Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act, 1976
Bare Act · 1976
An Act to provide for the forfeiture of illegally acquired properties of smugglers and foreign exchange manipulators and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
- Act number
- 13 of 1976
- Enacted
- 25 January 1976
- Contents
- 29 sections
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Contents
- Section 1 – Short title, extent and commencement
- Section 2 – Application
- Section 2A – Act not to apply to certain persons
- Section 3 – Definitions
- Section 4 – Prohibition of holding illegally acquired property
- Section 5 – Competent authority (preview)
- Section 6 – Notice of forfeiture (preview)
- Section 7 – Forfeiture of property in certain cases (preview)
- Section 8 – Burden of proof (preview)
- Section 9 – Fine in lieu of forfeiture (preview)
- Section 10 – Procedure in relation to certain trust properties (preview)
- Section 11 – Certain transfers to be null and void (preview)
- Section 12 – Constitution of Appellate Tribunal (preview)
- Section 12A – Selection, qualifications, conditions of service, allowances, etc. (preview)
- Section 13 – Notice or order not to be invalid for error in description (preview)
- Section 14 – Bar of jurisdiction (preview)
- Section 15 – Competent authority and Appellate Tribunal to have powers of civil court (preview)
- Section 16 – Information to competent authority (preview)
- Section 17 – Certain officers to assist competent authority and Appellate Tribunal (preview)
- Section 18 – Power of competent authority to require certain officers to exercise certain powers (preview)
- Section 19 – Power to take possession (preview)
- Section 20 – Rectification of mistakes (preview)
- Section 21 – Findings under other laws not conclusive for proceedings under this Act (preview)
- Section 22 – Service of notices and orders (preview)
- Section 23 – Protection of action taken in good faith (preview)
- Section 24 – Act to have overriding effect (preview)
- Section 25 – Provisions of the Act not to apply to certain properties held in trust (preview)
- Section 26 – Power to make rules (preview)
- Section 27 – Repeal and saving (preview)