Act not to apply to certain evacuee property

(1) Nothing in this Act shall apply to evacuee property as defined in the Administration of Evacuee Property Act, 1950 (XXXI of 1950). (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the provisions of this Act shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), apply to— (a) a person who, after the commencement of this Act, obtains a right of occupancy from the Central Government under the Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act, 1954 (44 of 1954); and (b) an occupancy tenant of a landlord who is an evacuee as defined in clause (d) of section 2 of the Administration of Evacuee Property Act, 1950 (XXXI of 1950). (3) For the purposes of section 3 and sub-section (1) of section 4, the appointed date, in relation to a person referred to in sub-section (2), shall, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Act or in any judgment, decree or order of any court, be,— (i) in the case of a person who obtains a right of occupancy from the Central Government after the commencement of the Punjab Occupancy Tenants (Vesting of Proprietary Rights) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1958, the date on which such right is obtained; and (ii) in any other case the date of commencement of the Punjab Occupancy Tenants (Vesting of Proprietary Rights) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1958.