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Section 2

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

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2 . Definitions . — In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) " appointed day " means the date on which this Act shall come into force; (b) " Board " means the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Board constituted under section 3 of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwaras (Management) Act, 1971 (24 of 1971); (c) " Committee " means the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee established under section 3; (d) " Delhi " means the Union territory of Delhi; (e) " Director Gurdwara Elections " means the Director Gurdwara Elections appointed by the Central Government under section 13; (f) " Gurdwaras " means the Sikh Gurdwaras situated in Delhi as were, immediately before the appointed day, being managed by or affiliated to the Board and includes such other local Gurdwaras as may, after the appointed day, be affiliated to or managed by the Committee; (g) " Gurdwara property " means, — (i) all movable and immovable property which, immediately before the appointed day, vested or was kept in deposit in the name of the Board; (ii) all property which stands in the name of the Gurdwaras or in the name of the Board or the present or old managers of the historic Gurdwaras; (iii) all offerings in cash or kind made in various Gurdwaras or institutions managed or controlled by the Committee; (iv) all property in cash or kind, movable as well as immovable that may be acquired by purchase, exchange or otherwise by the Gurdwaras, or the Committee, from time to time; (v) all grants, donations or contributions made, from time to time, by any person or authority to the Gurdwaras or the Committee, and includes any actionable claim with respect to such Gurdwara property; (h) " local Gurdwara " means a Gurdwara in Delhi, other than a Gurdwara under the control or management of the Board immediately before the appointed day;