13If default made by one party, other may fence and recover

13 If default made by one party, other may fence and recover

*[Section 13 Amended by 25 Geo. V No. 78 ]**[Section 13 Amended by No. 55 of 1965, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]*If either party neglects or fails for the space of 3 months –

(a) to perform his part of any agreement; or

(b) to carry out any award made under the provisions of this Act –

the other party may thereupon, or at any time within 12 months thereafter, erect a fence of the kind or description, or convert the existing fence into a rabbit-proof fence as may have been agreed or awarded, and may, within two years after the completion of the fence or the conversion thereof, recover in any court of competent jurisdiction from the defaulting party such proportion of the actual cost of erecting or converting such fence as has been agreed upon or awarded, together with interest thereon at the rate of 6 per cent per annum from the date of the completion or conversion.