Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement — Transfer of Evacuee Land (Katchi Abadi) Act, 1972

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1. Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Transfer of Evacuee Land (Katchi Abadi) Act, 1972. (2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan. (3) It shall come into force in the Province of the Punjab and the Capital of the Federation at once and in the other Provinces or parts thereof on such date2 as the Federal Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint in this behalf; and different dates may be appointed in respect of different Provinces or parts thereof.

Effective date: 1972-01-01

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Section 2: Definitions Section 3: Act to override other laws, etc. This Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything to Section 4: Cancellation of allotments and transfers of evacuee land Section 5: Conferment of proprietary rights on occupants of evacuee land Section 6: Resumption of land Section 7: Preparation of scheme. The Chief Settlement Commissioner may, with the approval of

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