44Effect of failure to determine or proceed to determine disputed claim

44 Effect of failure to determine or proceed to determine disputed claim

[Section 44 Amended by No. 19 of 2001, s. 11, Applied:12 Apr 2001] Where, within the period of 90 days or, in the case of a major infrastructure project, the period of 6 months after a claim for compensation against an acquiring authority becomes a disputed claim for compensation–

(a) the disputed claim has not been determined by agreement between the authority and the claimant; or

(b) the disputed claim has not been referred to arbitration; or

(c) no process in an action for compensation by the claimant against the authority to determine the disputed claim has been served on it–

the authority must, within 30 days after the expiration of that period, apply to the Court for the determination of the disputed claim for compensation.