(1)At the time of an entry, survey or measurement or doing any of the things under section 14, the officer making the entry, survey or measurement or doing any other thing, shall pay or tender to any person entitled compensation for all necessary damage done as a result of such entry, survey, measurement or execution of work including the cutting of standing crops, trees, or removal of temporary structures, if any, on the land. If the sufficiency of the amount so paid or tendered is disputed, the officer concerned shall at once refer the dispute to the Highway Authority and the said Authority shall, with the least practicable delay, decide the dispute and pay the person entitled the amount determined as compensation. The decision of the Highway Authority shall be final.
