Kerala Escheats and Forfeitures Act, 1964

No: 4 Dated: Feb, 24 1964

THE KERALA ESCHEATS AND FORFEITURES ACT, 1964

(Act 4 of 1964)

    An Act to provide for the administration, supervrsion, custody and disposal of escheats and unclaimed property.

    Preamble.-WHEREAS it is necessary to provide for the admmistration, supervision, custody and disposal of escheats and unclaimed property in the State of Kerala ;

BE it enacted in the Ftfteentlt Year of the Republtc of Indta as follows:-

CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

I. 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 it to force on such date as the Government may by notification in the Gazette, appoint.

2. Definitions.- In thts 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 dtstrict 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 jurisdiction.