New Towns Act 1981 (c. 64)

Part I E+W New Towns and Their Development Corporations

Acquisition of land by development corporations and highway authorities E+W

15 Compensation for acquisition of statutory undertakers’ operational land. E+W

(1) Where statutory undertakers are entitled to compensation in respect of a compulsory acquisition under this Act of operational land, Schedule 7 to this Act shall have effect as regards the assessment of the amount of that compensation.

(2) In this section “compensation in respect of a compulsory acquisition” includes—

(a) compensation payable in connection with the acquisition for damage sustained by reason of the severing of the land acquired from other land held therewith or otherwise injuriously affecting such other land; and

(b) compensation payable for disturbance or any other matter not directly based on the value of the land.