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Displaced Persons (Compansation and Rehabilitation) Act, 1954 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1954

DISPLACED PERSONS (COMPANSATION AND REHABILITATION) ACT, 1954 DISPLACED PERSONS (COMPANSATION AND REHABILITATION) ACT, 1954 44 of 1954 9th October, 1954 An Act to provide for the payment of compensation and rehabilitation grants to displaced persons and for matters connected therewith. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows: SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE This Act may be called the Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act, 1954. SECTION 02: DEFINITIONS In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "compensation pool" means the compensation pool constituted under Section 14-; (b) "displaced person" means any person who, on account of the setting up of the Dominions of India and Pakistan, or on account of civil disturbances or the fear of such disturbances in any area now forming part of West Pakistan, has, after the first day of March. 1947, left or been displaced from, his place of residence in such area and who has been subsequently residing in India, and includes any person who is resident in any place now forming part of India and who for that reason is unable or has been rendered unable to manage,.....