(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, where any person dies intestate and without leaving legal heirs according to his personal law, the property of such person shall automatically stand transferred to the Government, and the Government may cause possession or management or administration of such property to be taken over by escheat or lapse, or as bona vacantia for want of rightful owner, and on such finding of fact by the Competent Authority, the Government shall become the owner of the property without any further act or document.
Section 3: Escheats
The Goa Escheats, Forfeiture and Bona Vacantia Act, 2024State Act of Goa · Act 21 of 2024
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Goa Escheats, Forfeiture and Bona Vacantia Act, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Section | 3 |
| Marginal note | Escheats |
| Jurisdiction | State of Goa |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
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