Definitions

Definitions.-In this Act unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-

1. (a) "Custodian" includes 1[an Additional Custodian of Evacuee Pro- perty], a Deputy Custodian of Evacuee Property and an Assistant Custodian of Evacuee Property under this Act ; 2[(b) 'Evacuee' means a person ordinarily resident in or owning property or carrying on business within the territories comprised in the Province of East Punjab, who on account of civil disturbances, or the fear of such disturbances, or the partition of the country .-
   • (i) leaves, or has since the first day of March, 1947, left the said territories for a place outside India, or
   • (ii) cannot personally occupy or supervise his property or carry on business or watch his interests or enforce his rights].
2. (c) 'evacuee property' includes all property in which an evacuee has any right or interest but does not include any movable pro- perty in his immediate physical possession ;
3. (d) 'prescribed' means prescribed by rules made under this Act ; 3[**].
4. (e) 'property' includes any right or interest in movable and immov- able property in any shop or business established or any factory or workshop or undertaking or in any debt or actionable claim other than a mere right to sue 4[but does not include cash de- posits in banks]; 5[(f) 'Rehabilitation Authority' includes Financial Commissioner, Rehabilitation, the Commissioner of Division, a Director General, Rehabilitation, Deputy Commissioner, Additional Deputy Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner, Rehabilita- tion of a district, Assistant Collectors of the first and second grades and a District Urban Resettlement Officer ;
5. (g) 'lease' means a lease of evacuee property granted by the Custodian, or a Rehabilitation Authority, or by any person duly authorised by the Custodian in this behalf ; and
6. (h) 'allotment' means the grant by the Custodian or a Rehabilitation Authority or any other person duly authorised by the Custodian in this behalf, of a temporary right of use and occupation of evacuee property to any person otherwise than by way of lease.]