LAND ADMINISTRATION ACT 1997 - SECT 217
LAND ADMINISTRATION ACT 1997 - SECT 217
217 . Offer of compensation if title not in dispute, when to be made
(1) If a claim is made
under this Part and the acquiring authority does not dispute the
claimant’s title to the interest in land, or disputes it only in part,
the authority must, within 90 days after the service of the claim or, if
further particulars were required, within 90 days after the particulars were
furnished, cause the claim to be examined, and a report made as to the value
of the interest as to which no dispute exists and as to the damage sustained
by the claimant by reason of the taking.
(2) If a judgment of
the Supreme Court under section 216 confirms, in whole or in part, a
claimant’s title to an interest in land under dispute, the authority
must, within 90 days after the judgment of the Court, cause the claim to be
examined, and a report made as to the value of the interest in land in
relation to which the claimant’s title was confirmed and as to the
damage sustained by the claimant by reason of the taking.
(3) As soon as
possible after a report under subsection (1) or (2) is received by the
acquiring authority, it must serve on the claimant in an approved form an
offer of compensation with respect to the interest in the land or the part of
the interest in question.
(4) The offer must
include a statement of the effect of section 219.
(5) An offer under
this section is an admission by the authority of the claimant’s title to
the interest in land in respect of which it is made.