Section 18: Payment of compensation into Court

18. Payment of compensation into Court (1) The authorised officer shall within 30 days— (a) of the date of the award by the Board; or [Issue 1] B15 – 8 Revised Laws of Mauritius (b) where an appeal is lodged, of the date on which the appeal is finally determined, deposit the compensation payable at the Registry. (2) Any compensation deposited under subsection (1) may, on the application of an interested person claiming to be entitled to it, be paid out to him by the Registrar on his satisfying the Registrar of his claim. (3) Where any compensation deposited under subsection (1) is not within 6 months of the deposit paid out under subsection (2), or where there is— (a) no person competent to receive or give a sufficient discharge for the compensation; or (b) a dispute as to the title to any property acquired under this Act, or as to the right or interest of any person in that property, the Registrar shall apply for a vesting order to vest the compensation deposited in the Curator and, upon the making of the vesting order, the compensation shall vest in the Curator.