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Act to override other laws. - [(1) The provisions of this Act and of the rules and orders made thereunder shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law for the time being in force or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any such law. (2) For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that nothing in any other law controlling the rents of, or evictions from, any property shall apply or be deemed ever to have applied to evacuee property.] CHAPTER-II [Evacuee Property and Vesting Thereof in the Custodian] [3A. Appointment of Custodian General and Deputy Custodian General. - The Government may, by notification in the Government Gazette, appoint a Custodian General and one or more Deputy Custodians General as may be necessary for the purpose of discharging the duties imposed upon the Custodian General and the Deputy Custodian General by or under this Act.] [4. Custodians and their rights, powers, duties and liabilities, appointment of Custodians, etc. - (1) The Government may, by notification in the Government Gazette, appoint for the State or any part thereof one or more Custodians, and as many Additional, Deputy or Assistant Custodians of evacuee property as may be necessary for the purpose of discharging the duties imposed on the Custodians by or under this Act. (2) Subject to the provisions of this Act, all Custodians, Additional, Deputy or Assistant Custodians of evacuee property shall discharge the duties imposed on them by or under this Act under the general superintendence and control of the Custodian General. (3) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2) Additional, Deputy and Assistant Custodians of evacuee property shall discharge the duties imposed on them by or under this Act under the general superintendence and control of the Custodian, but the Government may, by general or special order, provide for the distribution of work among them.] [4A. Appointment of staff. - (1) The Custodian General may, with the approval of the Minister Incharge Evacuee Property Department, appoint such officers and employees as may be required for carrying out the purposes of this Act. (2) The method of recruitment and conditions of service of the officers and employees appointed under sub-section (1), shall be such as may be prescribed.