Compensation, damages, fees, costs and expenses to be determined by court
40.—(1)  Except as otherwise provided in this Act, in all cases when compensation, damages, fees, costs and expenses are by this Act directed to be paid, the amount and (if necessary) the apportionment of the amount and any question of liability are, in case of dispute or failure to pay, to be summarily ascertained and determined by a District Court.
(2)  If the amount of compensation, damages, fees, costs or expenses is not paid by the party liable to pay that amount within 14 days after demand, that amount may be reported to a District Court and recovered in the same manner as if it were a fine imposed by a District Court.
(3)  An appeal shall lie to the General Division of the High Court from any decision of a District Court under this section, and the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 apply, with the necessary modifications, to all such appeals.
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