Clause 36

Upon the coming into operation of this Act all property, movable and immovable, belonging to Hindu endowments, which were, immediately before the date of the coming into operation of this Act, vested in the Muslim and Hindu Endowments Board incorporated under the Muslim and Hindu Endowments Ordinance (Cap. 271) shall be transferred to and vest in the Board without further assurance upon the same tenure and subject to the same trust and conditions as upon which the same was previously held by the said Muslim and Hindu Endowments Board; and all rights vested in the said Muslim and Hindu Endowments Board immediately before the date of the coming into operation of this Act and all liabilities to which the said Muslim and Hindu Endowments Board were subject immediately before the date of the coming into operation of this Act in respect of the said property shall be transferred to and vest in the Board.

Any reference in any written law, order of court, deed, contract, instrument or other documents whatsoever to the Muslim and Hindu Endowments Board incorporated under the Muslim and Hindu Endowments Ordinance in its capacity as trustee of Hindu endowments shall be construed as a reference to the Board and all rights, powers, obligations and duties conferred, imposed on, undertaken or incurred by the said Muslim and Hindu Endowments Board in such capacity under or by virtue of such written law, order of court, deed, contract, instrument or other documents shall be deemed to be conferred or imposed on or undertaken or incurred by the Board.