindhavan; or (ii) any other institution established or maintained for a religious purpose. Explanation.- For the purpose of this clause- (1) “samadhi” means a place where the mortal remains of a guru, sadhu or saint is interned and used as a place of public religious worship; (2) “brindhavan” means a place established or maintained in memory of a guru, sadhu or saint and used as a place of public religious worship, but does not include the samadhi;) (18-A)”Scheduled Castes” and “Scheduled Tribes” shall have the same meaning assigned to them, respectively, in clause (24) and (25) of Article 365 of the Constitution. (19) “specific endowment” means any property or money endowed for the performance of any specific service or charity in a math or temple or for the performance of any other religious charity, but does not include an inam of the nature described in Explanation (1) to clause (17); Explanation. —(1) Two or more endowments of the nature specified in this clause, the administration of which is vested in a common trustee, or which are managed under a common scheme settled or deemed to have been settled under this Act, shall be construed as a single specific endowment for the purposes of this Act ; Explanation.—(2) Where a specific endowment attached to a math or temple is situated partly within the State and partly outside the State, control shall be exercised in accordance with the provisions of this Act over the part of the specific endowment situated within the State; (20) “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 of any section thereof, as a place of public religious worship; Clause (18) was substituted by Tamil Nadu Act 26 of 2012 which came into force on 27.06.2012. 9 Explanation. —Where a temple situated outside the State has properties situated within the State, control shall be exercised over the temple in accordance with the provisions of this Act, in so far as the properties of the temple situated within the State are concerned ; 1[20-A) * * *] (21) “transferred territory” means the Kanyakumari district and the Shencottah taluk of the Tirunelveli district ; (22) “trustee” means any person or body by whatever designation known in whom or in which the administration of a religious institution is vested and includes any person or body who or which is liable as if such person or body were a trustee; 23) “unincorporated Dewaswoms” means the Dewaswoms mentioned in Schedule II 1[* * *] ; 2[CHAPTER 1-A – Omitted] 3[7. Constitution of Advisory Committee. —(1) The Government shall constitute, for the State of the Tamil Nadu, a Committee called the Advisory Committee consisting of the following members, namely: — (a) the Chief Minister, who shall be the Chairman, ex-officio; (b) the Minister in-charge of the portfolio of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments who shall be the Vice-Chairman, ex-officio ; (c) the Secretary to Government in-charge of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments, who shall be the Member ex-officio; (d) Such number of non-officials professing Hindu religion, nominated by the Government, of whom one shall be a member of the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes; (e) The Commissioner, who shall be the Member-Secretary, ex-officio.