Town and Regional Planning Act, 1934

Recovery of compensation payable by the responsible authority.

76.—(1) All compensation payable under this Part of this Act by the responsible authority shall, when the amount thereof has been determined by agreement or by arbitration in accordance with this Act, be recoverable from such authority as a civil debt in any Court of competent jurisdiction, and all costs and expenses of parties to an arbitration to determine the amount of any such compensation shall, in so far as such costs and expenses are payable by the responsible authority, be likewise recoverable from such authority as a civil debt in any Court of competent jurisdiction.

(2) Sections 69 to 79 of the Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845 , as amended or adapted by or under the Second Schedule to the Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890, or any other Act, shall apply in relation to moneys by this section made recoverable as a civil debt as if such moneys were a price or compensation under the said Act as so amended or adapted.

(3) Where money is paid into the High Court under section 69 of the Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845 , as applied by this section, by the responsible authority, no costs shall be payable by such responsible authority to any person in respect of any proceedings for the investment, payment of income, or payment of capital of such money.