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The Haj Committee Act, 2002

51 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. I — PRELIMINARY
  2. 1Short title and commencement
  3. 2Definitions
  4. II — HAJ COMMITTEE OF INDIA
  5. 3Constitution and incorporation of Haj Committee of India
  6. 5Notification of members
  7. 6Term of office
  8. 7Chairperson and Vice-Chairpersons
  9. 8Reconstitution of Committee
  10. 9Duties of Committee
  11. 10Meetings of Committee
  12. 11Appointment of Standing Committees and sub-committees
  13. 12Disqualification for being nominated, or for continuing, as a member Committee
  14. 13Resignation of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and members
  15. 14Removal of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and members
  16. 15Filling of a casual vacancy
  17. 16Chief Executive Officer and other employees
  18. III — STATE HAJ COMMITTEES
  19. 17Establishment and incorporation of State Haj Committee
  20. 18Composition of State Committee
  21. 19Notification of members
  22. 20Term of office
  23. 21Chairperson
  24. 22Reconstitution of a State Committee
  25. 23Disqualification for being nominated, or for continuing, as a member of the Committee
  26. 24Resignation of Chairperson and members
  27. 25Removal of Chairperson and members
  28. 26Filling of a casual vacancy
  29. 27Duties of State Committee
  30. 28Meetings of State Committee
  31. 29Executive Officer and other employees of State Committee
  32. IV — FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
  33. 30Central Haj Fund
  34. 31Application of Central Haj Fund
  35. 32State Haj Fund
  36. 33Application of State Haj Fund
  37. 34Accounts and audit
  38. V — MISCELLANEOUS
  39. 35Powers of Committee to issue Pilgrim Passes and levy fees
  40. 36Supersession of Committee
  41. 37Membership of Committee or State Committee not to constitute office of
  42. 38Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Committee
  43. 39Officers and employees of Committee to be public servants
  44. 40Indemnity
  45. 41Power to amend Schedule
  46. 42Redressal of grievances
  47. 43Vesting of properties and other rights, etc., in Committees
  48. 44Power to make rules
  49. 45Power to make bye-laws
  50. 46Power to delegate
  51. 47Power to make rules by State Governments
  52. 48Provisions as to employees of the existing Committee before the commencement of this Act
  53. 49Protection of action taken in good faith
  54. 50Power to remove difficulties
  55. 51Powers to give directions
  56. 52Repeal