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The Kerala Escheats and Forfeitures Act, 1964 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1964

THE KERALA ESCHEATS AND FORFEITURES ACT, 1964 THE KERALA ESCHEATS AND FORFEITURES ACT, 1964 (ACT 4 Of 1964) [1] An Act to provide for the administration, supervision, custody and disposal of escheats and unclaimed property. Preamble.-WHEREAS it is necessary to provide for the administration, supervision, custody and disposal of escheats and unclaimed property in the State of Kerala ; BE it enacted in the Fifteenth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, extent and commencement.-(1) This Act may be called the Kerala Escheats and Forfeitures Act, 1964. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Kerala . (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in thee Gazette, appoint. 2. Definitions.-In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Board" means the Board of Revenue for the State of Kerala , constituted under the Kerala Board of Revenue Act, 1957 ; (b) "collector" means the collector of a district and includes any other officer empowered by the Government to exercise all or any of the powers of a collector under this Act ; (c) "court" means any civil court of competent.....