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9 of 1950, Schedule.
Foreshores and Sea Bed.
ordinary issue of the Gazette during a period of three months and shall be published by proclamation in the Chinese language, which proclamation shall be publicly posted in some suitable place near the site of the said property, together with a notice calling upon all persons having objections to the granting of such lease, and also all persons who deem that their property may be injuriously affected by reason of the access of such property to the sea being interfered with by the granting of any such lease and who claim compensation in respect thereof, to send in their objections or claims in writing to the Director of Public Works before the expiration of the said period of three months.
(2) All such objections shall be duly considered by the Governor in Council. On such consideration the Governor in Council shall have regard to the objections and also to the public benefit which would accrue by overruling them.
(3) Any person who deems that his property may be injuriously affected by any such Crown lease by reason of the access of such property to the sea being interfered with, and who claims compensation in respect thereof, shall deliver to the Director of Public Works particulars in writing of such injurious affecting and of his claims in respect thereof within the period of three months referred to in subsection (1); and the Governor may, if he thinks fit, enter into an agreement with any claimant for the settlement or compromise of any claim.
(4) If the Governor makes no acceptable offer of settlement or compromise within two months of such delivery of particulars, the claimant may within three months of such delivery notify the Director of Public Works that he desires a reference to a judge; and the Governor shall thereupon refer the claim with the particulars thereof to such one of the judges as the Chief Justice shall in each case nominate for the purpose.
(5) Such judge shall hear any evidence which either the Director of Public Works or the claimant may wish to tender and, if so desired, hear counsel or solicitor on behalf of the Crown and the claimant, and shall determine the amount of compensation, if any, to be paid to any such
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