Section 20
Rectification of mistakes.
The Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act, 1976
About this Act
An Act to provide for the forfeiture of illegally acquired properties of smugglers and foreign exchange manipulators and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
With a view to rectifying any mistakes apparent from record, the
competent authority or the Appellate Tribunal, as the case may be, may amend any order made by it
within a period of one year from the date of the order:
Provided that if any such amendment is likely to affect any person prejudicially, it shall not be made without giving to such person a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
Provided that if any such amendment is likely to affect any person prejudicially, it shall not be made without giving to such person a reasonable opportunity of being heard.