Baba Baidhyanath Dham - Basukinath Shrine Area Development Authority Act, 2015
No: 6 Dated: Feb, 23 2016
BABA BAIDYANATH DHAM – BASUKINATH SHRINE AREA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT, 2015
(Jharkhand Act, 06, 2016)
An Act to promulgate The Baba Baidhyanath Dham - Basukinath Shrine Area Development Authority Act, 2015.
Shrawani Mela is a religious and cultural fair and is held every year in Deoghar and Basukinath (Dumka) in the State of Jharkhand wherein along with local people, lakhs of pilgrims from within the country as well as from abroad, participate. Apart from that a large number of pilgrims visit this combined shrine area throughout the year. It has been felt by the State Government that an authority should be constituted for development, regulation and management of Shrine area of Baba Baidyanath Dham and Basukinath Dham including Shrawani Mela held in the month of Shrawan (mostly in the month of July-August) with participation of officials as well as non-official members.
BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Jharkhand in the Sixty sixth Year of the Republic of India, as follows:-
CHAPTER-1
1. Short title, extent and commencement – i. This Act may be called the Baba Baidyanath Dham – Basukinath Shrine Area Development Authority Act, 2015.
ii. It shall extend to the whole Baba Baidyanath Dham Area including temple complex, Basukinath Dham temple complex, mela area of the districts of Deoghar and Dumka (Basukinath) and any other area notified by the Government of the State of Jharkhand.
iii. It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the official gazette, appoint in this behalf
2. Definition - In this Act, unless there is something repugnant to the subject or context:-
(a) Shrine Area: means the Baba Baidyanath Dham temple complex, Basukinath Dham temple complex, other area and locations where pilgrims come, stay, visit and profess religious, cultural, traditional sanskara or any related activities including Mela area.
b) Mela: means Shrawani Mela notified by State govt. for management through the Baba Baidyanath Dham – Basukinath Shrine Area Development Authority Act.
c) Authority: means Baba Baidyanath Dham – Basukinath Shrine Area Development Authority constituted under section-3 of the Act.
d) Pilgrim: includes the person, who visits a place of pilgrimage with the object, among others, of performing such rites as are usually performed by pilgrims.
e) Chief Minister: means the Chief Minister of Jharkhand. f) Minister: means a member of State Cabinet.
g) Commissioner: means the Divisional Commissioner of Santhal Pargana (Dumka).
h) Secretary: means Principal Secretary/Secretary of a Department of the State Government:
i) Deputy Commissioner: means District Magistrate-cum-Deputy Commissioner of the District.
j) Superintendent of Police: means Superintendent of Police of the District.
k) Additional District Magistrate: means an officer of Indian Administrative Service/ State Administrative Service authorised by the state government to perform the duties of Additional District Magistrate under CrPC.
l) Additional Superintendent of Police: means an officer of Indian Police Service/State Police Service authorised by the state government to perform the duties of Additional Superintendent of Police.
m) Sub-Divisional Officer: means an officer duly appointed by the State Government for the Sub-Division.
n) Member of Parliament: means Duly elected Member of Lok Sabha, representing a particular Lok Sabha constituency.
o) Member of Legislative Assembly: means duly elected Member of a Legislative Assembly constituency.
p) Prescribed: means prescribed by rules made under this Act.
q) Regulation: means regulation made by the Authority under this Act.
r) Rules: means rules made by the Authority under this Act.