The Wakf (Amendment) Act, 1964, 34 of 1964, (Rep., Act 56 of 1974)

Section 5. In section 9 of the principal Aet,

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

5. In section 9 of the principal Aet,- (a) after sub-section (I), the following sub--section shall be inserted, namely: - "(1Aj Notwithstanding anythillg contained in subsection ( I ) , if the Shia Wakfs in any State constitute in number more than fifteen per cent. of all the wakfs in the State or if the income of the properties of the Shia Wakfs in the State constjiutes more than fifteen per cent. of the total income of the properties of all the wakfs in the State, the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, establish a Board of Wakfs each for Sunni Wakfs and for Shia Wakfs u.nder such names as may be specified in the notification and in such a case, the provisions of this Act shall. in their application to the State, have effect as if the amendments specified in the Schedule had been made."; ( b ) in sub-section ( Z j , for the words "The said Board", the words "The Board" shall be substjtuted. 5. In section 11 of the principal Act, in clauses (b) and ( c ) , the word "special" shall be omitted.

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