Haj Committee of India — THE HAJ COMMITTEE ACT, 2002

Haj Committee of India (Constituted under the Act of Parliament No. 35 of 2002) Haj House; 7-A, MR.A Marg; Mumbai 400 001. NOTIFICATION S.O. In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 45 of the Haj Committee Act; 2002 (35 of 2002), and having been confirmed by the Central Government; the Committee hareby makes the following bye-laws, namely: PART Short title and commencement: These bye-laws may be called the Haj Committee Bye-Laws; 2005. 2 They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the official gazette. 2 Definitions_ In these Bye-Laws, unless the context otherwise requires; 1) Act" means the Haj Committee Act; 2002 (35 of 2002); (2) "Chairperson' "Vice-Chairperson' and "Member" mean the Chairperson, Vice- Chairperson or Member,; as the case may be, of the Committee; "Committee" means the Haj Committee of India constituted under section 3 of the Act; "Ministry" means the Ministry of External Affairs in the Government of India; 9 "presiding officer" means the person presiding over a meeting of the Committee; "rule" means Haj Committee Rules, 2002 framed under Section 44 of the Act; "section" means section of the Act; (8) "sub-committee" means a Sub-Committee appointed under sub-section (2) of section 11 of the Act; Part-II 3 Powers and duties of Vice-Chairpersons. 1) In the absence of the Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson, who is heading the Standing Committee (Haj Arrangements) and in his absence the Vice-Chairperson heading the Standing Committee (Finance) , shall perform such duties of the Chairperson as are delegated to him by the Chairperson: (2) The Vice Chairpersons shall also perform such other duties as may be delegated to them by the Chairperson from time to time. PART 4 Procedure regarding transaction of business at c