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Formal Consolidation |  2004 RevEd
Payment of compensation
58.—(1)  The Board shall pay the compensation determined by the Board or varied by the Minister on an appeal to an owner or to both an owner and an interested person in such proportion as the Board may decide or as may be varied by the Minister.
[30/84]
(2)  Where any person entitled to the compensation refuses to accept it or cannot with due diligence be found or where there is any dispute as to the apportionment of the compensation, the Board shall apply to the High Court ex parte by summons, supported by an affidavit for an order to deposit the amount of compensation or any part thereof in Court and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Rules of Court, the High Court may make such an order.
[30/84]
(3)  The Board may withhold any compensation payable in respect of any flat, house or other living accommodation vested in the Board under this Act to any person until the Board has taken possession of the flat, house or other living accommodation.
[13/75]
Informal Consolidation | Amended Act 13 of 2015
Payment of compensation
58.—(1)  The Board shall pay the compensation determined by the Board or varied by the Minister on an appeal to an owner or to both an owner and an interested person in such proportion as the Board may decide or as may be varied by the Minister.
[30/84]
(2)  The Board may apply to the Registrar of the Supreme Court for an order to deposit the compensation in court where —
(a)any person entitled to the compensation refuses to accept it or cannot with due diligence be found;
(b)there is any dispute as to the entitlement to or the apportionment of the compensation;
(c)the Board is satisfied that any person entitled to the compensation is incapacitated by reason of mental illness and no donee of a lasting power of attorney or deputy has been appointed under the Mental Capacity Act (Cap. 177A); or
(d)the person entitled to the compensation is deceased and no legal personal representative has been appointed.
[Act 13 of 2015 wef 20/07/2015]
(2A)  An application under subsection (2) is to be made ex parte by originating summons, supported by an affidavit.
[Act 13 of 2015 wef 20/07/2015]
(2B)  Despite anything to the contrary in the Rules of Court, the Registrar of the Supreme Court may make an order under subsection (2) to deposit the compensation in court.
[Act 13 of 2015 wef 20/07/2015]
(3)  The Board may withhold any compensation payable in respect of any flat, house or other living accommodation vested in the Board under this Act to any person until the Board has taken possession of the flat, house or other living accommodation.
[13/75]
(4)  Any reference to compensation in subsections (2) and (2B) includes a reference to any part of the compensation.
[Act 13 of 2015 wef 20/07/2015]