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In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or Context- (1) “beneficiary" means a person or object for whose benefit a waqf is created and includes religious, pious or charitable object and any other object of public utility estabished for the benefit of the Muslim Community or any sect thereof; (2) 'Board" means the Sunni Central Board or the the Shia Central Board constituted under this Act ; (3) "Commissioner" means a Commissioner of waqfs appointed by the State Government, under section 4 ; (4) "family" includes-- (i) parents and grand-parents ; (ii) wife or husband ; and (iii) persons related through any ancestor, male or female; [(5) "mutawalli" means any person appointed either verbally or under any deed or instrument by which a Waqf, has been created or by a competent authority to be the mutawalli of a waqf, and includes any naib-mutawalli, khadim, mujavir, sajjada-nashin, amin or other person appointed by a mutawalli to perform the duties of a mutawalli and save as otherwise provided in this Act, any person or Committee for the time being managing or administering any waqf property as such ;]3 (6) "net income" means the total income less revenue, cess, rates, taxes or surcharge payable to the Government or to any local authority; (7) "property" includes Government securities and bonds, shares in firms and companies, stocks, debentures and other securities and instruments, and cash and other commodities; (8) "prescribed" means prescribed by bye-laws or rules made under this Act; (9) "sub-committee" means a sub-committee appointed for any local area under section 27 ; (10) "Tribunal" means a Tribunal constituted under section 70 ; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------