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| (1) Where a reference for an award as to compensation is made to the tribunal in respect of any property vested in or requisitioned for the Ceylon Transport Board the tribunal shall, after considering all such matters and hearing all such witnesses as may be necessary for the purpose and after complying with the provisions of section 63 and section 64, make, save as otherwise provided in subsection (2), an award determining-
| | (a) whether or not each person who has made a claim to compensation is a person entitled to compensation, and if so, the capacity in which he is so entitled, | | |
| | (b) the amount of the compensation payable in respect of such property in accordance with the provisions of this Act, and | | |
| | (c) the apportionment of the compensation among the persons entitled to compensation: | | |
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| (2) Where no person makes a claim to compensation in respect of any property vested in or requisitioned for the Ceylon Transport Board, it shall not be necessary to determine in the award under this section the matters specified in paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (1) and to comply with the provisions of subsection (3) relating to the giving of notice of the award to claimants to compensation. |
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| (3) The tribunal shall cause written notice of its award to be given to the chairman of the Ceylon Transport Board and the claimants to compensation. |
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| (4) An award of the tribunal shall be final and shall not be called in question in any court. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts