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Section 17-A: Penalty for wrongfully paying or receiving rents, etc. in respect of evacuee property.

The Jammu and Kashmir State Evacuees’ (Administration of Property) Act, 2006 (1949 A. D.)Union territory Act of Jammu and Kashmir · Act 6 of 2006

[17-A. Penalty for wrongfully paying or receiving rents, etc. in respect of evacuee property.—Any person who pays to or receives from any other person any sum of money in respect of any property which he knows or has reason to believe to be evacuee property or is likely to be declared to be evacuee property within the meaning of this Act, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both :

Provided that nothing contained in this section shall apply to render punishable any payment made to or received by the Custodian.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Jammu and Kashmir State Evacuees’ (Administration of Property) Act, 2006 (1949 A. D.)
Section17-A
Marginal notePenalty for wrongfully paying or receiving rents, etc. in respect of evacuee property.
JurisdictionUnion territory of Jammu and Kashmir
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • inserted. Sections 17-A and 17-B inserted by Act XXIII of Svt. 2007.

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