Section 295: Forwarding of passengers by Pakistan Consular Officers.––(1) If any special trade

295. Forwarding of passengers by Pakistan Consular Officers.––(1) If any special trade passenger from a ship which is on a voyage from any port or place in Pakistan finds himself, without any neglect or default of his own, at any port or place outside Pakistan other than the port or place for which the ship was originally bound or at which he has contracted to be discharged, the Pakistan consular officer at or near that port or place may forward the passenger to his intended destination, unless the master, owner or agent of the ship within forty-eight hours of the arrival of the passenger gives to that officer a written undertaking to forward the passenger within four weeks thereafter to his original destination and forwards him accordingly within that period. (2) A passenger so forwarded by a Pakistan consular officer shall not be entitled to the return of his passage money or to any compensation for loss of passage.

Effective date: 2001-01-01

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