Complete Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act with list of Chapters and Sections

• Chapter 1
  • Section 1 - Short title, extent and commencement
  • Section 2 - Definitions
• CHAPTER II
  • Section 3 - Prohibition of benami transactions
  • Section 4 - Prohibition of the right to recover property held benami.
  • Section 5 - Property held benami liable to confiscation
  • Section 6 - Prohibition on re-transfer of property by benamidar
• Chapter III
  • Section 7 - Adjudicating Authority
  • Section 8 - Composition of Authority
  • Section 9 - Qualifications for appointment of Chairperson and Members
  • Section 10 - Constitution of Benches of Adjudicating Authority
  • Section 11 - Power of Adjudicating Authority to regulate its own procedure
  • Section 12 - Term of office of Chairperson and Members of Adjudicating Authority
  • Section 13 - Terms and conditions of services of Chairperson and Members of Adjudicating Authority
  • Section 14- Removal of Chairperson and Members of Adjudicating Authority
  • Section 15 - Member to act as Chairperson in certain circumstances
  • Section 16 - Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Adjudicating Authority
  • Section 17 - Officers and employees of Adjudicating Authority
  • Section 18 - Authorities and jurisdiction
  • Section 19 - Powers of authorities
  • Section 20 - Certain officers to assist in inquiry, etc
  • Section 21 - Power to call for information
  • Section 22 - Power of authority to impound documents
  • Section 23 - Power of authority to conduct inquiry, etc
• Chapter IV
  • Section 24 - Notice and attachment of property involved in benami transaction
  • Section 25 - Manner of service of notice
  • Section 26 - Adjudication of benami property
  • Section 27 - Confiscation and vesting of benami property
  • Section 28 - Management of properties confiscated
  • Section 29 - . Possession of the property
• Chapter V
  • Section 30 - Establishment of Appellate Tribunal
  • Section 31 - Composition, etc., of Appellate Tribunal
  • Section 32 - Qualifications for appointment of Chairperson and Members of Appellate Tribunal
  • Section 33 - Terms and conditions of services of Chairperson and Members of Appellate Tribunal
  • Section 34 - Term of office of Chairperson and Members
  • Section 35 - Removal of Chairperson and Member from office in certain circumstances
  • Section 36 - Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Appellate Tribunal
  • Section 37 - Resignation and removal
  • Section 38 - Member to act as Chairperson in certain circumstances
  • Section 39 - Staff of Appellate Tribunal
  • Section 40 - Procedure and powers of Appellate Tribunal
  • Section 41 - Distribution of business amongst Benches of Appellate Tribunal
  • Section 42 - Power of Chairperson of Appellate Tribunal to transfer cases
  • Section 43 - Decision to be by majority
  • Section 44 - Members, etc., to be public servants
  • Section 45 - Bar of jurisdiction of civil courts
  • Section 46 - Appeals to Appellate Tribunal
  • Section 47 - Rectification of mistakes
  • Section 48 - Right to representation
  • Section 49 - Appeal to High Court
• Chapter VI
  • Section 50 - Special Courts
  • Section 51 - Application of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to proceedings before Special Court
  • Section 52 - Appeal and revision
• Chapter VII
  • Section 53 - Penalty for benami transaction
  • Section 54 - Penalty for false information
  • Section 55 - Previous sanction
• Chapter VIII
  • Section 56 - Repeal of provisions of certain Acts
  • Section 57 - Certain transfers to be null and void
  • Section 58 - Exemption
  • Section 59 - Power of Central Government to issue directions, etc
  • Section 60 - Application of other laws not barred
  • Section 61 - Offences to be non-cognizable
  • Section 62 - Offences by companies
  • Section 63 - Notice, etc., not to be invalid on certain grounds
  • Section 64 - Protection of action taken in good faith
  • Section 65 - Transfer of pending cases
  • Section 66 - Proceedings, etc., against legal representative
  • Section 67 - Act to have overriding effect
  • Section 68 - Power to make rules
  • Section 69 - Laying of rules and notifications before Parliament
  • Section 70 - Power to remove difficulties
  • Section 71 - Transitional provision
  • Section 72 - Repeal and saving