State Act

THE TAMIL NADU HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS ACT, 1959

97. Creation of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Common Good Fund.—(1) It shall be lawful for 3[the Commissioner] to create a Fund to be called the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Common Good Fund 4[hereinafter in this section referred to as the said Fund], out of the contributions voluntarily made by the religious institutions from their surplus funds or by any person for the renovation and preservation of needy temples and their 1[building and paintings, for the promotion and propagation of tenets common to all or any class of religious institutions and for any of the purposes specified in sub-section (1) of section 66.] 2[(1-A) 3[The Commissioner] may, on a direction from the Government, transfer to the said Fund, any surplus or such portion thereof, as may be specified in the direction, remaining in the 4[Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Administration Fund] after the repayment of the amounts specified in sub-section (2) of section 12 and sub-section (2) of section 96]. (2) The said Fund shall be vested in and such administered by 3[the Commissioner] in such manner as may be prescribed.