The Administration of Evacuee Property Act,1950
7-A. Property not to be declared evacuee property on or after 7th May, 1954
1[7-A. Property not to be declared evacuee property on or after 7th May, 1954.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, no property shall be declared to be evacuee property on or after the 7th day of May, 1954:
Provided that nothing contained in this section shall apply to-
(a) Any property in respect of which proceedings are pending on the 7th day of May, 1954, for declaring such property to be evacuee property, and
(b) The property of any person who, on account of the setting up of the Dominions of India and Pakistan or on account of civil disturbances or the fear of such disturbances had left on or after the 1st day of March, 1947, any place now foming part of India, and who on the 7th day of May, 1954, was resident in Pakistan:
Provided further that no notice under Sec. 7 for declaring any property to be evacuee property with reference to Cl. (b) of the preceding proviso shall be issued after the expiry of six months from the commencement of the Administration of Evacuee Property (Amendment) Act, 1954 (42 of 1954).
Explanation I-A person shall be deemed to have been resident in Pakistan on the 7th day of May, 1954, within the meaning of Cl. (b) of the first proviso, if he was ordinarily residing in Pakistan before that date, notwithstanding that he was temporarily absent from Pakistan on that date.
Explanation II. -A person who had left India for Pakistan before the 7th day of May, 1954, on the authority of a passport or any other valid travel document issued by any competent authority in India, and who was temporarily residing in Pakistan on that date, shall not be deemed to have been resident in Pakistan on that date within the meaning of Cl. (b) of the first proviso.
Explanation III. -A person who had left Pakistan for India on or after the 18th day of July, 1948, and who was in India on the 7th day of May, 1954, shall, unless he came to India under a valid permit for permanent return or for permanent resettlement, issued under the Influx from Pakistan (Control) Act, 1949 (23 of 1949), be deemed to have been resident in Pakistan on the 7th day of May, 1954, within the meaning of Cl. (b) of the first proviso.]
1. Ins. by Act 42 of 1954, Sec. 4 (w.e.f. 7th May, 1954).
The Administration of Evacuee Property Act,1950