Assumption of liability.

(1) Where any liability of the undertaking arising out of any claim specified in Category I, Category II or Category III or Category IV in the Second Schedule is not discharged fully by the Commissioner out of the amount paid to him under this Act, the Commissioner shall intimate in writing to the Government the extent of the liability which remains undischarged, and that liability shall be assumed by the Government. (2) The liability assumed by the Government under sub-section (1) shall be discharged by payment of the amount of the liability in negotiable bonds redeemable after the expiry of ten years and carrying simple interest at the rate of seven and a half per cent per annum with effect from the date of commencement of this Act.