Cap. 573 · Government Lands Act (Cap. 573)
Cap. 573 Art. 30Claims. Cap. 358.
PART II
(1) Any person claiming a right of compensation in connection to land being vested in the Government, as referred to in this Act or under any other law, shall have a right of access, by sworn application against the authority, in the Civil Court, First Hall for the determination of his interest in or right over that land and the amount of any compensation to which he may be entitled and for the payment of such compensation.
(2) An appeal shall lie to the Court of Appeal from the decision of the Civil Court, First Hall.
(3) No action under this article may be filed after the lapse of six months after the coming into force of this Act. The period of six months is a peremptory term which cannot be extended for no reason whatsoever.
(4) All the provisions of the Agreement incorporated in the Ecclesiastical Entities (Property) Act shall apply with regard to any land which immediately prior to the coming into force of this Act belonged to any foundation or administration in whose regards this Act applies and which, had it not been for the Agreement mentioned above, an ecclesiastical entity could claim any right of compensation therefor, and the Joint Office and the Control Committee established by the said Agreement shall continue to have in respect of the land mentioned in this sub-article the same functions as they have with respect to any other land mentioned in or to which the said Agreement applies.