7. Transfer and conversion of the account.- (1) A depositor may, if he so desires, apply for transfer of his account or accounts, from one deposit office to another deposit office of the same bank. (2) A depositor having a deposit in account-B may, at any time, if he so desires, apply in Form-B or as near thereto as possible, together with his deposit receipt, for transfer of the amount standing to his credit in account-B to his deposit in account-A opened under the same section of the Act under which the said account-B was opened and the request of the depositor may be accepted subject to the other provisions of this Scheme. (3) (a) A depositor while applying under sub-paragraph (2) shall furnish in Form B the requisite particulars of his account-A to which the amount from account-B is required to be transferred; (b) Where the depositor is not having a deposit in account-A, he shall state such fact and also make a request for opening an account-A in his name, as specified in Form B. (4) If the request under sub-paragraph (2) has been made for transfer of amount standing to the credit in account-B, before the expiry of the specified period for which the deposit in account-B was made, such request shall be treated as premature withdrawal of amount from deposit in the said account-B and the amount of interest accrued, if any, in the said account-B shall be calculated by the deposit office in accordance with the provisions of sub-paragraph (4) of paragraph 8. (5) If the request under sub-paragraph (2) has been made for transfer of amount standing to the credit in account-B on or after the expiry of the specified period for which the deposit in account-B was made, the amount of interest accrued in account-B shall be calculated at normal rate as specified by the Reserve Bank of India in pursuance of paragraph 8 in respect of a deposit in account-B. (6) On receipt of an application under sub-paragraph (2), the deposit office shall calculate the amount of interest, if any, accrued in account-B till the date on which actual transfer of amount to account-A is made, subject to the provisions of paragraph 8 and close account-B after transferring the total amount standing to the credit in account-B to account-A: Provided that where in such case of transfer the depositor does not have a deposit in account-A, an account-A shall be opened in the name of the depositor and the amount standing to his credit in account-B shall then be transferred to account-A as so opened. (7) A depositor, if he so desires, may apply in Form B together with his pass book, for opening an account-B in his name, by way of transfer of the whole or any part of the amount standing to his credit in account-A, under the same section of the Act under which his account-A has been opened. (8) After the conversion of account-B to account-A or vice versa in the manner specified above, the interest in newly opened account or accounts, as the case may be, shall accrue with effect from the date of opening of such account or accounts. | 