1[The State Government] may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint an Officer to be called the Charity Commissioner, who shall exercise such powers and shall perform such duties and functions as are conferred by or under the provisions of this Act and shall, subject to such general or special orders as the State Government may pass, superintend the administration and carry out the provisions of this Act 2[throughout the State].
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Source footnotes
1. These words were substituted for the words "Each of the State Government of Bombay and Mysore" by Mah. 6 of 1960, s. 6(a).2. These words were substituted for the words "throughout that part of the State to which the Act Extents" by Mah. 6 of 1960, s. 6(b).
3. The proviso was omitted by the Maharashtra Adaptation of Laws (State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1960.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent, operation and application.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 2A · Deleted.Section 3A · Joint Charity Commissioners.Section 4 · Qualifications for appointment of Charity Commissioner and Joint Charity Commissioner.Section 5 · Deputy and Assistant Charity Commissioners.Section 6 · Subordinate officers.Section 6A · Charity Commissioner and other officers to be servants of State Government.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 11 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.