Cap. 201 Art. 11Restoration of forfeited property.

(1) Any immovable property which, at any time before the coming into force of this Act, has been forfeited to the Government owing to non-compliance with any of the provisions of the

Mortmain Law, is by virtue of this Act restored to the church or other pious or religious institution to which such property belonged immediately before it was so forfeited and the provisions of this Act shall apply to such property as if it had been acquired by the church or other pious or religious institution on the coming into force of this Act: Provided that, where any such property has been disposed of before the coming into force of this Act in accordance with the provisions of the Mortmain Law, although not within the time established therein or thereunder, the provisions of this Act shall be deemed to have been complied with and any such disposal shall be deemed to have been validly made.

(2) The provision of the last preceding subarticle shall not apply to any immovable property which was declared to have been forfeited to the Government by a judgment of the superior courts or which, having been forfeited to the Government, has been disposed of by the Government before the coming into force of this Act, and such property shall remain so forfeited notwithstanding the repeal of the Mortmain Law.