Cap. 573 Art. 41Contestationonthe public purpose.

(1) Any person who has an interest in the land, in respect of which a Declaration by the Chairperson of the Board of Governors of the Lands Authority as is referred to in article 38 (1) is made, may contest the public purpose of the said Declaration and demand for its cancellation before the Arbitration Board by means of an application to be filed in the registry of the said Board within fifty days from the publication of the said Declaration.

(2) The application filed in accordance to sub-article (1) shall be served to the authority, who has a right to submit a reply within twenty days.

(3) The Arbitration Board shall set down the application for hearing without delay, and after listening to the witnesses and the submissions of the parties, it shall pass judgement within the shortest time possible but not any later than two months from the closing date within which the authority had to file its reply.