14.1 At any time the Chief Executive of any of the Authorities (the "First Authority") may serve a notice on one of the other Authorities (the "Other Authority") a "default Notice", alleging that that Authority has failed to comply with its obligations under this Agreement, setting out any suggested remedial action and any damage which the First Authority has or is likely to suffer as a result of the alleged failure.
14.2 An Authority in receipt of a Default Notice shall have 14 days within which to serve on the Chief Executive of the First Authority who served the Default Notice a "Counternotice", setting out in respect of every matter contained in the Default Notice proposals for the remediation of the alleged failure and making good any loss which the First Authority has suffered or may suffer as a result of the failure or the reasons why that alleged failure is disputed.
14.3 Within 14 days of receipt of a Counternotice, the Chief Executive of the First Authority shall send to the Chief Executive of the Other Authority a "Notice of Acceptance" of any proposals contained in the Counternotice in so far as those proposals are accepted by the First Authority, and may send a "Notice of Dispute" in so far as no proposal satisfactory to the First Authority is contained in the Counternotice, setting out in respect of each proposal which is not accepted by the First Authority why it is considered to be unacceptable.
14.4 Where any proposal in a Counternotice is accepted in a Notice of Acceptance, the Other Authority shall implement that proposal as soon as reasonably practicable.
14.5 Where any matter is contained in a Notice of Dispute, it shall fall to be dealt with under the Disputes Procedure set out in Clause 17.