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Bare Act

The Goa, Daman and Diu Administration of Evacuee Property Act, 1964

General196450 sections7 chapters

This legislation provides a legal framework for managing assets left behind by individuals who departed the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu for places outside India following its liberation, as well as Portuguese nationals preparing to relocate. It establishes a Custodian empowered to declare, take possession of, administer, lease, or sell evacuee properties while invalidating unapproved asset transfers. The law applies to evacuees, property occupants, local tenants, and state administrators. It matters because it brought stability to abandoned real estate and business assets, protected existing occupants and local agricultural tenants, prevented unlawful property speculation, and provided structured mechanisms for property restoration or public redistribution.

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Chapter I Chapter I →

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2Definitions
  3. 3Act to override other laws

Chapter II Chapter II →

  1. 4Appointment of Custodian, etc.
  2. 5Declaration as evacuee property
  3. 6Vesting of evacuee property in the Custodian.
  4. 7Power of Custodian to take possession of evacuee property vested in him.
  5. 8Powers and duties of the Custodian generally.
  6. 9Power to recover rent or damages in respect of evacuee property vested in the Custodian
  7. 10Custodian’s right in respect of leases, allotments of possession of evacuee property
  8. 11Special provisions with respect to transfer of tenancy rights of evacuees
  9. 12Payments to Custodian to be valid discharge
  10. 13Recouping of expenditure by Custodian
  11. 14Maintenance of accounts by Custodian
  12. 15Restoration of evacuee property

Chapter III Chapter III →

  1. 16Exemption of evacuee property from process of Court, etc.
  2. 17Occupancy or tenancy rights not to be extinguished

Chapter IV Chapter IV →

  1. 18Declaration of a person as intending evacuee
  2. 19Consequences of declaration that a person is an intending evacuee
  3. 20Powers of Custodian generally in respect of property of intending evacuees
  4. 21Declaration of property of intending evacuee as evacuee property in certain cases

Chapter V Chapter V →

  1. 22Appeals
  2. 22AAppointment of Tribunal

Chapter VI Chapter VI →

  1. 23Penalty for failure to surrender possession of evacuee property
  2. 24Penalty for wrongfully paying or receiving rents, etc.
  3. 25Penalty for concealing evacuee property
  4. 26Penalty for causing damage to evacuee property
  5. 27Penalty for false declaration in certain cases
  6. 28Penalty for offences not expressly provided for
  7. 29Penalty for offences committed by companies
  8. 30Penalty for abetment

Chapter VII Chapter VII →

  1. 31Validity of transfers respecting property subsequently declared to be evacuee property
  2. 32Transactions relating to evacuee property void in certain circumstances
  3. 33Submission of information to Custodian in respect of evacuee property
  4. 34Vesting of property in Custodian not affected by the death of evacuee, etc.
  5. 35Certain officers to be public servants
  6. 36Powers of the Custodian while holding enquiry
  7. 37Jurisdiction of Civil Courts barred in certain cases
  8. 38Protection of action taken in good faith
  9. 39Recovery of certain sums due.
  10. 40Record to be public documents.
  11. 41Notice of suits to the Custodian.
  12. 42Fees payable to the Custodian.
  13. 43Procedure for prosecution.
  14. 44Power of Government to take action with regard to evacuee property.
  15. 45Power to exempt.
  16. 46Power to make rules.
  17. 47Repeal and Savings.

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