8.—(1) A claim made in accordance with section 28 of the Act (compensation for loss caused by public path creation order), as applied by section 121(2) of the Act(1), in consequence of the coming into operation of an order shall be made in writing and shall be served on the council, or, in the case of an order made by the Secretary of State, on the authority nominated by the Secretary of State as provided by section 28(3) of the Act (as it applies by virtue of section 121(2)(a) of the Act), by delivering it to the offices of the council or the authority (as the case may be), addressed to its Chief Executive, or by sending it by prepaid post so addressed.
(2) The time within which any such claim shall be served shall be six months from the date on which the order in respect of which the claim is made has come fully into force.
Section 121(2) of the Act was amended by the Transport and Works Act 1992 (c. 42), Schedule 2, paragraph 6, and by the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (c. 37), Schedule 6, paragraph 14.