Section 89: Power of court to consolidate claims

(1) Where any liability is alleged to have been incurred by the Authority in respect of any loss or damage to which section 87 of this Act applies, and several claims are made or apprehended in respect of that liability, the Authority may apply to the High Court concerned for the consolidation of claims under subsection (2) of this section.
(2) The High Court to which an application is made may-
(a) determine the amount of the liability of the Authority and distribute that amount rateably among the several claimants;
(b) stay any proceeding pending in any other court in relation to the same matter;and
(c) proceed in a manner and subject to directions as to-
(i) making persons interested parties to the proceeding;
(ii) the exclusion of any claimants who do not come in within a certain time;
(iii) requiring security from the Authority; and
(iv) the payment of any costs, as the Court thinks fit.