Clause 119

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 same and any question of liability shall, in case of dispute or failure to pay, be summarily ascertained and determined by a Magistrate’s Court or, if the amount exceeds two thousand dollars, by a District Court.

If the amount of compensation, damages, costs or expenses is not paid by the party liable to pay the same within seven days after demand, such amount may be reported to a Magistrate’s Court and recovered in the same manner as if it were a fine imposed by a Magistrate’s Court.

An appeal shall lie to the High Court from any decision of a Magistrate’s Court or District Court under this section, and the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 132) shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to all such appeals.