LawgistThe Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act
1Short title, extent and commencement
(1) This Act may be called the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991.
(2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir*.
(3) The provisions of sections 3, 6 and 8 shall come into force at once and the remaining provisions of this Act shall be deemed to have come into force on the 11th day of July, 1991.
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*. Vide notification No. S.O. 3912(E), dated 30th October, 2019, this Act is made applicable to the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union territory of Ladakh.
All sections
- 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Bar of conversion of places of worship
- 4 Declaration as to the religious character of certain places of worship and bar of jurisdiction of courts, etc
- 5 Act not to apply to Ram Janma Bhumi-Babri Masjid
- 6 Punishment for contravention of section 3
- 7 Act to override other enactments
- 8 Repealed
