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Eviction of persons wrongfully in possession of waqf properties \r\n11. Termination of tenancy \r\n12. Appeal \r\n13. Petition to High Court \r\n14. No temporary injunction or order without prior notice \r\n15. Decision of the High Court shall be final \r\n16. Scheme for administration of waqf property \r\n17. Sale process of waqf property \r\n18. Use of waqf property and application of income therefrom \r\n \r\n\r\n \r\nPage 2 of 12 \r\n \r\n19. Accounts \r\n20. Rents and lease moneys in respect of waqf property \r\n21. Power of chief administrator to issue instructions \r\n22. Provision of information to competent authorities \r\n23. Provision of information to reporting entities \r\n24. Bar of jurisdiction \r\n25. Offences \r\n26. Administrative sanctions \r\n27. Power to make rules \r\n28. Repeal \r\n29. Continuance of actions done under the Auqaf (Federal Control) Act, 1976 \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 3 of 12 \r\n \r\nTHE ISLAMABAD CAPITAL TERRITORY WAQF PROPERTIES ACT, 2020 \r\n[22nd September, 2020] \r\nACT NO. XXIX OF 2020 \r\nAn \r\nACT \r\nfor proper management and administration of waqf properties \r\nWHEREAS it is expedient to provide for proper management, supervision and administration of \r\nwaqf properties in the territorial limits of the Islamabad Capital Territory and for matters ancillary \r\nthereto, \r\nIt is hereby enacted as follows:— \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Act shall be called the Islamabad Capital \r\nTerritory Waqf Properties Act, 2020. \r\n(2) It extends to the Islamabad Capital Territory. \r\n(3) It shall come into force at once. \r\n2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,— \r\n(a) “administrator” means an administrator of auqaf appointed under section 4; \r\n(b) “beneficiary” means any person who gets benefits from the waqf property or \r\nwhose name is listed in the waqf document as benefiting from the waqf property; \r\n(c) “beneficial owner ” means a natural person who ultimately owns or controls a \r\nwaqf, whether directly or indirectly or exercises effective control of that waqf \r\nthrough other means as prescribed; \r\n(d) “chief administrator ” means the chief administrator of auqaf appointed under \r\nsection 3; \r\n(e) “competent authorities” mean the ‘regulators’, the “investigating or prosecuting \r\nagency” and the “Financial Monitoring Unit ” as specified in the Anti -Money \r\nLaundering Act, 2010 (VII of 2010); \r\n(f) “district courts” means the district judiciary subordinate to Islamabad High Court; \r\n(g) “High Court” means the Islamabad High Court; \r\n(h) “investigation or prosecuting agency ” means the “investigating or prosecuting \r\nagency” as specified in the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2010 (VII of 2010); \r\n(i) “legal person” means any person or entity, other than a natural person, that can do \r\nthe things that any person can usuall y do in law, such as entering into contracts, \r\nsue or can be sued, own property and so on; \r\n \r\nPage 4 of 12 \r\n \r\n(j) “natural person” means an individual or individuals; \r\n(k) “person” means a natural person or a legal person; \r\n(1) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; \r\n(m) “reporting entity” means any person as defined in the Anti -Money Laundering \r\nAct, 2010 (VII of 2010); \r\n(n) “waqf property” means property of any kind permanently dedicated by a person \r\nprofessing Islam for any purpose recognized by Islam as religious, pious or \r\ncharitable, but does not include property of any waqf such as is described in \r\nsection 3 of the Mussalman Waqf Validating Act, 1913 (VI of 1913), under which \r\nany benefit is for the time being claimable for himself by the person by whom the \r\nwaqf was created or by any member of his family or descendants: \r\nExplanation 1.—If a property has been used from time immemorial for \r\nany purpose recognized by Islam as religious, pious or charitable, then in spite of \r\nthere being no evidence of express dedication, such property shall b e deemed to \r\nbe a waqf property. \r\nExplanation 2 .—Property allotted in lieu of or in exchange of waqf \r\nproperty left in India shall be deemed to be waqf property. \r\nExplanation 3.—Property of any kind acquired with the sale proceeds or \r\nin exchange of or from the income arising out of waqf property or from \r\nsubscription raised for any purpose recognized by Islam as religious, pious or \r\ncharitable, shall be deemed to be waqf property. \r\nExplanation 4.—The income from boxes placed at shrines and offerings, \r\nsubscriptions or articles of any kind, description or use presented to a shrine or to \r\nany person at the premises of a shrine shall be deemed to be a waqf property. \r\nExplanation 5 .—Property permanently dedicated for the purposes of a \r\nmosque, Takia, Khankah, Dargah or other shrines shall b e deemed to be a waqf \r\nproperty. \r\nExplanation 6.—Relief of the poor and the orphans, education, workshop, \r\nmedical relief, maintenance of shrines and the advancement of any other object of \r\ncharitable, religious or pious nature or of general public utility shall be deemed to \r\nbe charitable purposes. \r\n(o) “waqf” means any person who dedicates the waqf property; and \r\n(p) “waqf manager” means any person or persons who are in charge of the day-to-day \r\nmanagement and operations of the waqf property. \r\n3. Appointment of chief administrator o f auqaf.—(1) The Chief Commissioner, Islamabad \r\nCapital Territory (ICT) shall appoint a chief administrator auqaf for ICT and may by order, vest in him, \r\n \r\nPage 5 of 12 \r\n \r\nthe waqf properties situated in the territorial limits of ICT including all rights, assets, debts, liabilities \r\nand obligations relating thereto. \r\n(2) No person shall be appointed as chief administrator unless he is a Muslim and serving \r\nGovernment servant of BPS-19. \r\n(3) The chief administrator shall be a corporati on sole by the name of the chief administrator of \r\nauqaf, ICT and shall have perpetual succession and an official seal and may sue and can be sued in his \r\ncorporate name. \r\n(4) The chief administrator shall perf orm his duties subject to administrative con trol of the \r\nFederal Government. \r\n4. Appointment of administrator and deputy administrators.—(1) The Chief Commissioner, \r\nICT may appoint administrator and deputy administrators for waqf properties as may be specified in the \r\nappointment notification to assist the chief administrator and any administrator or deputy administrators \r\nso appointed shall subject to the general or special orders of the chief administrator be competent to \r\ndischarge such duties and exercise such powers of the chief administrator as may be assigned to him and \r\nwhen discharging such duties or exercising such powers shall have the same privileges and be subject to \r\nsame liabilities as the chief administrator. \r\n(2) The administrator or deputy administrators appointed under sub-section (1) shall be under the \r\nadministrative control of the chief administrator. \r\n5. General appointments. —(1) T he chief administrator with the previous sanction of Chief \r\nCommissioner, ICT may, from time to time, determine the number, designation and grade of the officers \r\nand servants whom he considers necessary to employ for the purpose of this Act and the amount and \r\nnature of salary, fees and allowances to be paid to each such officer and servant. \r\n(2) All persons employed for the purpose of this Act shall be deemed to be public servants within \r\nthe meaning of section 21 of the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 (Act XLV of 1860). \r\n6. Registration of waqf property.—(1) Any waqf manager, whether a creator of the waqf or \r\notherwise, or any authorized representative nominated by him, shall register such waqf property with the \r\nchief administrator in the prescribed circumstances and manner. \r\n(2) The information to be contained in the registration of any waqf shall be prescribed. \r\n(3) Any waqf property not registered with the chief administrator as required under sub -section \r\n(1) shall be deemed to have been notified under section 8. \r\n(4) The district collector, ICT being custodian of land record and the supervisory officer of the \r\nregistration branch where all deeds, agreements and documents are registered under the Registration Act, \r\n1908 (XVI of 1908), shall furnish, in the prescribed circumstances and manner, a consolidated annual \r\nreport of all waqf properties recorded as waqf during the year in respect of revenue limits of ICT to the \r\nchief administrator for information and further necessary action, or as deemed appropriate by the chief \r\nadministrator, under the provisions of law for the time being in force. \r\n \r\nPage 6 of 12 \r\n \r\n(5) Any change in the waqf property information shall be updated by the waqf manager to the \r\ndistrict collector, ICT in a timely manner as prescribed. \r\n7. Waqf manager to obtain and hold information. —(1) Any waqf manager shall also obtain \r\nand hold the information as required under sub -section (2) of section 6, and shall ensure that the \r\ninformation is updated in a timely manner as prescribed. \r\n(2) Any waqf manager shall provide, upon request, any of the information held in accordance \r\nwith sub-section (1) to the chief administrator in a timely manner as prescribed. \r\n8. Take over waqf property.—(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in section \r\n22 of the Religious Endowments Act, 1863 (XX of 1863) or any other law for the time being in force or \r\nin any custom or usage or in any decree, judgment or order of any court or any other authority or in any \r\nproceedings pending before any court or any other authority, the chief administrator may, by notification, \r\ntake over and assume the administration, control, management and maintenance of waqf property: \r\nProvided that during the lifetime of a waqf, the chief administrator shall not take over and assume \r\nthe administrative control, management and maintenance of such waqf property, except with the consent \r\nof such person and on such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon between such pers on and the \r\nchief administrator: \r\nProvided further that the notification shall be served upon the management or the mutawalli and \r\nalso affixed on some prominent part of the property which is sought to be taken over. \r\nExplanation.—For the purpose of this section. “control” and “management” shall include control \r\nover the performance and management of religious, spiritual, cultural and other services and ceremonies \r\nor rasoomat at or in a waqf property. \r\n(2) No person shall perform services or ceremonies referred to in sub-section (1) except with the \r\nprior permission of the chief administrator and in accordance with such di rection as may be given by \r\nhim. \r\n(3) The chief administrator shall maintain a centralized record in such a manner, design and \r\nstructure, as prescribed or notified in the offici al Gazette, o f all properties registered with him under \r\nsection 6 or the administration thereof has been taken over or assumed under sub-section (1). \r\n(4) At the end of each financial year, the chief administrator shall prepare and submit report of \r\nthe waqf properties registered under section 6 or the administration whereof has been taken over or \r\nassumed under sub-section (1) to the Federal Government. \r\n9. Provision of miscellaneous information. —(1) Prior to entering into a business relationship \r\nor carrying out an occasional transaction with a reporting entity, any waqf manager, whether a creator of \r\nthe waqf or otherwise, shall disclose their status as such to the reporting entity as defined in the Anti -\r\nMoney Laundering Act, 2010 (VII of 2010). \r\n(2) With respect to any waqf in existence, at the time this provision comes into force, any waqf \r\nmanager, whether a creator of the waqf or otherwise, shall disclose his status as such to any reporting \r\nentity with whom they have a business relationship. \r\n \r\nPage 7 of 12 \r\n \r\n10. Eviction of persons wrongfully in possession of waqf properties.—Any unauthorized \r\nperson entering upon occupation of any immovable waqf property or using or occupying any such \r\nproperty to the use or occupation whereof by reason of any provisions of this Act or any rule made \r\nthereunder, he is not entitled or has ceased t o be entitled may, after being provided a reasonable \r\nopportunity of showing cause against such action be summarily evicted from such waqf property by the \r\nadministrator, with the use of such force as may be necessary and any crop raised in such property shall \r\nbe liable to forfeiture and any building or other co nstruction erected thereon shall also, if not removed \r\nby such unauthorized person, af ter service on him of a notice by the administrator requiring him to \r\nremove such building or constructor within a period of not less than thirty days of the service on him of \r\nsuch notice be liable to summary removal after the expiry of the period specified in the notice. \r\n11. Termination of tenancy .—(1) If the administrator is satisfied that lessee or tenant of any \r\nimmovable waqf property has committed a breach of the conditions of the lea se or tenancy, the \r\nadministrator may, after giving such lessee or tenant an opportunity of hearing, order the termination of \r\nlease or resumption of tenancy: \r\nProvided that if the breach is capable of rectification, the administrator shall not order the \r\ntermination of the lease or resumption of the tenancy unless he has issued a written notice requiring the \r\nlessee or tenant to rectify the breach within a reasonable time, not being less than thirty days or more \r\nthan sixty days, to be stated in the notice and the lessee or tenant has failed to comply with such notice. \r\n(2) Where an order terminating the lease or resuming the tenancy has been passed under the \r\nprovisions of sub -section (1), the administrator may forthwith re -enter upon the waqf property and \r\nresume possession of it, subject to the payment of compensation to be fixed by the administrator for un-\r\ncut and un -gathered crops or for the improvements, if any, that may have been made by the lessee or \r\ntenant under the terms of the lease or tenancy or with the permission of the chief administrator. \r\n12. Appeal.—(1) Any person evicted under the provisions of section 10 or aggrieved by an order \r\nof termination of lease or resumption of tenancy made under section 11 may, within sixty days of such \r\neviction or within thirty days of the order of termination of the lease or resumption of tenancy, prefer an \r\nappeal to the chief administrator and the chief administrator, after giving such person an opportunity of \r\nhearing, shall confirm, modify or vacate the order made by the administrator under section 10 or 11. \r\n(2) If there is no appeal preferred against an order of eviction made under section 10 or an order \r\nof termination of lease or resumption of tenancy made under section 11, the eviction, termination of lease \r\nor resumption of tenancy, as the case may be, shall attain finality, and when there an appeal has been \r\npreferred, the decision of the chief administrator in appeal shall be considered final. \r\n13. Petition to High Court .—(1) Any person claiming any interest, in any waqf property in \r\nrespect of which a notification has been issued under section 8 may, within thirty days of the publication \r\nof such notification in the official Gazette, file a petition in the High Court for a declaration- \r\n(a) that the property is not waqf property; or \r\n(b) that the property is waqf property within the limits stated in the petition. \r\n \r\nPage 8 of 12 \r\n \r\n14. No temporary injunction or order without prior notice. —No court including District \r\nCourt or a High Court and any other forum established under any law shall issue an injunctive order \r\nwithout hearing the Government at the first instance and in no case the injunction shall extend for a \r\nperiod beyond six months. \r\n15. Decision of the High Court shall be final.—If no appeal is preferred within thirty days, the \r\ndecision of the High Court, or when there is an appeal, the decision in appeal shall be final. \r\n16. Scheme for administration of waqf property.—(1) The chief administrator shall in respect \r\nof a waqf property regarding which a notification under section 8 has been issued and the gross annual \r\nincome from which exceeds one hundred thousand rupees and on other cases may settle a scheme for the \r\nadministration and development of such waqf property. \r\n(2) In the settlement of a scheme the chief administrator shall give effect to such wishes of the \r\nwaqf as can be ascertained, and to which effect can be reasonable given. \r\n17. Sale process of waqf property.—(1) The Chief Commissioner, ICT may, where he is \r\nsatisfied that circumstances exist, sell or otherwise dispose of any waqf property in order— \r\n(a) to secure maximum economic bene fits out of such property and to avoid loss or \r\ndamage to such property; or \r\n(b) to serve the best public interest and public purpose for which such property was \r\ndedicated; or \r\n(c) to give effect to such wishes of the person dedicating the pro perty as can be \r\nascertained; or \r\n(d) to enable the property to be used in the absence of evidence of express dedication, \r\nfor the purpose for which it has been used or for any purpose recognized by Islam \r\nas religious, pious or charitable; ог \r\n(e) to provide maintenance to those who, on account of unemployment, si ckness, \r\ninfirmity or old age, are unable to maintain themselves; or \r\n(f) to provide education, medical aid, housing, public facilities and services such as \r\nroads, sewerage, gas and electric power; or \r\n(g) to prevent danger to life, property or public health. \r\n (2) The Chief Commissioner, ICT may permit the chief administrator to invest the proceeds in \r\naccordance with his directions. \r\n(3) For carrying out the purpose mentioned in sub -section (1) and (2), the Chief Commissioner, \r\nICT shall seek permission from Federal Government. \r\n18. Use of waqf property and application of income therefrom.—Subject to the provisions of \r\nthis Act, a waqf property shall be used for the purpose for which it was dedicated or has been used or for \r\n \r\nPage 9 of 12 \r\n \r\nany purpose recognized by Islam as religious, pious or charitable, as the ch ief administrator may deem \r\nfit. \r\n19. Accounts.—(1) The chief administrator shall maintain a complete record of all properties \r\nunder his control and management, and shall keep accounts of income and expenditure of such properties \r\nincluding expenditure on the chief administrator and his establishment, in su ch manner as may be \r\nprescribed. \r\n(2) All moneys received or realized by the chief administrator in respect of properties under his \r\ncontrol and management shall form and be credited to a fund to be called auqaf fund which shall be \r\nunder the control of and operated upon by the chief administrator s ubject to general supervision of the \r\nFederal Government, and shall be kept in such custody as may be prescribed. \r\n(3) At the end of each financial year the accounts maintained by the chief administrator shall be \r\naudited by such authority as may be prescribe d by the Chief Commissioner, ICT and the audit report \r\nwith the comments of the Chief Commissioner, ICT shall be laid before the Federal Government. \r\n20. Rents and lease moneys in respect of waqf property.—Any sum due as rent or lease money \r\nin respect of waqf property, the administration whereof has been taken over and assumed by the chief \r\nadministrator if not paid within thirty days of its having become due, may be recovered as arrears of land \r\nrevenue as provided in the West Pakistan Land Revenue Act, 1967 (W.P Act No. XVII of 1967). \r\n21. Power of chief administrator to issue instructions. —(1) The chief administrator may \r\nrequire any waqf manager in respect of a waqf property the administration whereof has not been taken \r\nover or assum ed by him under section 8 t o furnish him with any return statement, statistics or other \r\ninformation regarding such waqf property, or a copy of any document relating to such property, and such \r\nperson shall comply with such order or direction without any delay. \r\n(2) The chief administrator may issue to waqf manager in respect of a waqf property, the \r\nadministration whereof has not been taken over or assumed by the chief administrator under section 8, \r\nsuch instructions or directions for the proper administration, control, manage ment and maintenance of \r\nsuch waqf property as he may deem necessary including directions prohibiting d elivery of sermons, \r\nkhutbas or lectures which may contain any matter prejudicial to the sovereignty and integrity of Pakistan \r\nor calculated to arouse feelings of hatred or disaffection amongst various religious sects or groups in the \r\ncountry and directions prohibiting such person from indulging in party politics through sermons or \r\nlectures and the waqf manager shall comply with such instructions and directions. \r\n(3) The chief administrator shall require any waqf manager of waqf property registered under \r\nsection 6 or of any waqf property administered by the chief administrator under section 8 to follow all or \r\nany of the instructions given below in order to prevent the money laundering and terrorist financing:— \r\n(a) the person properly entered into lease deed shall deposit the lease and rent amount \r\nonline through his bank account to the designated account of the chief \r\nadministrator or administrator, while the waqf manager shall provide a \r\ncomputerized bill to the leaseholder; \r\n \r\nPage 10 of 12 \r\n \r\n(b) after execution of proper lease deed with the successful bidder and occupant of a \r\nwaqf property by chief administrator, the same shall be displayed on official \r\nwebsite for information and awareness of the general public or any authority; \r\n(c) the leaseholder at the time of execution of agreement shall provide an affidavit to \r\nthe effect that the property allotted to him and income there-from shall not be used \r\nfor any illegal purposes including but not limited to money laundering or terrorist \r\nfinancing. The leaseholder shall annually submit verified bank account statement \r\nshowing details of credited and debited amount to the chief administrator; and \r\n(d) to preserve complete record of the waqf property including auditable accounts \r\nstatement, numbe r of employees or advisers or investors or managers or \r\naccountants and their complete bio-data etc. for the last five years. \r\n22. Provision of information to competent authorities .—(1) The chief administrator shall \r\nprovide prescribed information about the waqf to competent authority in the prescribed manner and \r\ncircumstances. \r\n (2) The waqf manager shall provide to competent authorities, for domestic and international \r\ncooperation purposes at any time in the manner prescribed, any information regarding the waqf property, \r\nincluding but not limited to beneficial ownership of waqf property, the residences of the staff who have \r\ncontrol over the waqf properties, any assets held or managed by a reporting entity in relation to waqf \r\nproperty or any other information r elating to the waqf as specified in the Anti -Money Laundering Act, \r\n2010 (VII of 2010). \r\n23. Provision of information to reporting entities. —(1) The chief administrator shall provide \r\nand upon request to the reporting entity information about the beneficial o wnership and assets of the \r\nwaqf in the prescribed circumstances and manner. \r\n(2) The reporting entity may also obtain the information from the waqf manager about the \r\nbeneficial owner, details of waqf assets, residential addresses of waqf manager and details of \r\nbeneficiaries in the prescribed circumstances and manner. \r\n24. Bar of jurisdiction.—Save as expressly provided in this Act, no civil or revenue court or any \r\nother authority, shall have jurisdiction.— \r\n(a) to question the legality of anything done under this Act by or at the instance of the \r\nchief administrator; or \r\n(b) in respect of any matter which the chief administrator is empowered by or under \r\nthis Act to determine or settle; or \r\n(c) to grant an injunction or other order in relation to any proceeding before the chief \r\nadministrator under this Act or anything done or intended to be done by or at the \r\ninstance of the chief administrator under this Act. \r\n25. Offences. —(1) Whoever obstructs or offers any resistance to, or impedes or otherwise \r\ninterferes with— \r\n \r\nPage 11 of 12 \r\n \r\n(a) any authority, officer or person exercising any power or performing any duty \r\nconferred or imposed upon it or him by or in pursuance of this Act or otherwise \r\ndischarging any lawful function under this Act; or \r\n(b) any person who is carrying out the orders of any such authority, officer or person \r\nas aforesaid or who is otherwise acting in accordance with his duty in pursuance \r\nof this Act, \r\nshall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years or with fine upto twenty-\r\nfive million rupees or with both. \r\n(2) Any person who willfully fails to comply with any requirement under section 21 shall be \r\npunished with imprisonment which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to five years \r\nand shall be liable to fine which sha ll not be less than the benefits derived from the waqf property but \r\nmay extend to three times of the amount of income derived from the property. \r\n(3) Any person who intentionally fails to comply with the provisions of section 7 or intentionally \r\nconceals any information or provide incomplete or incorrect information to the chief administrator as \r\nrequired under this Act, shall be liable to pay such amount calculated by the concerned district collector \r\nor any other authority duly authorized by the chief administrator to do so, for the period of factum of \r\nwaqf property or an imprisonment of upto five years, or with both. \r\n(4) The offences punishable under this Act shall be triable by the court of sessions. \r\n26. Administrative sanctions.—Any person who fails to comply with any provision of this Act \r\nfor any other reason shall be penalized with an amount up to twenty-five million rupees. \r\n27. Power to make rule s.—(1) Subject to approval by the Federal Government, the Chief \r\nCommissioner, ICT shall make rules for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act. \r\n(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such ru les may \r\nprovide for all or any of the following matters, namely— \r\n(a) prescribing the powers and duties of the officers appointed under this Act; \r\n(b) regulate the delegation of any powers by the chief administrator to an \r\nadministrator or a deputy administrator; \r\n(c) prescribing the terms and conditions on which waqf property may be leased or let-\r\nout; \r\n(d) regulate the manner in which schemes for administration and development of waqf \r\nproperties shall be prepared; \r\n(e) regulate the conditions of services and conduct of the persons employed under this \r\nAct; \r\n(f) regulate the conduct of litigation by or against the chief administrator; \r\n(g) prescribe the manner in which the accounts shall be kept; \r\n \r\nPage 12 of 12 \r\n \r\n(h) prescribe the authori ty for auditing the accounts maintai ned by the chief \r\nadministrator; \r\n(i) prescribe the syllabus and curricula for the proper education and training of Imams \r\nand Khatibs and of other employees of the auqaf institutions in ICT; \r\n(j) prescribe and regulate the standards of syllabus and curricula of institutions \r\nproviding Islamic religious education, by whatever name called and, where \r\nconsidered necessary in the public interest, the scrutiny of the ac counts of such \r\ninstitution; and \r\n(k) to appoint ad visory committee consisting of public representa tives, ulema and \r\nother experts. \r\n28. Repeal.—On commencement of this Act, the Auqaf (Federal Control) Act, 1976 (L VI of \r\n1976) is hereby repealed. \r\n29. 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