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AUQAF (FEDERAL CONTROL) ACT, 1976 AUQAF (FEDERAL CONTROL) ACT, 1976 2. Definitions.‑In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,‑ (a) "Administrator" means an Administrator of Auqaf appointed under section 4 ; (b) "Administrator‑General" means the Administrator‑General of Auqaf for Pakistan appointed under section 3 ; (c) "Chief Administrator of Auqaf" means a Chief Administrator of Auqaf appointed under section 4 ; (d) "Government" means the Federal Government ; (e) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act ; (f ) "Waqf property" means property of any kind permanently dedicated by a person professing Islam for any purpose recognised by Islam as religious, or charitable, but does not include property of any Waqf such as it is described in section 3 of the Musalman Waqf Validating Act, 1913 (VI of 1913), under which any benefit is for the time being claimable for himself by the person by whom the Waqf was created or by any member of family or descendants; Explanations.‑‑(i) If a property has been used from time immemorial for any purpose recognized by Islam as religious, pious or charitable, then in spite of there bang no evidence of express dedication such property shay be deemed to be Waqf property. (ii) Property allotted in lieu of India shall or in exchange for Waqf property left in be deemed to be Waqf property. (iii) Property of any kind acquired with the sale proceeds or in exchange of or from the income arising out of Waqf property or from subscriptions raised for any purpose recognised by Islam as religious, pious, or charitable shall be deemed to be Waqf property. (iv) The income from boxes placed at a shrine and offerings, subscriptions or articles of any kind, description or use presented to a shrine or to any person at the premises of a shrine shall be do :med to be Waqf property. (v) Relief of the poor and the orphan, education, worship, medical relief, maintenance of shrine or the advancement of any other object of charitable, religious or pious nature or of general public utility shall be deemed to be charitable purposes. (vi) Property permanently dedicated for the purposes of a mosque, Takia, Khankah, Dargah, or other shrine shall be deemed to be Waqf property.