Section 3: Appointment of custodian of Enemy property for India and Deputy custodian, etc

The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint a Custodian of Enemy Property for Indian and one or more Deputy Custodians and Assistant Custodians or Enemy Property for such local areas as may be specified in the notification:

Provided that the Custodian of Enemy Property for Indian and any Deputy Custodian or Assistant Custodian of Enemy Property appointed under the Defence of India Rules, 1962 [or the Defence of India Rules, 1971, as the case may be], shall be deemed to have been appointed under this section.

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

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