Section 18:
Claims to be made to the Commissioner.
Every person having a claim against either of the
two companies with regard to any of the matters specified in the Third Schedule pertaining to any
undertaking owned by it shall prefer such claim before the Commissioner within thirty days from the
specified date:
Provided that if the Commissioner is satisfied that the claimant was prevented by sufficient cause
from preferring the claim within the said period of thirty days, he may entertain the claim within a further
period of thirty days, but not thereafter