Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991
Bare Act · 1991
An Act to prohibit conversion of any place of worship and to provide for the maintenance of the religious character of any place of worship as it existed on the 15th day of August, 1947, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
- Act number
- 42 of 1991
- Enacted
- 18 September 1991
- Contents
- 8 sections
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Contents
- Section 1 – Short title, extent and commencement
- Section 2 – Definitions
- Section 3 – Bar of conversion of places of worship
- Section 4 – Declaration as to the religious character of certain places of worship and bar of jurisdiction of courts, etc
- Section 5 – Act not to apply to Ram Janma Bhumi-Babri Masjid
- Section 6 – Punishment for contravention of section 3 (preview)
- Section 7 – Act to override other enactments (preview)
- Section 8 – Repealed (preview)