1[41. Power of Government to apply Act to other persons.––(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the Government may, by notification in the 2[Official Gazette], apply provisions of this Act to a person or class of persons who after the 15th day of August, 1947, on account of civil disturbances or the fear of such disturbances, left any place in the *State for any place outside the *State except the territories now forming part of Pakistan or such part of the *State as is under the operational control of the Pakistan Armed Forces and who for reason beyond their control are unable to occupy, supervise or manage in person their property in the *State.
(2) Property of such persons shall vest in the Custodian from the date of the order passed under sub-section (1) and for the purposes of this Act shall be treated as evacuee property.
(2) Property of such persons shall vest in the Custodian from the date of the order passed under sub-section (1) and for the purposes of this Act shall be treated as evacuee property.
Source footnotes
1. Section 41 inserted by Act XXlII of Svt. 2007.2. Substituted for “Government Gazette” by S.O. 3808 (E) dated 26.10.2020.
* Now Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Act to override other laws.Section 3-A · Appointment of Custodian General and Deputy Custodian General.Section 4 · Custodians and their rights, powers, duties and liabilities, appointment of Custodians, etc.Section 4-A · Appointment of staff.Section 4-B · Powers of the Minister Incharge to make transfers.Section 5 · Vesting of evacuee property in the Custodian.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 15 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.