Act Number: 40

Act Name: The Army and Air Force (Disposal of Private Property) Act, 1950

Year: 1950

Enactment Date: 1950-04-28

Long Title: An Act to provide for the disposal of the private property of persons subject to the Army Act, 1950 or the Air Force Act, 1950 , who die or desert or are ascertained to be of unsound mind or while on active service are officially reported to be missing.

Ministry: Ministry of Defence

Department: Department of Military Affairs

Section 10: Disposal of certain property without production of probate, etc.
    Property deliverable and money payable to the representative of a deceased under section 3 or section 4 or section 8 may, if the total amount or value thereof does not exceed 1[two lakhs] rupees and if the prescribed person thinks fit, be delivered or paid to any person appearing to him to be entitled to receive it or to administer the estate of the deceased without requiring such person to produce any probate, letters of administration, succession certificate or other such conclusive evidence of title.
Notes:
1. Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for "ten thousand" (w.e.f. 25-8-2000).
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