Cap 276 s 24 Jurisdiction of Lands Tribunal (MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY (LAND RESUMPTION AND RELATED PROVISIONS) ORDINANCE)

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Chapter:	276	Title:	MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY (LAND RESUMPTION AND RELATED PROVISIONS) ORDINANCE	Gazette Number:
Section:	24	Heading:	Jurisdiction of Lands Tribunal	Version Date:	30/06/1997

(1) The Lands Tribunal shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine in accordance with this Ordinance-

(a) all claims for compensation which the Director or the claimant may refer to it under section 21 (6) or (7); and

(b) applications provided for by sections 8(2), 19(2) and 33.

(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 no 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 25.