THE UTTAR PRADESH CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS (EXTENSION OF POWERS) ACT, 1950

1. (1) This Act may be called the Uttar Pradesh Charitable Endowments (Extension of Powers) Act, 1950. (2) It shall extends to whole of Uttar Pradesh. (3) It shall come into force at once.

2. (1) If, upon any representation made or otherwise it appears to the State Government that any property held in trust for the advancement of education is being wasted or mal-administered, it may by notice, require the person or persons acting in the administration thereof to show cause, within a time to be specified, why the same be not vested in the Treasurer of Charitable Endowments and a scheme for its administration be not settled. (2) The notice required by sub-section (1) shall be served in such manner as may be specified.

3. Where the person or persons served with the notice under the next preceding section fail to show cause within the time allowed, or the State Government is satisfied, after considering their explanation, if any, and making such enquiries as it may deem necessary, that the property is being wasted or mal-administered, it may make an order to that effect.

4. Upon the making of the order mentioned in section 3 it shall be lawful for the State Government to proceed against such property under the Charitable Endowments Act, 1890 and the provisions of the said Act shall have effect as if— (a) in sub-section (1) of section 4 of the said Act the words “on application made as hereinafter mentioned, and”, and “as may be agreed on between the appropriate Government and the person or persons making the application”, were omitted ; (b) in sub-section (1) and (2) of section 5 of the said Act the words “on application made as hereinafter mentioned and with the concurrence of the person or persons making the application,” and the “comma” thereafter, were omitted, and (c) for section 6 of the said Act, the following was substituted. “6. No scheme shall be settled, modified or substituted under the provisions of the foregoing sections, except after a draft thereof has been published in such manner as the appropriate Government may direct for the information of persons or interests likely to be affected thereby.”