Section 10:
Procedure in relation to certain trust properties.
In the case of any person referred to in
clause (vi) of Explanation 3 to sub-section (2) of section 2, if the competent authority, on the basis of the
information and materials available to it, has reason to believe (the reasons for such belief to be recorded
in writing) that any property held in trust is illegally acquired property, it may serve a notice upon the
author of the trust or, as the case may be, the contributor of the assets out of or by means of which such
property was acquired by the trust and the trustees, calling upon them within such time as may be
specified in the notice which shall not ordinarily be less than thirty days, to explain the source of the
money or other assets out of or by means of which such property was acquired or, as the case may be, the
source of the money or other assets which were contributed to the trust for acquiring such property and
thereupon such notice shall be deemed to be a notice served under section 6 and all the other provisions of
this Act shall apply accordingly.
Explanation.--For the purposes of this section "illegally acquired property", in relation to any
property held in trust, includes--
(i) any property which if it had continued to be held by the author of the trust or the contributor of
such property to the trust would have been illegally acquired property in relation to such author or
contributor;
(ii) any property acquired by the trust out of any contributions made by any person which would
have been illegally acquired property in relation to such person had such person acquired such
property out of such contributions.