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Jurisdiction

of Lands Tribunal.

PART V

Assessment and award of compensation

25. (1) The Lands Tribunal shall have jurisdiction

to hear and determine in accordance with this Ordinance

G.F. 323

(a)

all claims for compensation which the Director

or the claimant may refer to it under section

22(6) or (7); and

(b)

applications provided for by sections 8(2), 20(2)

and 34.

(2)

The Lands Tribunal shall also have jurisdiction

to award compensation or any part thereof to a claimant

if at the time of the award it has not notice or

intimation of any dispute as to his entitlement but the

making of any such award shall not affect the entitlement to

receive compensation under this Ordinance of any other person

who may thereafter be held by a court of competent

jurisdiction to have a better title to the compensation

or any part thereof than the person to whom it was awarded.

(3) An award of compensation under subsection (2)

shall not in any way affect the entitlement of a

mortgagee to be paid compensation in accordance with

section 26.

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