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(inclusive or exclusive of costs) which he is willing

to accept in full and final settlement of his claim

or any rejected part thereof.

(2) Where an offer made by the Director pursuant

to section 22(6)(a) or by the Director or the claimant

pursuant to subsection (1) is not accepted by the other

party no part of the contents thereof which relates

to any part of a claim before the Lands Tribunal shall be

disclosed to that Tribunal until the amount of compensation

for that part is assessed by it but a copy of the offer

enclosed in a sealed envelope may be lodged with the

registrar of the Lands Tribunal and opened by it after it

has made its assessment.

(3) Where the Director has made any offer

pursuant to section 22(6)(a) which is refused by the

claimant or either party has made any offer pursuant to

section 24(1) which is refused by the other and the

compensation including costs (if any) assessed by the Lands

Tribunal does not exceed the amount of compensation

including costs (if any) comprised in the offer, the Lands

Tribunal shall, unless for special reasons it thinks

it proper not to do so, order the party who refused the

offer to bear his own costs and to pay the costs of

the other party in so far as the costs of either party

are incurred after the making of the offer.

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