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( 1 ) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Court-fees Act, 1870 (VII of 1870), court-fees payable in respect of proceedings under this Act shall be at the following rates :- ( i ) on an application under sub-section ( 1 ) of section 4 or of section 8 or on an award under sub-section ( 4 ) of section 8 or section 9- Re. 1; ( ii ) on an award other than an award specified in clause ( i )- Re. 1 for every hundred rupees, or part thereof, of the amount of the award, subject to maximum of Rs. 50; ( iii ) on an appeal against a decision of the Court under sub-section ( 3 ) section 8 or sub-section ( 2 ) of section 17- Rs. 2; ( iv ) on an appeal other than an appeal specified in clause ( iii )- Re. 1 for every hundred rupees, or part thereof, of 1 [the amount involved] subject to a maximum of Rs. 50. ( 2 ) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law, the court-fees payable in respect of proceedings under this Act shall be a first charge on the property of the party ordered to pay the costs and shall be recoverable in such manner as may be prescribed.