Section 318: Unclaimed deposits and passage money to vest in Federal Government

318. Unclaimed deposits and passage money to vest in Federal Government. — (1) All deposits made under section 315 which have been unclaimed for the prescribed period shall vest in the Federal Government. (2) If any pilgrim entitled to a refund of passage-money under sub-section (1) of section 317, does not claim such refund within the prescribed period, or if any pilgrim who has purchased a return ticket does not on the basis of such ticket obtain a return passage from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia within the prescribed period and the value of the return half of such ticket has not been refunded under sub-sections (2) or (3) or (4) of the aforesaid section, such passage-money or value shall vest in the Federal Government. (3) Unclaimed deposits and passage-money vesting in the Federal Government under sub- section (1) or sub-section (2) shall be made over to such authority administering any fund maintained for the assistance of pilgrims as the Federal Government may, by general or special order, designate in this behalf.

Effective date: 2001-01-01

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