The Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act

Short title, extent and commencement

Definitions

Bar of conversion of places of worship

Declaration as to the religious character of certain places of worship and bar of jurisdiction of courts, etc

Act not to apply to Ram Janma Bhumi-Babri Masjid

Punishment for contravention of section 3

Act to override other enactments

Repealed

All sections

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

(a)“commencement of this Act” means the commencement of this Act on the 11th day of July, 1991;

(b) “conversion”, with its grammatical variations, includes alteration or change of whatever nature;

(c) “place of worship” means a temple, mosque, gurudwara, church, monastery or any other place of public religious worship of any religious denomination or any section thereof, by whatever name called.


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