DISPLACED PERSONS (COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION) ACT, 1954

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Preliminary Act 44 of 1954

S.1 Short title.

S.2 Definitions.

Chapter.II Payment of Compensation and Rehabilitation Grants to Displaced persons

S.3 Appointment of Chief Settlement Commissioner, etc.

S.4 Application for payment of compensation.

S.5 Determination of public dues by Settlement Officers.

S.6 Relief to certain banking companies.

S.7 Determination of the amount of compensation.

S.8 Form and manner of payment of compensation.

S.8(a) Payment of compensation in case of mortgaged properties.

S.9 Payment of compensation in cases of disputes.

S.10 Special procedure for payment of compensation in certain cases.

S.11 Rehabilitation and other grants to displaced persons.

Chapter.III Compensation Pool for purposes of payment of compensation and rehabilitation grants to displaced persons

S.12 Power to acquire evacuee property for rehabilitation of displaced persons.

S.13 Compensation for evacuee property acquired under this Act.

S.14 Compensation pool.

S.15 Exemption of property in compensation pool from processes of Courts.

S.16 Management of compensation pool.

S.17 Functions and duties of managing officers and managing corporations.

S.18 Dissolution of Managing Corporation.

S.19 Power to vary of cancel lease or allotment of any property acquired under this Act.

S.20 Power of transfer property out of the compensation pool.

S.20(a) Utilization of compensation pool in connection with restoration of evacuee property in certain cases.

S.20(b) Restrictions on restoration of certain property.

S.21 Recovery of certain sums as arrears of land revenue.

Chapter.IV Appeal, revision and powers of officers under the Act

S.22 Appeals to Chief Settlement Commissioner.

S.23 Appeals to Chief Settlement Commissioner.

S.24 Power of revision of the Chief Settlement Commissioner.

S.25 Review of amendment of orders.

S.26 Power of officers appointed under this Act etc.

S.27 Finality of orders.

Chapter.V Miscellaneous

S.28 Power to transfer cases.

S.29 Special protection from ejectment to certain classes of persons.

S.30 Exemption from arrest.

S.31 Advisory Board.

S.32 Power to give directions.

S.33 Certain residuary powers of Central Government.

S.34 Delegation of powers

S.35 Penalty.

S.36 Bar of jurisdiction.

S.37 Officers appointed under the Act to be public servants.

S.38 Protection of action taken in good faith.

S.39 Validation of certain action taken before the commencement of the Act.

S.40 Power to make rules

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