Section 14. In section 15 of the principal Act,

14. In section 15 of the principal Act,— (a) in sub-section (1),— (i) for the words "general superintendence of all wakfs in a State shall vest", the words "general superintendence of all wakfs in a State in relation to all matters, except those which are expressly required by this Act to be dealt with by the Wakf Commissioner, shall vest" shall be substituted; (ii) after the proviso, the following Explanation shall be inserted, namely:— "Explanation.—For the removal of doubts it is hereby declared that in this sub-section, "wakf" includes a wakf in relation to which any scheme has been made by any court of law, whether before or after the commencement of the Wakf (Amendment) Act, 1984."; (b) in sub-section (2),— (i) for clause (b), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:— "(b) to ensure that the income and other property of a wakf are applied to the objects and for the purposes for which that wakf was created or intended;"; (ii) clause (d) shall be omitted; (iii) in sub-clause (iii) of clause (e); for the words "or as nearly as practicable similar, to the original object", the words "or nearly similar, to the original object, or for the benefit of the poor or for the purpose of promotion of knowledge and learning in the Muslim community" shall be substituted; (iv) in the Explanation, for the words "shall be exercised", the words "shall be exercised under sub-section (1)" shall be substituted; (v) clauses (f) and (h) shall be omitted; (vi) in clause (i), for the words, figures and letter "or lease, as required by section 36A", the words "or lease, in accordance with the provisions of this Act" shall be substituted; (vii) clauses (i), (viii) and (ix) shall be omitted; (c) in sub-section (3),— (i) the words, brackets, letter and figure "settled any scheme of management under clause (d) of sub-section (2) or" shall be omitted; 664 Wakf (Amendment) [ACT 69 (ii) for the words "or affected by such settlement or direction", the words "or affected by such direction" shall be substituted; (iii) for the words "setting aside such settlement or directions", the words "setting aside such directions" shall be substituted. Insertion of new sections 15A, 15B, 15C and 15D.