The Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial  Act, 1951
# THE JALLIANWALA BAGH NATIONAL MEMORIAL ACT, 1951
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 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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SECTIONS

1. Short title.
2. Definitions.
3. Objects of the Trust.
4. Trustees of the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial.
5. Term of office of nominated Trustees.
6. Property vested in Trustees.
7. Power of Trustees to appoint committee of management.
7A. Power to approve audited accounts.
8. Validity of acts of Trustees not to be questioned by reason of vacancy, etc.
8A. Accounts and audit.
9. Power to make rules.
10. Power of Trustees to make regulations.
10A. Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament.

THE SCHEDULE.

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# THE JALLIANWALA BAGH NATIONAL MEMORIAL ACT, 1951

 ACT NO. 25 OF 1951

[1st May, 1951.]

# An Act to provide for the erection and management of a National Memorial to perpetuate the
 memory of those killed or wounded on the 13th day of April, 1919, in Jallianwala Bagh.

BE it enacted by Parliament as follows:—

**1. Short title.—This Act may be called the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Act, 1951.**

**2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—**

(a) “Memorial” means the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial to perpetuate the memory of those

killed or wounded on the 13th day of April, 1919, on the site known as the Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar;

(b) “Trust” means the Trust for the erection and management of the Memorial.

(c) “Trustees” means the Trustees of the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial.

**3. Objects of the Trust.—The objects of the Trust shall be—**

(a) to erect and maintain suitable buildings, structures and parks at or near the site of the

Jallianwala Bagh in the city of Amritsar, to perpetuate the memory of those who were killed or
wounded on the 13th day of April, 1919, on the said site;

(b) to acquire lands, buildings and other properties for the purposes of the Trust; and

(c) to raise and receive funds for the purposes of the Memorial.

**4. Trustees of the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial.—[1][(1) The Trustees of the Jallianwala**

Bagh National Memorial shall be the following, namely:—

(a) the Prime Minister —Chairperson,

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(c) the Minister in-charge of Culture,

3[(d) the Leader of Opposition recognised as such in the House of the People or where there is no

such Leader of Opposition, then the Leader of the single largest Opposition Party in that House;]

(e) the Governor of the State of Punjab,

(f) the Chief Minister of the State of Punjab, and

(g) three eminent persons to be nominated by the Central Government.]

(2) The Trustees shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession by the name of the “Trustees of the

Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial” and a common seal, and in that name shall sue and be sued, and shall

1. Subs. by Act 51 of 2006, s. 2, for sub-section (1) (w.e.f. 21-12-2006).
2. Clause (b) omitted by Act 39 of 2019, s. 2 (w.e.f. 5-12-2019).
3. Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for clause (d) (w.e.f. 5-12-2019).

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have power acquire and hold property, to enter into contracts and to do all acts necessary for, and consistent
with, the purposes of this Act.

**1 [5. Term of office of nominated Trustees.—The Trustees nominated under clause (g) of**

sub-section (1) of section 4 shall be Trustees for a period of five years, and shall be eligible for
renomination.]

2[Provided that the term of office of a Trustee nominated under clause (g) of sub-section (1) of section

4 may be terminated before the expiry of the period of five years by the Central Government].

**6. Property vested in Trustees.—All the property and funds set out in the Schedule to this Act and**

all other property, whether movable or immovable which may hereafter be given, bequeathed or
otherwise transferred for the purposes of the Memorial or acquired for the said purposes shall vest in the
Trustees.

**7. Power of Trustees to appoint committee of management.—(1) For the purposes of managing**

the affairs of the Trust, the Trustees may, by resolution passed at a meeting, appoint a committee of
management, and entrust to it such powers, duties and functions, under such directions and limitations, as
may be defined by such resolution.

(2) The Trustees may appoint any person as members of the committee of management, whether such

person are Trustees or not, and may, from time to time, vary or rescind any resolution passed by it under
this section.

3[7A. Power to approve audited accounts.—The Trust shall meet at least once in a year to approve

the audited accounts of the Trust and shall transact such other business as may be considered necessary.]

**8. Validity of acts of Trustees not to be questioned by reason of vacancy, etc.—No act of the**

Trustees shall be deemed to be invalid merely by reason any vacancy in, or any defect in the constitution
of, the body of Trustees.

**4[8A. Accounts and audit.—(1) The accounts of the Trust shall be audited by the Comptroller and**

Auditor-General of India at such intervals as may be specified by him and any expenditure incurred in
connection with such audit shall be payable by the Trust to the Comptroller and Auditor-General.

(2) The Comptroller and Auditor-General and any person appointed by him in connection with the

audit of the accounts of the Trust under this Act shall, have the same rights and privileges and the
authority in connection with such audit as the Comptroller and Auditor-General generally has in
connection with the audit of Government accounts and, in particular, shall have the right to demand the
production of books, accounts, connected vouchers and other documents and papers and to inspect the
office of the Trust.

(3) The accounts of the Trust as certified by the Comptroller and Auditor-General or any other person

appointed by him in this behalf, together with the audit report thereon shall be forwarded annually to the
Central Government by the Trust and the Central Government shall cause the audit report to be laid, as
soon as may be, after it is received, before each House of Parliament.]

**9. Power to make rules.—(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette,**

make rules to carry out the objects of this Act.

1. Subs. by Act 51 of 2006, s. 3, for section 5 (w.e.f. 21-12-2006).
2. Ins. by Act 39 of 2019, s. 3 (w.e.f. 5-12-2019).
3. Ins. by Act 51 of 2006, s. 4 (w.e.f. 21-12-2006).
4. Ins. by s. 5, ibid.(w.e.f. 21-12-2006).

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(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may

provide for—

(a) the manner in which funds belonging to the Memorial shall be kept deposited or invested;

(b) the mode of authentication of orders for payment of money by the Trustees;

(c) the form in which accounts shall be kept by the Trustees and the audit and publication of such

accounts;

(d) the laying out, erection, improvement, maintenance and management of the Memorial and the

care and custody of the properties thereof.

(e) the conditions under which the public shall have access to the Memorial or particular parts

thereof and the regulation of the conduct of persons entering the precincts of the Memorial;

(f) the preservation of, and the prevention of injury to or interference with, any property vested in

the Trustees and the prevention of persons from trespassing into any particular part of the Memorial.

1[(2A) Every rule made by the Central Government under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be

after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days
which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of
the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in
making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall
thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that
any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done
under that rule.]

(3) A rule made under this section made provide that a breach of any rule made under clauses (e) and

(f) of sub-section (2) shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees.

**10. Power of Trustees to make regulations.—The Trustees may make regulations consistent with**

this Act for all or any of the following purposes, namely:—

(a) the manner in which meetings of the Trustees shall be convened the quorum for the transaction

of any business thereat and the procedure at such meetings;

(b) the manner in which a majority decision of the Trustees shall be obtained by circulation to the

Trustees of the matter requiring decision;

(c) the term of office of members of the committee of management their powers and duties, and the

circumstances in which and the conditions subject to which such powers and duties may be exercised;

(d) the appointment of such officers and servants as may be necessary for the purposes of the Trust,

and their terms and conditions of service.

1. Ins. by Act 4 of 2005, s. 2 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 11-1-2005).

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1[10A. Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament.—Every rule or regulation made under

this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in
session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more
successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the
successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or regulation or
both Houses agree that the rule or regulation should not be made, the rule or regulation shall thereafter
have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such
modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under
that rule or regulation.]

1. Ins. by Act 51 of 2006, s. 6, for section 10 (w.e.f. 21-12-2006).

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THE SCHEDULE

(See section 6)

_[Properties vested in Trustees at commencement of Act]_

PART 1—IMMOVABLE  PROPERTIES

1.The piece of land known as the Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, measuring 49 kanals 17 marlas, that is

to say, 6 [37]/160 acres or thereabouts.

2. Two pieces of land, one measuring 49 [1]/2 by 31 feet or thereabouts and the other 35 by 9 [1]/4 yards

on the east and by 8 yards on the west or thereabouts, and conveyed to the then Trustees of the Memorial
by a deed of sale, registered on the 20th September, 1920 as No. 5960, Bahi No.1, Volume No.1572,
pages 19 to 46 of the office of the Registrar, Amritsar.

3. All the buildings and other structures standing on the lands referred to in items1 and 2 above.

PART II—MOVABLE PROPERTIES


Item
No.


Description of investments Amount

Rs. A. P.


1. Government of Madras, 3% loan, 1952, No. D.H. 000034 .  .  . . 25,000 0 0

2. Government of Madras, 3% loan, 1952, No. D.H. 000035 .  .  . . 25,000 0 0

3. Fixed Deposit in the Central Bank of India Ltd., Amritsar .  .  . . 1,10,000 0 0

4. Interest accrued on Item 3 upto 14th November, 1950 .  .  . . 2,750 0 0

5. In current account in the Central Bank of India Ltd., Amritsar . 6,586 1 1


6. Government of Utter Pradesh loan, 1960, purchased through the

Punjab National Bank, Amritsar  .  .  .  .


49,675 1 4


7. Amount placed in sundries in the Punjab National Bank, Amritsar 4,700 12 8


8. Fixed Deposit in the Bank of Nagpur Ltd., Wardah, under receipt

No. 00518  .  .  .   .


1,13,270 5 6


9. Interest Item 8 above  .  .  .   . 3,681 4 0


10. Fixed Deposit in the Bank of Nagpur, Ltd., Wardah, under receipt

No. 00519  .  .  .   .


40,336 13 0


11. Interest on Item 10 above  .  .  .  . 1,310 14 0

12. In current account with Messrs. Bachharaj and Co., Ltd., Bombay 9,573 6 0

13. Cash in hand on 24th November, 1950 .  .  .   . 1,872 9 9


14. Moneys due from Government by way of refund of excess income
tax  .  .  .   .

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Amount not known.


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