Prohibition Of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988

Chapter: I
PRELIMINARY
Section 1	:	Short title, extent and commencement
Section 2	:	Definitions
Chapter: II
PROHIBITION OF BENAMI TRANSACTIONS
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
AUTHORITIES
Section 7	:	Adjudicating Authority.
Section 8	:	Omitted
Section 9	:	Omitted
Section 10	:	Omitted
Section 11	:	Omitted
Section 12	:	Omitted
Section 13	:	Omitted
Section 14	:	Omitted
Section 15	:	Omitted
Section 16	:	Omitted
Section 17	:	Omitted
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
ATTACHMENT, ADJUDICATION AND CONFISCATION
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
APPELLATE TRIBUNAL
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
SPECIAL COURTS
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
OFFENCES AND PROSECUTION
Section 53	:	Penalty for Benami transaction.
Section 54	:	Penalty for false information.
Section 54A	:	Penalty for failure to comply with notices or furnish information
Section 54B	:	Proof of entries in records or documents
Section 55	:	Previous sanction.
Section 55A	:	Power to tender Immunity from prosecution
Chapter: VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
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