Apportionment of amount

(1) Where several persons claim to be interested in the amount determined under section 16, the competent authority shall determine the persons who in its opinion are entitled to receive it and the amount payable to each of them. (2) If any dispute arises as to the apportionment of the amount or any part thereof, or as to the persons to whom the same or any part thereof is payable, the competent authority may refer the dispute to the decision of the Collector and the Collector in deciding any such dispute shall follow, as far as may be, the provisions of Part III of the Kerala Land Acquisition Act, 1961 (21 of 1962).