Enemy Property Act, 1968

Enemy Property Act, 1968
Enacted by	Parliament of India
Date passed	1968
Date enacted	1968
Introduced by	Kiren Rijiju
Amendments
2016
Status: In force

The Enemy Property Act, 1968 is an Act of the Parliament of India, which provides for the continuous vesting of enemy property in the Custodian. The central government through the Custodian of Enemy Property for India is in possession of enemy properties spread across many states in the country. There are also movable properties categorized as enemy properties.

Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju in Modi Government introduced the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2016. The measure seeks to replace an ordinance promulgated to this effect on 7 January 2016.

The 2016 bill seeks to do the following:

The Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha on 10 March 2017. The Bill, with amendments made in the Rajya Sabha, was passed by the Lok Sabha on 14 March 2017.

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