Section 9: Disputes as to rights to be determined by the court.

If any dispute shall arise between the Minister and an applicant for a licence for the continuance of a pier as to whether the applicant has established a right to such licence or as to the terms and conditions which should be inserted in the licence to preserve the rights acquired by the owner with regard to the pier, such dispute shall be settled by the High Court within whose area of jurisdiction the pier is situate upon a summons taken out by the Attorney-General of the Federation or by the applicant for the licence and in the like manner or as nearly as conveniently may be as disputes are determined by the court under the law for the time being regulating the acquisition of land for public purposes.
[LN, 47 of 1955.]