Vesting of property: confiscation orders cause assets to vest in the government free from encumbrances, preserving civil liability. Vesting occurs when a confiscation order is made under the Act: all rights and title in the property vest absolutely in the Central Government free from all encumbrances. The tribunal, after hearing interested persons, may declare encumbrances or leasehold interests void if created to defeat the Chapter, causing vesting free from those interests. The provision preserves personal liability for encumbrances enforceable by suit for damages and applies to attached, seized or frozen property under the Act.