2. Definitions. -In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, -
(a)“Custodian ” means the Custodian of Enemy Property for In dia appointed or deemed to
have been appointed under section 3 and includes a Deputy Custodian and an Assistant Custodian
of Enemy Property appointed or deemed to have been appointed under that section; (b)“enemy ” or “enemy subject ” or “enemy firm ” means a person or country who or which
was an enemy, 3[an enemy subject including his legal heir and successor whether or not a citizen
of India or the citizen of a country which is not an enemy or the enemy, enemy subject or his legal
heir and successor who has changed his nationality] or 4[an enemy firm, including its succeeding
firm whether or not partners or members of such succeeding firm are citizen of India or the citizen
of a country which is not an enemy or such firm which has changed its national ity], as the case
may be, under the Defence of India Act, 1962 (51 of 1962), and the Defence of India Rules, 1962
5[or the Defence of India Act, 1971 ( 42 of 1971) and the Defence of India Rules, 1971], but
6[does not include a citizen of India other than those citizens of India, being the legal heir and
successor of the "enemy" or "enemy subject" or "enemy firm”].
7[Explanation 1.-For the purposes of this clause, the expression "does not include a citizen
of India" shall exclude and shall always be deemed to have been excluded those citizens of India,
who are or have been the legal heir and successor of an "enemy" or an "enemy s ubject" or an
"enemy firm" which or who has ceased to be an enemy due to death, extinction, winding up of
business or change of nationality or that the legal heir and successor is a citizen of India or the
citizen of a country which is not an enemy.
Expla nation 2.-For the purposes of this clause, it is hereby clarified that nothing contained
in this Act shall affect any right of the legal heir and successor referred to in this clause (not being
inconsistent to the provisions of this Act) which have been co nferred upon him under any other
law for the time being in force; ] (c)“enemy property ” means any property for the time being belonging to or held or managed
on behalf of an enemy, an enemy subject or an e nemy firm :