The Administration of Evacuee Property (Amendment) Ordinance, 1950

t •-~ ~;~ ~( , ' • I ' . • s'· f ' . • i ., ~-'· · . (Published in the Gaiette of India- Extraord • ;1 .• !' . 19th .. January, 1950) mary, .,,a,ted the , f·· !Jl· ordinance to amend the. Administration of E .. . _ .•. ' . Ordinance, 1949. . • • vaeuee PropenJ ,s ' ~ . . HEREAS an em~r.genc~ .has arisen which m • k . - •. . . . . . • • amend the Adr:i:nnlstrat1on of Evacuee Pro . ; es it ~ecessary to (X,CVII of 1949), fo1: the pu7poses hereinafter alr,:!~ing~rdinance, 1941 Now .. TBEREFO.RE, 1n e.xerc1se of the : ow _. .. . · . . • . ~!leased to. make and promulgate the following Ordi!:!~r • ener (\~;i._ Sb~rt. title, and co~encement.-(1) This Ordinance m . b . .·· 11 ·. the ~dm1rustrat1on of Evacuee Property (. Amendment) • Ord· ay .: e c1a9• •50•.ed . . _ . . . . . . . . . . .1nance, •• , • fj (2) It shall come into f~rce at once. ~·- · z. A111e~?.-ent -~ section 2, Ordinance _QV~ of 19~9 .. rn section t of the Adrrun1Strat1o~ of_ E~acuee Prope,rty Ordinance 1949 (hereinafter . , re:ferred to as the said Ordinance),- ' - .. • (a) in ~}lb-clause (iii) . of clause (d), for the word "allotment" ' ' ' , , ' ' ' ~?" ' ,. ' ' .. ' ' ~ ' ' . . . • "•' " the words allotment or lease" shall be substituted; ' . . (b) after sub-_cla?s.e (iii) of ·clause (e}, the foUowing· cl~use shall be 1.nserted, nam.ely . - ''or (_iv) has :s~ught or seek~ to effect -a transfer of the· who.le or , - any P!1rt of, his P!•operty situated in any part of the territories to which this. Ord1nance extends and wb.o intends to transfer the • pro_~~eds of. the p~operty, i.f._ ~old. _or otherwise~ ~sposed of, to fak1st_an wit~ a view to .settling 1n that Dominion and whose 1ntent1on so to transfer the proceeds to Pakistan can be inferred from any document .signed by him or· in his handwriting;''.; .:_ (c) ·in clause (i.)., . the words ''t.>r l cash deposit in a ·bank'' shall be omitted-. • • • 3. Substit.ution of new seetien for section 5, Ordinance XXVD ol 1949.-Fcr section 5 of the said ,Ordinance, the following section shall __ .4e substit.uted, namely:. - . . • • • • • • 'C: . "5. . Appointment of Custodian-Oeneral, Dep1ftY . Cus_todia• · Generai, etc.. The Central Government mayt by not1ficat1on 1n the . , official Gazette, appoint a Custodian-General and as many Deputy ,... ·· and · Assistant Custodians~General -as may be necessary for the • . purpose of discharging thl: duties impos~d upon the Custodian-Gener~l : , and the Deputy and Assistant Custod1ans-General by or under tbIS a::\/ 0 d. '' •• ¥ ; .r mance. . . • '· 4. Amendment of .section 8, O.rdinance .xxv·n of 1949.-for sub-sect!otis {1) and (2) of section 8 of the said ~rdinance, the following :ub-sect1ons shall be substituted, namely·:- • ' ' "8. Vesting of evaeu.ee ptoperty • in the Custo~iatr,. (1) Any property declared to be evacuee propei:tY under section _7 shall be deemed to. have ·vested ill the Custodian for the Province, . • . . (a.) in the case of, the propertf of an evacuee . as defined, Ill i,. . . sub-clause (i) of clause (d) of section 2, from the date on •cll .. : : Pri_oe • atm~ ). or i1d . .. , "·. ' ;i • I, ' . ' ' ,. I,. '. • • • • • • ... • • ,. ' • • ' ' ' - • 2 • r Administration of Evacue·e Property .:(Amendment) r· onn . . • n ' l\t he leav~s ~( left anY pl~ce fn a PrOvin~e for any pl8ce outsi<t - ·the terr1tor1es now forrrung . part of India; .e . . ' _ (b) in t~~ case .of the property .of an evacuee as defined • sut>-clause (i~) of clause (d) of section 2, from t~e 15th day ~~ August, 1947, and · • . (c) ~n the case of any _dther propertr, fro~ the date of the , notice g1ven under sub-section ( 1) of section 7 1n resp.ec·t thereof. \_ . ~<2) · Where ~me~iately . bef?re the commencement of this Ord~. ~ance, . any property. 1!1 a Province had vested . ~ evacuee proper~ m any person exerc1s1ng the powers of a Custodl.an under any law ~P~.al.ed he,reby, tl1e property shall, on the co,mmencement of this Ord1nanc~, be deemed to be evacuee property declared as such -within t.he meaning of this 01 .. dinance and sl1all be deemed ·to have ves ... ·. • in the Custodian appointed or deemed to have b~e·n appointed -~. _· • the Province under this Ordinanc.e, and shall continue to so vest: -~~· Provided that where, at the commencement of !his Ordinance :. ; there is pending before the Custodian for any Provine~ any claim ~(J p.referred to him in respect of any property under se·ct1on 8 .of the Administration of Eva,cuee Property Ordinance, 1949 (XII of 1949)~ or under any other corre.spon.d1ng law repea!.ed hereby! then1 not­ withstanding anything co·ntained in this ~rd1nance or .~n any other law for the. time being in force, such claim shall be dispose~ of as , if the defini.tions of "ev.acue.e property' and 'evac.uee' c.onta1ned in section 2 of this Ordinance h.ad become applicable thereto~'' .; 5. Amendment -of section. 10,. Ordinance XXVll of 1949. -In section 10 of the said Ordinance,- • • . ' ~ ' ., . -· . . (a) in sub-section (1), for· the words ''which has vested in him'' t • _the _ ,vords ''and generally for · the ~url?ose of· enabli!lg ·him satisfac- -·torily to discharge any of the duties .imposed on hrm by ·or under : : this Ordin:ance'' shal.l. be substituted.; • • . ! ,. • (b) in sub-section (2), - -- ( i) in ·clause ('h), the words ''or a·uthorise any other person t:o search''' shall be omitted; (ii) · f.or the provi.so t·o c·lause "1), t:he :following proviso shall i be substit.uted, namely:· - • • • ''Provided that the Cus.todian shall not delegate any Qf his functions under clause (·g) or clause (h) to any ·officer Qr • , person other than • an Additional, Deputy or Assistant Cust ~ _ dian who is under his general superintendence and oontrol:.rr"' ' 6. Amendment of section 18, Ordinance XXVD of. 1949. In section 18 of the said .Ordinance, for the . ,vords ''right· of· occupc\ncy in any land'., the words ''right _Qf occupancy in .any land or the site of any hous,e or other buil.ding'' shall be substit.uted, -and for the word·s ''of any 1.a· '' the w.ords ''of any land or the sit·e of any house- or other bu.ilding'' s~ . . l be substituted. ,. ,·Amen,dtnent o.f section. 21,, Ordinance xxv11· of. 1949.-At 'the 'end of clause· (c) of section 21 of the said Ordinance, the words · '~·as the Custodian may think fit''' ;shall be. inse.rted. . • • ' • ' • ' ' 8. Insertion of new section 29A in Ordinance XXVII of 1949.-After ~ s·ection. 2.9 of--the said Ordin,ance, the f oli_owing section sh·all ·be inserted, 1 namely: , · . , _ _ . .' . • ''29A~ Penalty for wrongfully paying or · receiving rents·, etc. in respect of evacuee propetty.-Any person who pays to or· re·ceives ' ' ' ' ' ,..,. . ,, -- - - - - · , , - .. p~ ~~- ~ - - ~~ .,,It - ... -- - .... - H .,:..,· "' , • . ;: · oF. 1950] ' • Administration of E·vacuee Prope.rty (Amendment) . , 3 . •' .. . .. . , ·' -· ,, . 'ii ;,_-: ;, · . . ~{; fro~ any other persC?n any .sum· of .m~ney in respect . of any property which he kno.ws ·or has reason to bel1.eve to be evacuee ·property or· is . lik~ly to. be declared t.o be ~vacuee p~operty within the meaning of this Ord1nance .shall_ be punishable with i.mprisonme,nt fo·r a term which roay exte·nd to two years, or with fine, or with both: Provide_d. that nothing contained in this section shall apply te render punishable a.ny payme.nt made to or recei.ve~ by the Custo­ dian.':' .. r.~ 9. Amendment of section 25,. Ordinance XXVD of 1949. ..1n clause t (a) ~f ~ub~section .<1) of ·secti?n .25 of. the sai•d (?rdinance, £of: the word l ''not1fy1ng'1 the word ~'deelarmg'' shall be .subst1tutetl~ • ' ,. r-'• ·: 10, ~mendmen~ of ·section ,38, Ordi•nance .XXVJI of 1949.-In sub- ,, '·(.: tion. {2) of section 38 of the said O·rdinance; the following words shall ~- ,. • added at the end, namely·:- , ;. ~ • ' 'or within. two months from the date of transf.er, whichev.er is later.'' , :,r·· t 11. 1n·sertion. of new .section 39A in Ordinance XXVU of 1949. After :~ ,section 39 of the said Ordinance, the following se.ction shall be inserted, ~. n,amely : - • , ~ t. .,, .~ ,. , • ''39A. Submission. of information to Custodian in reapect oj i . ' . ' ,. ., , . ' ;- ... f . • f,• , " I. ;, > - c:: . .,,_ . , ' ,, • evacuee property.--As soon· as may be:, but not later than sixty days from the commencement of the Administration of· Evacuee Property 1 - (Amen:dm·ent) Ordin.ance, 1950, ·ever.Y person who is oc·c.upying, supervising or managing .any· property without the approv.al of the .Custodian,. which he knows or has reason to believe to be • evacuee. property or is likely to be declared to be evacuee proper·ty, shall submit to the Custodian, or to any person authorised ·by him i.n this behalf, full information relating to such pro- . perty, including the date from . which or the period during which he ha·s been occupying, supervising or managing it, and a detailed account of the rents; pl'ofits, income or other benefits received from the said property from the date from which or· for the period durinf wh·ich he has been occupying, supervising or managing it."' • · - lZ. Amendment of section 43, Ordinance XXVD of 1949. • In section 43 of the said Ordinance, f.or .t~e words ,,.,civil Court'' the words '·'civil. or revenue Court''. shall be substituted .. 13. Amendment of section 52, Ordinance XXVD of 1949.. ·1n section :~52 of the_ said .Qrdi.nan,ce, after sub-section (2),. the foll·owing sub-section ~ :~hall be inserted, namely : • r '' . . f . ' ., ., . ~ ' ,, . ' • '·'(2A) Subject to t_he provisions of .this Ordi~ance and .of the rules and . order.s made thereunder,. th:e ,·Cus_tod1:an-General may • delegat~ all or_ an.Y o! his P?'wer~, under this Ordinance to any Deputy . .. or Assistant Custodian-General. . . . . • • ' ' I . ' .. . ,. ' " ' I ' ' •• ,\ •• •• • • •• ◄ ..a- ~•,.-'"'rl' • a 1 Gov·ernor-General . ' • • • • • • ·• ' I ' ... • ,' ' • - ·•· • ' '