Transfer of property vested in Custodian by enemy on enemy subject or enemy firm
Section 6 of the Enemy Property Act, 1968 deals with transfer of property vested in Custodian by enemy on enemy subject or enemy firm. No enemy or enemy subject or enemy firm shall have any right and shall never be deemed to have any right to transfer any property vested in the Custodian under this Act, whether before or after the commencement of this Act and any transfer of such property shall be void and shall always be deemed to The Act came into force on 10 Jul 1968.
1 [6. Prohibition to transfer any property vested in Custodian by an enemy, enemy subject or enemy firm.—(1) No enemy or enemy subject or enemy firm shall have any right and shall never be deemed to have any right to transfer any property vested in the Custodian under this Act, whether before or after the commencement of this Act and any transfer of such property shall be void and shall always be deemed to have been void.
(2) Where any property vested in the Custodian under this Act had been transferred, before the commencement of the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2017, by an enemy or enemy subject or enemy firm and such transfer has been declared, by an order, made by the Central Government, to be void, and the property had been vested or deemed to have been vested in the Custodian [by virtue of the said order made under section 6, as it stood before its substitution by section 6 of the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2017] such property shall, notwithstanding anything contained in any judgment, decree or order of any court, tribunal or other authority, continue to vest or be deemed to have been vested in the Custodian and no person (including an enemy or enemy subject or enemy firm) shall have any right or deemed to have any right (including all rights, titles and interests or any benefit arising out of such property) over the said property vested or deemed to have been vested in the Custodian.]
Section 6, The Enemy Property Act, 1968 (Act 34 of 1968).
Questions about Section 6
What does Section 6 of the Enemy Property Act deal with?
Section 6 of the Enemy Property Act is headed "Transfer of property vested in Custodian by enemy on enemy subject or enemy firm". [6. Prohibition to transfer any property vested in Custodian by an enemy, enemy subject or enemy firm.—(1) No enemy or enemy subject or enemy firm shall have any right and shall never be deemed to have any right to transfer any property vested in the Custodian under this Act, whether before or after
How do I find court cases under Section 6 of the Enemy Property Act?
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When did Section 6 of the Enemy Property Act come into force?
Section 6 of the Enemy Property Act, cited as Enemy Property Act 1968 6, came into force on 10 Jul 1968, having been enacted on 20 Aug 1968. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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