Payment of claims .
147. (1) Any person claiming to be entitled to the unclaimed amount transferred to the Fund may apply to the respective Institution with which the amount due was originally lying or deposited, at any time before the right to the amount is extinguished as provided in section 149.
(2) The person making the application shall bear the onus of establishing his right to receive the amount to which the application relates.
(3) The Institution shall consider the application as expeditiously as possible, and make payment along with the eligible interest, in any case, within sixty days of the receipt of the application.
(4) Any payment under this section shall discharge the Institution from liability in respect of the amount credited to the Fund.
(5) The interest payable, if any, on the money transferred to the Fund shall be determined and notified by the Central Government.
Notes on Clauses:
Clause 147 of the Bill deals with the payment of claims in respect of the unclaimed amount.
