Cap. 88 Art. 13Amount of compensation may be fixed by agreement.

(1) The amount of compensation to be paid for any land required by a competent authority may be determined at any time by agreement between the competent authority and the owner, saving the provisions contained in subarticle (2).

(2) The compensation shall in the case of acquisition of land for temporary possession and use be an acquisition rent and in the case of acquisition of land on public tenure be a recognition rent determined in either case in accordance with the relevant provisions contained in article 27.

(3) Acquisition rent or recognition rent as the case may be shall be payable to the person who is entitled to receive, or is immediately entitled to let and receive, the rental on lease of the land affected or the tutor, curator, administrator, procurator or other representative of the person so entitled:

Provided that if the competent authority is not aware of the name and residence within Malta of the person to whom acquisition rent or recognition rent is so payable it may deposit such rent in the Civil Court in accordance with the provisions of article 11.