Section 7: Property and assets.

The Acquired Territories (Merger) Act, 1960Central Act · Act 64 of 1960

(1) All property and assets within the acquired territories which immediately before the appointed day, are vested in Pakistan or in the Province of East Pakistan or the Province of West Pakistan shall, as from that day,―

(a) where such property and assets are relatable to Union purposes, vest in the Union;

(b) in any other case, vest in the State concerned in which the acquired territories are included.

(2) A certificate of the Central Government signed by a Secretary to that Government shall be conclusive as to whether the purposes for which any property or assets are held, immediately before the appointed day, are Union purposes.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Acquired Territories (Merger) Act, 1960
Section	7
Marginal note	Property and assets.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

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