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Lease of waqf property and use of derived income. \r\n9. Power to terminate a lease or resume a tenancy for breach of conditions \r\n10. Appeal and finality \r\n11. Petition to District Court against notification \r\n12. Appeal against the decision of District Court \r\n13. District Court and High Court not to issue temporary injunction or order \r\n14. Decision of the District Court under section 11 or the High Court under \r\nsection 12 to be final \r\n15. Chief Administrator to prepare the scheme for administration of waqf \r\nproperty \r\n16. Sale of waqf property by Chief Administrator and application of \r\nproceeds \r\n17. Use of waqf property and application of income therefrom \r\n18. Chief Administrator to maintain accounts \r\n19. Rents and lease moneys in respect of waqf property may be recovered \r\nas arrears of land revenue \r\n20. Chief Administrator may call for returns, etc., and may issue instructions \r\nand directions in respect of waqf property \r\n20-A. Provision of information to authorities. \r\n20-B. Provision of information to reporting entities \r\n21. Bar of Jurisdiction. \r\n22. Effect of orders, etc., inconsistent with this Ordinance \r\n23. Protection of action taken under this Ordinance \r\n24. Offences \r\n25. Power to frame rules \r\n26. Continuance of actions, etc., taken under Act LVI of 1976 \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE PUNJAB WAQF PROPERTIES ORDINANCE, 1979 \r\n(IV of 1979) \r\n[14th April, 1979] \r\nAn \r\nOrdinance \r\nto provide for the proper management and administration of Waqf Properties \r\nin the Province of the Punjab. \r\nPreamble.– WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the proper management and \r\nadministration of waqf properties in the Province of the Punjab; \r\n NOW THEREFORE, in pursuance of the Proclamation of fifth day of July, \r\n1977, read with the Laws (Continuance in Force) Order , 1977 (C.M.L.A Order I of \r\n1977), the Governor of the Punjab is pleased to make and promulgate the following \r\nOrdinance:– \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement .– (1) This Ordinance may be called \r\nthe Punjab Waqf Properties Ordinance, 1979. \r\n(2) It extends to the Province of the Punjab. \r\n(3) It shall come into force from the date as may be notified by the \r\nGovernment in the official Gazette. \r\n2. Definitions.– In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires, the \r\nfollowing expressions shall have the meanings hereby respectively as signed to them, \r\nthat is to say:– \r\n(a) “Administrator” means an Administrator of Auqaf appointed under the \r\nprovisions of section 4; \r\n2\r\n[(a-i) “authorities” means an „investigating or prosecuting agency‟ and the \r\n „Financial Monitoring Unit‟ as defined in the Anti -Money Laundering Act, \r\n 2010 (VII of 2010); \r\n(a-ii) “beneficial owner” means a natural person who owns or controls a waqf \r\n property, whether directly or indirectly or by exercising effective control \r\n of that waqf property through such other means, as may be prescribed; \r\n(a-iii) “beneficiary” means a person who gets any benefit from the waqf \r\nproperty or whose name is listed in the waqf document as beneficiary \r\nof such property;] \r\n(b) \r\n3\r\n[“Chief Administrator” means the Chief Administrator of Auqaf, \r\nPunjab as provided in section 3 of this Ordinance;] \r\n \r\n1This Ordinance was promulgated by the Governor of the Punjab on 11th A pril, 1979; and, published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated 14th April, 1979, pages 521-A to 521-K. \r\n2Inserted by the Punjab Waqf Properties (Amendment) Act 2020, (XX of 2020), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated: 10 September 2020, pp. 1031-1034, s. 2. \r\n \r\n4\r\n[(b-i) “Collector” means the Chief Officer -in-charge of the revenue \r\nadministration of the district as define in the Punjab General Clauses \r\nAct, 1956 (VI of 1956);] \r\n(c) “Government” means the Government of the Punjab; \r\n5\r\n[(c-i) “investigating or prosecuting agency” means the investigating or \r\n prosecuting agency as defined in the Anti -Money Laundering Act, 2010 \r\n (VII of 2010); \r\n \r\n(c-ii) “Manager” means a person appointed by the Chief Administrator for \r\nthe administration, control, ma nagement and maintenance of a waqf \r\nproperty;] \r\n(d) “Prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Ordinance; \r\n6\r\n[(d-i) “reporting entity” means a person or entity as defined in the Anti-Money \r\nLaundering Act, 2010 (VII of 2010);] and \r\n(e) “Waqf Property” means property of any kind permanently dedicated by \r\na person professing Islam for any purpose recognised by Islam as \r\nreligious, pious or charitable, but does not include s property of any \r\nsuch waqf as is described in section 3 of the Mussalman Waqf \r\nValidating Act, 1913 (VI of 1913), under which any benefit is for the \r\ntime being claimable for himself by the person by whom the waqf was \r\ncreated or by any member of his family or descendants. \r\nExplanation 1.– If a property has been used from time immemorial for any purpose \r\nrecognised by Islam as religious, pious or charitable, then inspite of there being no \r\nevidence of express dedication, such property shall be deemed to be waqf property. \r\nExplanation 2.– Property allotted in lieu or in exchange of waqf property l eft in India \r\nshall be deemed to be waqf property. \r\nExplanation 3 .– Property of any kind acquired with the sale proceeds or in \r\nexchange of or from the income arising out of waqf property or from subscriptions \r\nraised for any purpose recognised by Islam as rel igious, pious or charitable shall be \r\ndeemed to be waqf property. \r\nExplanation 4.– The income from boxes placed at a shrine 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 waqf property. \r\nExplanation 5 .– Property permanently dedicated for the purposes of a mosque, \r\ntakia, khankah, dargarh or other shrine shall be deemed to be waqf property. \r\n \r\n3 Substituted by the Punjab Waqf Properties (Amendment) Ac t 2026 , (X IX of 2026 ), published in the Punjab Gaz ette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 25 February 2026, pp. 4565-4566, s. 2. \r\n4Inserted by the Punjab Waqf Properties (Amendment) Act 2020, (XX of 2020), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated: 10 September 2020, pp. 1031-1034, s. 2. \r\n5Inserted by the Punjab Waqf Properties (Amendment) Act 2020, (XX of 2020), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated: 10 September 2020, pp. 1031-1034, s. 2. \r\n6Inserted by the Punjab Waqf Properties (Amendment) Act 2020, (XX of 2020), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated: 10 September 2020, pp. 1031-1034, s. 2. \r\nExplanation 6.– Relief of the poor and the orphan, education, worship, medical relief, \r\nmaintenance of shrines or the advancement of any other object of charitable, \r\nreligious or pious nature or of general public utility shall be deemed to be charitable \r\npurposes. \r\n3. \r\n7\r\n[Chief Administrator].– \r\n8\r\n[(1) Secretary to the G overnment, Auqaf and \r\nReligious Affairs Department shall be the Chief Administrator, and the Government \r\nsPunjab including all rights, assets, debts, liabilities and obligations relating thereto.] \r\n \r\n9\r\n [(2) No person shall be the Chief Administrator unless he is a Muslim.] \r\n (3) The Chief Administrator shall be a corporation sole by the name of the \r\nChief Administrator of Auqaf, Punjab, and shall have perpetual succession and an \r\nofficial seal, and may sue and be sued in his corporate name. \r\n (4) The Chief Administ rator shall be subject to the general control of \r\nGovernment. \r\n4. Appointment of Administrators and Deputy Administrators .– \r\n10\r\n[(1) \r\nGovernment may appoint an Administrator or Administrators for such area or areas \r\nand Deputy Administrators for such districts as may be specified in the notification to \r\nassist the Chief Administrator, on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed, \r\nand an Administrator or Deputy Administrator so appointed shall, subject to the \r\ngeneral or special orders of the Chief Administrator , be competent to discharge such \r\nduties and exercise such powers of the Chief Administrator as may be assigned to \r\nhim and while discharging such duties or exercising such powers shall have the \r\nsame privileges and be subject to the same liabilities as the Chief Administrator: \r\n Provided that Government may assign duties of the Deputy Administrator to \r\nthe Assistant Commissioner (Headquarter) of each District to perform the functions \r\nof Deputy Administrator. \r\n Provided further that no person all be appointed as Deputy Administrator \r\nunless he is a Muslim.] \r\n (2) The Administrator or Deputy Administrator appointed under sub-section \r\n(1) shall be under the administrative control of the Chief Administrator. \r\n5. General appointments.– (1) The Chief Administrator with the previous \r\nsanction of Government may from time to time determine the number, designation \r\nand grade of the officers and servants whom he considers necessary to employ for \r\nthe purpose of this Ordinance and the amount and nature of salary, fees and \r\nallowances to be paid to each such officer and servant. \r\n \r\n7 Substituted by the Punjab Waqf Proper ties ( Amendment) Act 2026 , (X IX of 2026 ), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 25 February 2026, pp. 4565-4566, s.3(a). \r\n8 Substituted by the Punjab Waqf Properties ( Amendment) Act 2026 , (X IX of 2026 ), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 25 February 2026, pp. 4565-4566, s.3(b). \r\n9 Substituted by the Punjab Waqf Properties ( Amendment) Act 2026 , (X IX of 2026 ), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 25 February 2026, pp. 4565-4566, s.3(c). \r\n10 Substituted by the Punjab Waqf Properties (Amendment) Act 2020, (XX of 2020), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 10 September 2020, pp. 1031-1034, s.3. \r\n \r\n11\r\n[Provided that no person shall be appointed as an Officer unless he is a \r\nMuslim]. \r\n (2) All persons employed for the purposes of this Ordinance shall be \r\ndeemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Pakistan Penal \r\nCode (XLV of 1860). \r\n12\r\n[6. Registration of waqf properties. − (1) Every person creating a waqf or every \r\nManager shall get the waqf property registered with the Chief Administrator within \r\nninety days of the creation of the waqf in such manner as may be prescribed. \r\n (2) Any person creating a waqf or any Manager who does not get the waqf \r\nproperty registered with the Chief Administrator under subsection (1) within the \r\nstipulated period, shall be punished with fine of rupees fifty thousand for each day for \r\nthe first ninety days after expiry of such stipulated period and thereafter with a fine of \r\nrupees one hundred thousand for each day. \r\n (3) The Collector in respect of his respective district shall furnish, in the \r\nprescribed manner, a con solidated annual report of all waqf properties recorded as \r\nwaqf during the year to the Chief Administrator. \r\n (4) Every person creating a waqf or every Manager shall maintain and \r\nupdate the record concerning the waqf property and provide to the Chief \r\nAdministrator on demand, and shall report any change in the waqf property to the \r\nChief Administrator in such manner as may be prescribed.] \r\n7. Chief Administrator may take over waqf property by notification .– (1) \r\nNotwithstanding anything to the contrary containe d in section 22 of the Religious \r\nEndowments 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, judgement or order of any Court or other \r\nauthority, or in any proceedings pending before any Court or other authority, the \r\nChief Administrator may, by notification, take over and assume the administration, \r\ncontrol, management and maintenance of a waqf property \r\n13\r\n[:] \r\n Provided that, during the life time of a person dedicating a waqf property, the \r\nChief Administrator shall not take over and assume the administration, control, \r\nmanagement and maintenance of such waqf property except with the consent of \r\nsuch person and on such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon between \r\nsuch person and the Chief Administrator. \r\n \r\n14\r\n[Provided that the notification shall be served upon the management or the \r\nmutawalli and also affixed on some prominent part of the property which is sought to \r\nbe taken over.] \r\n \r\n11Ibid. \r\n12 Substituted by the Punjab Waqf Properties (Amendment) Act 2020, (XX of 2020), publis hed in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 10 September 2020, pp. 1031-1034, s. 4. \r\n13Misprinted in the original Gazette as semi colon. \r\n14Added by the Punjab Waqf Properties (Amendment) Ordinance, 1984 (XIII of 1984); and published in the Punjab Gazett e \r\n(Extraordinary), dated 16.12.1984, s.2. \r\nExplanation.– For the purposes of this section “control and manag ement” shall \r\ninclude control over the performance and management of religious, spiritual, cultural \r\nand other services and ceremonies (Rasoomat) at or in a waqf property. \r\n (2) No person shall perform services or ceremonies (Rasoomat) referred \r\nto in sub -section (1) except with the prior permission of the Chief Administrator and \r\nin accordance with such directions as may be given by him. \r\n \r\n15\r\n[(3) The Chief Administrator shall maintain a centralized record of all \r\nproperties registered under section 6 and taken ove r under subsection (1) in such \r\nmanner as may be prescribed, and until so prescribed as may be determined by the \r\nGovernment; and at the end of each financial year shall submit a report to this effect \r\nto the Government.] \r\n16\r\n[7-A. Provision of miscellaneous inf ormation.− Before entering into a business \r\nrelationship or carrying out any occasional transaction with a reporting entity, any \r\nperson creating a waqf or any Manager shall disclose his status as such to the \r\nreporting entity.] \r\n17\r\n[8. Eviction of persons wrongfully in possession of waqf properties .− (1)If \r\nany person is in occupation of, or enters upon, or is using any immovable waqf \r\nproperty to the occupation or use of which he is not, or has ceased to be, entitled by \r\nvirtue of any provision of this Ordinance, the Chie f Administrator or any other person \r\nauthorized by him may, with the assistance of the district administration or an \r\ninvestigating or prosecuting agency, after giving such person a reasonable \r\nopportunity of showing cause against the action proposed to be ta ken, shall get it \r\nevicted with use of such force as may be necessary. \r\n (2) Any crop standing, or a building, or other structure erected on a waqf \r\nproperty in respect of which action is taken under subsection (1) shall stand forfeited \r\nto the Chief Administrator.] \r\n18\r\n[8-A. Lease of waqf property and use of derived income. - The Chief \r\nAdministrator may lease out the waqf property taken over under section 7 for such \r\nperiod as may be prescribed, and the income derived from such property shall be \r\nused for any purpos e recognized by Islam as religious, pious and charitable as the \r\nChief Administrator may deem fit.] \r\n19\r\n[9. Power to terminate a lease or resume a tenancy for breach of \r\nconditions.− (1) If the Administrator is satisfied that the lessee or the tenant of any \r\nimmovable waqf property has committed a breach, of the conditions of lease or \r\ntenancy, the Administrator may give to such lessee or tenant a notice to appear \r\n \r\n15 Inserted by the Punjab Waqf Properties (Amendment) Act 2020, (XX of 2020), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 10 September 2020, pp. 1031-1034, s. 5. \r\n16 Inserted by the Punjab Waqf Properties (Amendment) Act 2020, (XX of 2020), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 10 September 2020, pp. 1031-1034, s. 6. \r\n17 Substitute by the Punjab Waqf Properties (Amendment) Act 2020, (XX of 2020), publis hed in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 10 September 2020, pp. 1031-1034, s. 7. \r\n18 Inserted by the Punjab Waqf Properties (Amendment) Act 2020, (XX of 2020), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 10 September 2020, pp. 1031-1034, s. 8. \r\n19 Substituted by the Punjab Waqf Properties (Amendment) Act 2020, (XX of 2020), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 10 September 2020, pp. 1031-1034, s. 9. \r\nbefore the Administra tor and state his objections, if any, before an order for the \r\ntermination of lease or resumption of the tenancy is made. \r\n (2) The lessee or the tenant to whom a notice is given under subsection (1) \r\nmay undertake in writing to the Administrator that the br each of the conditions of the \r\nlease or tenancy specified in such notice is likely to be rectified and he shall rectify \r\nsuch breach. \r\n (3) If the Administrator is satisfied that the breach is likely to be rectified, \r\nhe shall allow to the lessee or the tenan t, as the case may be, a period not less than \r\nthirty days or more than sixty days to rectify such breach, and may make an order \r\nterminating the lease or resuming the tenancy if the lessee or the tenant fails to \r\nrectify the breach within the stipulated time. \r\n (4) Where an order terminating the lease or resuming the tenancy has \r\nbeen made under subsection (3), the Administrator may forthwith resume the \r\npossession of a waqf property, subject to the payment of compensation to be fixed \r\nby the Administrator for st anding and un -gathered crops or for the improvements of \r\nthe waqf property, if any, that have been made by the lessee or the tenant under the \r\nterms of the lease or the tenancy or made with the permission of the Administrator. \r\n (5) If a lease or tenancy of a waqf property is terminated or resumed and is \r\nallotted to any other person, the amount of the compensation, if any, paid to the \r\noutgoing lessee or tenant under sub -section (4) may be recovered from such person \r\nto whom such property is allotted.] \r\n10. Appeal and finality .– (1) Any person evicted under the provisions of section \r\n8 or aggrieved by an order of termination of lease or resumption of tenancy made \r\nunder section 9 may within sixty days of such eviction or within thirty days of the \r\norder of terminati on of the lease or resumption of tenancy, prefer an appeal to the \r\nChief Administrator and the Chief Administrator after giving such person an \r\nopportunity of being heard, confirm, modify or vacate the order made by the \r\nAdministrator under section 8 or 9. \r\n (2) If there is no appeal against an eviction under section 8 or an order of \r\ntermination of lease or resumption of tenancy made by the Administrator under \r\nsection 9 the eviction, termination of lease or resumption of tenancy, as the case \r\nmay be, shall be fi nal and when there is an appeal, the decision of the Chief \r\nAdministrator in appeal shall be final. \r\n11. Petition to District Court against notification.– (1) Any person claiming any \r\ninterest in any waqf property in respect of which a notification has been i ssued under \r\nsection 7 may within thirty days of the publication of such notification petition the \r\nDistrict court within whose jurisdiction the waqf property or any part thereof is \r\nsituated for a declaration– \r\n (a) that the property is not waqf property; \r\n (b) that the property is waqf property within limits stated in the petition: \r\nProvided that notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being \r\nin force, or in any custom or usage, or in any decree, judgement, or order of any \r\ncourt or other autho rity, or in any proceeding pending before any court or other \r\nauthority, no such petition shall lie in respect of any interest in the income, offerings, \r\nsubscriptions or articles referred to in Explanation 4 to clause ( c) of section 2, or the \r\nservices or ceremonies (Rasoomat) mentioned in section 7. \r\n (2) The District Court may, for reasons to be recorded, refuse to issue any \r\nprocess for compelling the attendance of any witness for the purpose of examination \r\nor the production of any document or other thing if it considers that it has been made \r\nfor the purpose of vexation or delay. \r\n12. Appeal against the decision of District Court.– Any person aggrieved by a \r\ndecision of the District C ourt under sub -section (1) of section 11 may, within sixty \r\ndays of the order, appeal to the High Court. \r\n13. District Court and High Court not to issue temporary injunction o r \r\norder.– Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other enactment \r\nfor the time being in force, the District Court or the High Court shall not, pending \r\ndisposal of a petition filed under section 11 or an appeal filed under section 12, have \r\nthe power to issue temporary injunction or order restraining the Chief Administrator \r\nfrom taking over or assuming the administration, control, management and \r\nmaintenance of property in respect of which a notification has been issued under \r\nsection 7. \r\n14. Decision of the District Court under section 11 or the High Court under \r\nsection 12 to be final .– If there is no appeal, the decision of the District Court, or \r\nwhen there is an appeal the decision in appeal shall be final. \r\n15. Chief Administrat or to prepare the scheme for administration of waqf \r\nproperty.– (1) The Chief Administrator shall, as respects the waqf property in \r\nrespect of which a notification under section 7 has been issued and the gross annual \r\nincome from which exceeds five thousand rupees and in other cases may, settle a \r\nscheme for the administration and development of such waqf property. \r\n (2) In the settlement of a scheme the Chief Administrator shall g ive effect \r\nto such wishes of the person dedicating as can be ascertained, and to which effect \r\ncan be reasonably given. \r\n16. Sale of waqf property by Chief \r\n20\r\n[Administrator] and application of \r\nproceeds.– Government may \r\n21\r\n[subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of Section \r\n15,] where it is satisfied that circumstances exist which make it necessary to sell or \r\notherwise dispose of any waqf property in order:– \r\n(a) to secure maximum economic benefits out of such property and to \r\navoid loss or damage to such property; or \r\n(b) to serve the best public interest and public purpose for which such \r\nproperty was dedicated; or \r\n(c) to give effect to such wishes of the person dedicating the property as \r\ncan be ascertained; or \r\n \r\n20Misprinted in the original Gazette as “Administration” \r\n21Added by the Punj ab Waqf Properties (Amendment) Ordinance, 1984 (XIII of 1984); and published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated 16.12.1984, s.2. \r\n(d) in the absence of evidence of express dedicatio n, to enable the \r\nproperty to be used for the purpose for which it has been used or for \r\nany purpose recognised by Islam as religious, pious or charitable; or \r\n(e) to provide maintenance to those who, on account of unemployment, \r\nsickness, infirmity or old age, are unable to maintain themselves; or \r\n(f) to provide education, medical aid, housing, public facilities and services \r\nsuch as roads, sewerage, gas and electric power; or \r\n(g) to prevent danger to life, property or public health, \r\npermit the Chief Administr ator to do so and to invest the proceeds in accordance \r\nwith its directions. \r\n22\r\n[Provided that the sale -proceeds shall first be applied for satisfying the main \r\npurpose of the waqf.] \r\n17. Use of waqf property and application of income therefrom .– Subject to \r\nthe provisions of this Ordinance, a waqf property shall be used for the purpose for \r\nwhich it was dedicated or has been used or for any purpose recognised by Islam as \r\nreligious, pious or charitable, as the Chief Administrator may deem fit. \r\n18. Chief Administra tor to maintain accounts .– (1) The Chief Administrator \r\nshall maintain a complete record of all properties under his control and management, \r\nand shall keep accounts of income and expenditure of such properties, including \r\nexpenditure on the Chief Administrat or and his establishment, in such manner as \r\nmay be prescribed. \r\n (2) All moneys received or realised by the Chief Administrator in respect of \r\nproperties under his control and management shall form and be credited to a fund to \r\nbe called Auqaf fund, which shall be under the control of, and operated upon by the \r\nChief Administrator, subject to general supervision of Government, and shall be kept \r\nin such custody as may be prescribed. \r\n (3) At the end of each financial year , the accounts maintained by the Chief \r\nAdministrator shall be audited by such authorit y as may be prescribed and the Audit \r\nReport with the comment s of the Chief Administrator shall be laid before the \r\nGovernment. \r\n19. Rents and lease moneys in respect of waqf property may be recovered \r\nas arrears of land revenue .– Any sum due as rent or lease money in respect of \r\nwaqf property, the administration whereof has been taken over and assumed by the \r\nChief Administrator, if not paid within thirty days of its having become due, may be \r\nrecovered as arrears of land revenue. \r\n20. Chief Administrator may call for returns, etc., and may issue instructions \r\nand directions in respect of waqf property .– (1) The Chief Administrator may \r\nrequire any person -in-charge of or exercising control over the management of any \r\nwaqf property, the administration whereof has not been taken over or assumed by \r\nhim under s ection 7, to furnish him with any return, statement, statistics or other \r\ninformation regarding such waqf property, or a copy of any document relating to \r\n \r\n22Added by the Punjab Waqf Properties (Amendment) Ordinance, 1984 (XIII of 1984) ; and published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated 16.12.1984, s.2. \r\nsuch property, and such person shall comply with such order or direction without any \r\ndelay. \r\n (2) The Chief Administrator may issue to any person -in-charge of or \r\nexercising control over the management of any waqf property, the administration \r\nwhereof has not been taken over o r assumed by the Chief Administrator under \r\nsection 7, such instructions or directions for the proper administration, control, \r\nmanagement and maintenance of such waqf property as he may deem necessary \r\nincluding directions pr ohibiting delivery of sermons, K hutbas or lectures which may \r\ncontain any matter prejudicial to the sovereignty and integrity of Pakistan or \r\ncalculated to arouse feeling of hatred or disaffection amongst various religious sects \r\nor groups in the country and directions prohibiting such pers on from indulging in \r\nparty politics through sermons or lectures, and the person having charge or \r\nexercising control over the management of such property shall comply with such \r\ninstructions and directions. \r\n23\r\n[20-A. Provision of information to authorities. − (1) The Chief Administrator shall \r\nprovide such information about waqf properties to the authorities in such manner as \r\nmay be prescribed or as may be required by the authorities. \r\n (2) A Manager shall provide the following information to the authorities f or \r\nthe purposes of domestic and international cooperation from time to time in such \r\nmanner as may be prescribed: \r\n (a) beneficial ownership of waqf property; \r\n (b) the residences of the staff who have control over the waqf properties; \r\n (c) any assets held or managed by a reporting entity in relation to waqf \r\n property; or \r\n (d) any other information ancillary to the above. \r\n \r\n20-B. Provision of information to reporting entities .− (1) The Chief Administrator \r\nshall provide upon request to the reporting entity information about the beneficial \r\nownership and assets of the waqf in the prescribed manner. \r\n (2) The reporting entity may obtain information from a Manager including \r\nthe beneficial ownership, details of waqf assets and details of beneficiaries or such \r\nother information as may be prescribed.] \r\n21. Bar of Jurisdiction.– Save as expressly provided in this Ordinance, no Civil \r\nOr Revenue Court or any other authority, shall have jurisdiction:– \r\n(a) to question the legality of anything done under this Ordinance by or at \r\nthe instance of the Chief Administrator; or \r\n(b) in respect of any matter which the Chief Administrator is empowered by \r\nor under this Ordinance to determine or settle; or \r\n \r\n23 Inserted by the Punjab Waqf Properties (Amendment) Act 2020, (XX of 2020), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 10 September 2020, pp. 1031-1034, s. 10. \r\n(c) to grant an injunction or other order in relation to any proceeding before \r\nthe Chief Administrator under this Ordinance for anything done or \r\nintended to be done by or at the instance of the Chief Administrator \r\nunder this Ordinance. \r\n22. Effect of orders , etc., inconsistent with this Ordinance .– Every order \r\nmade and every action taken under this Ordinance shall have effect notwithstanding \r\nanything inconsistent therewith contained in any document, decree or order of any \r\nCourt, deed, enactment or any instru ment having effect by virtue of any such \r\nenactment other than this Ordinance. \r\n23. Protection of action taken under this Ordinance .– No suit, prosecution or \r\nother legal proceeding shall be instituted against any person for anything which is in \r\ngood faith do ne or intended to be done under this Ordinance or the rules made \r\nthereunder. \r\n24. Offences.– (1) Whoever obstructs, or offers any resistance to, or impedes or \r\notherwise interferes with– \r\n(a) any authority, officer or person exercising any power or performing any \r\nduty conferred or imposed upon it or him by or in pursuance of this \r\nOrdinance or otherwise discharging any lawful function under this \r\nOrdinance; or \r\n(b) any person who is carrying out the orders of any such authority, officer \r\nor person as aforesaid or who is otherwise acting in accordance with \r\nhis duty in pursuance of this Ordinance; \r\nshall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five \r\nyears or with fine or with both. \r\n \r\n24\r\n[(2) Any person who wilfully contravenes any of the provisions of section 20 \r\nshall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to five years but shall not be \r\nless than one year and shall also be liable to fine which may extend to three times of \r\nthe amount of income derived from the waqf property but which shall not b e less \r\nthan the benefits derived from the waqf property.] \r\n \r\n25\r\n[(3) Any person who intentionally fails to comply with the provisions of \r\nsection 6 or intentionally conceals any information or provides incomplete or \r\nincorrect information to the Chief Administra tor as required under this Ordinance, \r\nshall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to five years or with fine to \r\npay such amount as may be calculated by the concerned Collector or any other \r\nauthority duly authorized by the Chief Administrator to do so for the period of factum \r\nof waqf property or with both. \r\n (4) The offences punishable under this Ordinance shall triable by a Court \r\nof Session. \r\n \r\n24 Substituted by the Punjab Waqf Propert ies (Amendment) Act 2020, (XX of 2020), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 10 September 2020, pp. 1031-1034, s. 11. \r\n25 Inserted by the Punjab Waqf Properties (Amendment) Act 2020, (XX of 2020), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 10 September 2020, pp. 1031-1034, s. 11. \r\n (5) For contravention of any provision of this Ordinance for which no \r\npenalty is provided, shall be punished with fine which may extend to rupees twenty \r\nfive million.] \r\n25. Power to frame rules .– (1) Government may frame rules for the purpose of \r\ncarrying into effect the provisions of this Ordinance. \r\n (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of th e foregoing \r\npower, Government may frame rules for all any of the following purposes, namely:– \r\n(a) prescribing the powers and duties of the officers appointed under this \r\nOrdinance; \r\n(b) regulating the delegation of any powers by the Chief Administrator to \r\nan Administrator or a Deputy Administrator; \r\n(c) prescribing the terms and conditions on which waqf property may be \r\nleased or let out; \r\n(d) regulating the manner in which schemes for administration and \r\ndevelopment of waqf properties shall be prepared; \r\n(e) regulating the conditions of service and conduct of the persons \r\nemployed under this Ordinance; \r\n(f) regulating the conduct of litigation by or against the Chief Administrator; \r\n(g) prescribing the manner in which the accounts shall be kept; \r\n(h) prescribing the a uthority for auditing the accounts maintained by the \r\nChief Administrator; \r\n(i) prescribing the syllabus and curricula for the proper education and \r\ntraining of Imams and Khatibs and of other employees of the Auqaf \r\ninstitutions in Punjab; \r\n(j) prescribing and regulating the standards, syllabus and curricula of \r\ninstitutions providing Islamic religious education, by whatever name \r\ncalled, and, where considered necessary in the public interest, the \r\nscrutiny of the accounts of such institutions; and \r\n(k) to appoint Advisory Committee consisting o f public representatives, \r\nUlema and other experts. \r\n26. 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