Laws:
Law XXV, 15 November 1946
Title
Law XXV:
Law on Condemnation of the Persecution that befell Hungarian Jews and on the
Mitigation of its Consequences
Date
15 November
1946
Summary
On 15
November 15 1946, Law No. XXV was promulgated. The Law was declaratory in nature
and said little about indemnification. Section 2, paragraph 1 of the Law stated
that the government would create a Fund to channel money in cases in which neither
the original property owners nor their heirs were alive or could be identified.
Paragraph 2 of the same section lists the persons who fall under the purview of
the law. These are persons of the Jewish faith who perished on account of injury
or other health damage related to persecution between 26 June 1941 and 31
December 1946. Section 3 of the law mandated that, with the exception of properties
whose origin cannot be determined by the Ministry of Finance, all property
which was taken abroad and returned to Hungary proper, must be given to the
Fund. The Fund was endowed with legal personality by the law.
Source
Magyar Közlöny 29/1993. Official Bulletin of the
Republic of Hungary
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