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THE ANDHRA PRADESH ESCHEATS AND BONA VACANTIA ACT, 1974

The Andhra Pradesh Escheats and Bona Vacantia Act, 1974

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CHAPTER I

CHAPTER I - PRELIMINARY

Section 2

Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement

Section 1

Section 1(1)

Section 1

Section 1(2)

Section 1

Section 1(3)

Section 1

Section 2. Definitions

Section 2

Section 2(i)

Section 2

Section 2(ii)

Section 2

Section 2(iii)

Section 2

Section 2(iv)

Section 2

Section 2(v)

Section 2

Section 2(vi)

Section 2

Section 2(vii)

Section 2

Section 2(viii)

Section 2
CHAPTER II

CHAPTER II - GENERAL

Section 16

Section 3. Ownership of property accruing by escheat or lapse or as bona vacantia

Section 3

Section 4. General superintendence of escheats and bona vacantia

Section 4

Section 5. Local officers

Section 5

Section 5(1)

Section 5

Section 5(2)

Section 5

Section 6. Powers of disposal of escheat or bona vacantia

Section 6

Section 6(1)

Section 6

Section 6(1)(a)

Section 6

Section 6(1)(b)

Section 6

Section 6(1)(c)

Section 6

Section 6(2)

Section 6

Section 6(2)(i)

Section 6

Section 6(2)(ii)

Section 6

Section 6(2)(iii)

Section 6
CHAPTER III

CHAPTER III - DECLARATION OF PROPERTY AS AN ESCHEAT OR A BONA VACANTIA AND ITS DISPOSAL

Section 31

Section 7. Inquiry relating to escheat or bona vacantia by local officer

Section 7

Section 8. local Officer to institute a suit for recovery of possession of escheat or bona vacantia when the person in possession resists

Section 8

Section 8(1)

Section 8

Section 8(2)

Section 8

Section 9. Local officer to take into custody and to arrange for care and maintenance of property which is not in the possession of any person or its possession is surrendered

Section 9

Section 10. Disposal by local officer of property in certain cases

Section 10

Section 10(1)

Section 10

Section 10(2)

Section 10

Section 10(3)(a)

Section 10

Section 10(3)(b)

Section 10

Section 11. Procedure for declaring property to be escheat or bona vacantia

Section 11

Section 11(1)

Section 11

Section 11(2)

Section 11

Section 11(3)(a)

Section 11

Section 11(3)(b)

Section 11

Section 12. Publication of declaration

Section 12

Section 13. Immovable property escheated to Government not to be sold until twelve years after such escheat

Section 13
CHAPTER IV

CHAPTER IV - MOVABLE PROPERTY FOUND IN A PUBLIC PLACE

Section 49

Section 14. Disposal of movable property found in a public place

Section 14

Section 14(1)

Section 14

Section 14(2)

Section 14

Section 14(3)

Section 14

Explanation to Section 14

Section 14
CHAPTER V

CHAPTER V - MISCELLANEOUS

Section 55

Section 15. Delegation of powers

Section 15

Section 16. Power to make rules

Section 16

Section 16(1)

Section 16

Section 16(2)

Section 16

Section 17. Repeal and saving

Section 17

Section 17(1)

Section 17

Section 17(2)

Section 17