Inquiry by Competent Authority.

The Competent Authority, if satisfied after an inquiry, in such manner as may be prescribed, that the person desirous of resettlement in or permanent return to the State—

(a) has a bona fide intention for such resettlement in or permanent return to the State; and

(b) was a State subject of Class I or of Class II before "the fourteenth day of May, 1954 and had migrated to the territory now included in Pakistan after the first day of March, 1947 or is a descendant, wife or widow of such State subject as the case may be; shall recommend such person to the State Government for grant of a permit for resettlement in or permanent return to the State.