(1) If, as a result of the inquiry under section 12, the Competent Authority is satisfied that there is a prima facie case of abandonment of the property by the rightful owner thereof, ---4--- he shall publish a notice, in the Gazette and in two local newspapers having wide circulation in the State and two local newspapers in regional language, and one copy of such notice shall also be displayed on the notice board of the concerned Village Panchayat/Municipal Council/Municipal Corporation within the local limits of whose jurisdiction such property is lying, calling upon all persons who may have any claim to such property to appear before him and to prefer claim within a period of one year from the date of publication of such notice.
(2) The provisions of sections 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 shall mutatis and mutandis apply in case of abandoned property.
CHAPTER-IV Unclaimed Property