Escheats Act (C.C.S.M. c. E140). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision Manitoba Document type Legislation Date 1987 (1993) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Institution Sub-national agreement Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Land reform Land tenure Public land Expropriation Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Entry into force notes The present Act enters into force on 1 February 1988. Abstract This Act regulates the procedure to be taken by the Minister of Justice with regards to escheatable land. Escheat refers to the reversion of property to the crown in the absence of legal heirs. Section 1 gives the Minister of Justice the power to take possession of forfeited property. Section 2 states that the proceedings to escheat will be similar to those in other actions for the recovery of land. Section 3 authorises the government to make grants of escheat land, in order to transfer them to a person who had legal or moral claim over the previous owner, or carry into effect any disposition the previous owner may have contemplated, or for a reward. Such a grant can be made without entry or prior inquisition, (sect. 4). The Lieutenant Governor Council may waive or release any right to which the Crown may have become entitled, (sect. 5). Section 6 empowers the government to assign personal property, and the Minister of Finance may administer the estate, (sect. 7). Full text English/French Website www.gov.mb.ca.