ADMINISTRATION OF EVACUEE PROPERTY ACT, 1950

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S.1 Short title and extent

S.2 Definitions

S.3 [Repealed]

S.4 Act to override other laws

S.5 Appointment of Custodian-General, Deputy Custodian-General etc

S.6 Appointment of Custodians, etc

S.7 Notifications of evacuee property

S.7(a) Property not to be declared evacuee property on or after 7th May 1954

S.8 Vesting of evacuee property in the Custodian

S.9 Power of Custodian to take possession of evacuee property vested in him

S.10 Powers and duties of the Custodian generally

S.10(a) Power to recover rent or damages in respect of evacuee property vested in the Custodian

S.11 Special provisions with respect to certain trust properties

S.12 Power to vary or cancel leases or allotments of evacuee property

S.12(A) Special provisions with respect to transfer of tenancy rights of evacuees

S.13 Payments to Custodian to foe valid discharge

S.14 Recouping of expenditure by Custodian

S.15 Maintenance of accounts by Custodian

S.16 Restoration of evacuee property

S.17 Exemption of evacuee property from processes of Court, etc

S.18 Occupancy or tenancy rights not to be extinguished

S.19 [Repealed]

S.20 [Repealed]

S.21 [Repealed]

S.22 [Repealed]

S.23 [Repealed]

S.24 Appeals from orders under sections 7, 40 and 48

S.25 Appeals from other orders (Repealed)

S.26 Powers of review or revision of Custodian etc (Repealed)

S.27 Powers of revision of Custodian-General

S.28 Finality of orders under this Chapter

S.29 Penalty for failure to surrender possession of evacuee property (Repealed)

S.30 Penalty for wrongfully paying or receiving rents, etc (Repealed)

S.31 Penalty for concealing evacuee property (Repealed)

S.32 Penalty for causing damage to evacuee property

S.33 Penalty for false declaration in certain cases (Repealed)

S.34 Penalty for offences not expressly provided for

S.35 Penalty for offences committed by companies (Repealed)

S.36 Penalty for abetment

S.37 Offences to be cognisable

S.38 Procedure for prosecution

S.39 Offences may be tried summarily

S.40 Validity of transfers respecting property subsequently declared to be evacuee property

S.41 Transactions relating to evacuee property, void in certain circumstances

S.42 Power to call for information

S.43 Vesting of property in Custodian not affected by death of evacuee, etc

S.44 Certain officers to be public servants

S.45 Powers of the Custodian while holding inquiry

S.46 Jurisdiction of civil Courts barred in certain matters

S.47 Protection of action taken In good faith

S.48 Recovery of certain sums as arrears of land revenue

S.49 Record to be public documents

S.50 Notice of suit to the Custodian

S.51 Fees payable to the Custodian

S.52 Power to exempt

S.53 Power to give directions

S.54 Power of Central Government to take action with regard to evacuee property

S.55 Delegation of powers

S.56 Power to make rates

S.57 Temporary amendment of Section 54 of the Indian Income-tax Act, 1922

S.58 Repeals and savings

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