Section 9: Recovery of damages for unauthorised possession — Abandoned Properties (Management) Act, 1975

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9. Recovery of damages for unauthorised possession.—Any person who has been in possession or occupation of abandoned property in an unauthorised manner or is found to have misappropriated or unlawfully converted abandoned property to his own use or caused loss to it by his act or omission shall, without prejudice to any other action or penalty to which he may otherwise be liable, pay such damages as may be assessed by the Administrator: Provided that no such damages shall be assessed by the Administrator without giving notice to such person and affording him an opportunity of being heard.

Effective date: 1975-01-01

Related sections

Section 8: Payment to Administrator Section 10: Exemption from legal process Section 7: Power of Administrator to take possession of abandoned property Section 11: Publication of list of abandoned property Section 6: Holding of abandoned property and its surrender, etc Section 12: Prohibition of transfers of property generally

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