Land Compensation Act 1973

14 Special provisions for claims arising before commencement date

(1) Where the whole of the claim period for a claim has expired before the commencement date, or less than two years of that period remains unexpired on that date, that period shall be treated as continuing until the end of two years from the commencement date.

(2) Where on or after 17th October 1972 and before the commencement date a person—

(a) has disposed of an interest in land which would have qualified for compensation under this Part of this Act if it had then been in force and a notice of claim had been served in respect of the interest immediately before the disposal; or

(b) being entitled to such an interest as is mentioned in paragraph (a) above in land which is not a dwelling, has granted a tenancy thereof so that the interest remaining to him is not such an interest as aforesaid,

this Part of this Act shall have effect in relation to any claim made before the end of one year from the commencement date (being a claim in relation to which the relevant date falls before the disposal or the grant of the tenancy) as if that person were still entitled to the interest disposed of or the interest to which he was entitled prior to the grant of the tenancy.

(3) Any notice of a claim made by virtue of subsection (2) above shall specify, in addition to the matters mentioned in section 3 above, the date on which the interest was disposed of or, as the case may be, the date on which the tenancy was granted.

(4) A claim may be made by virtue of subsection (2) above notwithstanding that the claim period has not begun but compensation shall not be payable on the claim before the beginning of that period.

(5) In relation to a claim made by virtue of subsection (2) above section 4(4)(a) above shall have effect as if the reference to the date of service of notice of the claim were a reference to the date immediately preceding that on which the claimant disposed of the interest or granted the tenancy.