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Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act
An Act to prohibit benami transactions and the right to recover property held benami and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
| Act Id | 198845 |
| Act Number | 45 |
| Enactment Date | 1988-09-05 |
| Act Year | 1988 |
| Ministry | Ministry of Finance |
| Enforcement Date | 19-05-1988 |
- PRELIMINARY
- PROHIBITION OF BENAMI TRANSACTIONS
- AUTHORITIES
- 7 Adjudicating Authority
- 8 Composition of Authority
- 9 Qualifications for appointment of Chairperson and Members
- 10 Constitution of Benches of Adjudicating Authority
- 11 Power of Adjudicating Authority to regulate its own procedure
- 12 Term of office of Chairperson and Members of Adjudicating Authority
- 13 Terms and conditions of services of Chairperson and Members of Adjudicating Authority
- 14 Removal of Chairperson and Members of Adjudicating Authority
- 15 Member to act as Chairperson in certain circumstances
- 16 Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Adjudicating Authority
- 17 Officers and employees of Adjudicating Authority
- 18 Authorities and jurisdiction
- 19 Powers of authorities
- 20 Certain officers to assist in inquiry, etc
- 21 Power to call for information
- 22 Power of authority to impound documents
- 23 Power of authority to conduct inquiry, etc
- ATTACHMENT, ADJUDICATION AND CONFISCATION
- APPELLATE TRIBUNAL
- 30 Establishment of Appellate Tribunal
- 31 Composition, etc., of Appellate Tribunal
- 32 Qualifications for appointment of Chairperson and Members of Appellate Tribunal
- 33 Terms and conditions of services of Chairperson and Members of Appellate Tribunal
- 34 Term of office of Chairperson and Members
- 35 Removal of Chairperson and Member from office in certain circumstances
- 36 Vacancies etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Appellate Tribunal
- 37 Resignation and removal
- 38 Member to act as Chairperson in certain circumstances
- 39 Staff of Appellate Tribunal
- 40 Procedure and powers of Appellate Tribunal
- 41 Distribution of business amongst Benches of Appellate Tribunal
- 42 Power of Chairperson of Appellate Tribunal to transfer cases
- 43 Decision to be by majority
- 44 Members, etc., to be public servants
- 45 Bar of jurisdiction of civil courts
- 46 Appeals to Appellate Tribunal
- 47 Rectification of mistakes
- 48 Right to representation
- 49 Appeal to High Court
- SPECIAL COURTS
- OFFENCES AND PROSECUTION
- MISCELLANEOUS
- 56 Repeal of provisions of certain Acts
- 57 Certain transfers to be null and void
- 58 Exemption
- 59 Power of Central Government to issue directions, etc
- 60 Application of other laws not barred
- 61 Offences to be non-cognizable
- 62 Offences by companies
- 63 Notice, etc., not to be invalid on certain grounds
- 64 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 65 Transfer of pending cases
- 66 Proceedings, etc., against legal representative
- 67 Act to have overriding effect
- 68 Power to make rules
- 69 Laying of rules and notifications before Parliament
- 70 Power to remove difficulties
- 71 Transitional provision
- 72 Repeal and saving
