The West Bengal Evacuees ( Administration Of Property ) Act, 1949
west-bengal · 1949
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- S. 2In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in Definitions
- S. 3Section 3 establishes and regulates the formation, composition, and dissolution of Evacuee Property Management Boards in West Bengal.
- S. 4Section 4 allows Board members to resign and the Provincial Government to remove them for specified reasons, and mandates filling vacancies with minority community members.
- S. 5Section 5 grants the Board power to set its own procedures and continue meetings with a quorum of two or three members.
- S. 6Section 6 appoints an Administrative Officer and other staff to assist the Board in managing evacuees' properties.
- S. 7(1) 'The Chairman and other members of a Board Remuners, shall not be entitled to any salary, but may
- S. 8Section 8 allows evacuees to apply for property management by a Board, with disputes referred to a Civil Court and appeals to the Collector.
- S. 9Section 9 grants a Board rights and powers to manage and protect evacuees' vested property, maintain accounts, and remit income.
- S. 10Section 10 nullifies payments made after a notice for dues to evacuees regarding vested property, except to the Board or its appointee.
- S. 11Section 11 mandates that all government dues under this Act are recoverable as public demand arrears.
- S. 12Section 12 protects Board-held property from court attachment and limits lease and business activities to revenue collection and winding up.
- S. 14Section 14 allows evacuees or their heirs to apply for property restoration, with disputes referred to civil court for title determination.
- S. 15Section 15 deems appointed Board members and officers as public servants under the Indian Penal Code.
- S. 16(1) No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding Bar of shall lie against the
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- S. 18Section 18 allows the Provincial Government to delegate its powers under the Act to the Board of Revenue, which can further delegate to lower-ranking officials.
- S. 19(1) The Provincial Government may make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act
- S. 1879tioners Act, 1879, shall represent any party in any proceed- ing before a Board