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(1)A competent authority may require a local authority to carry into effect any order under this Act, and may, with the consent of the local authority, require a local authority to pay compensation in respect of any crop, or any seed, plant or part thereof, which is removed or destroyed in pursuance of any such order; but—
(a)the local authority may withold compensation in respect of anything removed or destroyed if, in relation thereto, the owner or person having charge thereof has, in their judgement, done anything in contravention of, or failed to do anything in compliance with, any order under this Act; and
(b)the value of anything removed or destroyed shall be taken to be the value which it has at the time of removal or destruction and, if the local authority so require, shall be ascertained by their officers or by arbitration.
(2)Every local authority shall keep, F1 . . . a record relative to proceedings in pursuance of any order made under this Act by the competent authority; and the record shall state the date of any removal or destruction in pursuance of the order, and other proper particulars, and shall be admitted in evidence.
[F2(3)The local authorities for the purposes of this Act shall be the councils of non-metropolitan counties, metropolitan districts and London boroughs and the Common Council of the City of London [F3but, in relation to Wales, it shall be the councils of counties and county boroughs].]
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E1This version extends to England and Wales only; a separate version has been created for Scotland only
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F1Words repealed (E.W.) by Local Government Act 1974 (c. 7, SIF 81:1), s. 35, Sch. 6 para. 19, Sch. 8
F2S. 5(3) substituted by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70, SIF 81:1), s. 251(2), Sch. 29 para. 34
F3Words in s. 5(3) added (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 66(6), Sch. 16 para. 28 (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1996/396, art. 4, Sch. 2
(1)A competent authority may require a local authority to carry into effect any order under this Act, and may, with the consent of the local authority, require a local authority to pay compensation in respect of any crop, or any seed, plant or part thereof, which is removed or destroyed in pursuance of any such order; but—
(a)the local authority may withold compensation in respect of anything removed or destroyed if, in relation thereto, the owner or person having charge thereof has, in their judgement, done anything in contravention of, or failed to do anything in compliance with, any order under this Act; and
(b)the value of anything removed or destroyed shall be taken to be the value which it has at the time of removal or destruction and, if the local authority so require, shall be ascertained by their officers or by arbitration.
(2)Every local authority shall keep, F4 . . . a record relative to proceedings in pursuance of any order made under this Act by the competent authority; and the record shall state the date of any removal or destruction in pursuance of the order, and other proper particulars, and shall be admitted in evidence.
[F5(3)The local authorities for the purposes of this Act shall be the councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994]
Extent Information
E2This version extends to Scotland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales only
Textual Amendments
F4Words repealed (S.) by Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65, SIF 81:2), ss. 144(3), 237(1), Sch. 29
F5S. 5(3) substituted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 68; S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(c)
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