Land Compensation Act 1961

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I Determination of Questions of Disputed Compensation

   1. 1. Tribunal for assessing compensation in respect of land compulsorily acquired

   2. 2. Procedure on references under s. 1

   3. 3. Consolidation of proceedings on claims in respect of several interests in the same land

   4. 4. Costs

3. PART II Provisions determining amount of compensation

   1. General provisions

      1. 5. Rules for assessing compensation

      2. 6. Disregard of actual or prospective development in certain cases

      3. 7. Effect of certain actual or prospective development of adjacent land in same ownership

      4. 8. Subsequent acquisition of adjacent land and acquisition governed by enactment corresponding to s. 7

      5. 9. Disregard of depreciation due to prospect of acquisition by authority possessing compulsory purchase powers

   2. Special Cases

      1. 10. Acquisition of houses unfit for human habitation

      2. 11. Land of statutory undertakers

      3. 12. Outstanding right to compensation for refusal, etc. of planning permission

      4. 13. War-damaged land

   3. Assumptions as to planning permission

      1. 14. Assumptions as to planning permission

      2. 15. Assumptions not directly derived from development plans

      3. 16. Special assumptions in respect of certain land comprised in development plans

4. PART III Certification by Planning Authorities of Appropriate Alternative Development

   1. 17. Certification of appropriate alternative development

   2. 18. Appeals against certificates under s. 17

   3. 19. Extension of ss. 17 and 18 to special cases

   4. 20. Power to prescribe matters relevant to Part III

   5. 21. Proceedings for challenging validity of decision on appeal under s. 18

   6. 22. Interpretation of Part III

5. PART IV Compensation in certain cases of development after acquisition

   1. 23. Compensation for new planning permission granted after acquisition of land

   2. 24. Provisions as to claims under s. 23

   3. 25. Extension of ss. 23 and 24 to planning permission where no planning decision made

   4. 26. Extension of s. 23 to Crown development

   5. 27. Application of Part IV to certain cases

   6. 28. Regulations for purposes of Part IV

   7. 29. Interpretation of Part IV

6. PART V Miscellaneous and General

   1. 30. Power to pay allowances to persons displaced

   2. 31. Withdrawal of notices to treat

   3. 32. Rate of interest after entry on land

   4. 33. Application of Act to Crown

   5. 34. Special provision as to ecclesiastical property in England

   6. 35. Certificates of value

   7. 36. Saving for certain statutory purchases of statutory undertakings

   8. 37. Local inquiries

   9. 38. Service of notices

   10. 39. Interpretation

   11. 40. Consequential amendments, repeals and transitional provisions

   12. 41. Saving for transactions before commencement

   13. 42. Short title, commencement and extent

7. SCHEDULES

   1. FIRST SCHEDULE

      Actual or Prospective Development relevant for purposes of Sections 6 & 7

      1. PART I Description of Development

      2. PART II Special Provisions as to New Towns

         1. 5. In this Part of this Schedule " the transfer date...

         2. 6. Land shall not be treated as forming part of such...

         3. 7. In determining whether the relevant land forms part of such...

         4. 8. For the purpose of determining whether any development of which...

   2. SECOND SCHEDULE

      Acquisition of Houses as Being Unfit for Human Habitation

      1. 1. (1) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as excluding...

      2. 2. (1) Where a compulsory acquisition is— (a) an acquisition under...

      3. 3. (1) Where in relation to a compulsory acquisition any of...

      4. 4. (1) Where, in the case of any compulsory acquisition,—

      5. 5. (1) Where a local authority have before the commencement of...

      6. 6. (1) In this Schedule— " house " has the meaning...

   3. THIRD SCHEDULE

      Application of Part IV to certain Cases

      1. Disturbance, severance and injurious affection

         1. 1. Subject to paragraph 2 of this Schedule, any reference in...

         2. 2. If the parson entitled to the compensation under the said...

      2. Increase in value of contiguous or adjacent land

         1. 3. In determining for the purposes of the said section twenty-three...

      3. Mortgaged land

         1. 4. Subject to the provisions of this Schedule relating to settled...

         2. 5. For the purposes of the application of section twenty-three of...

         3. 6. No compensation shall be payable by virtue of section twenty-three...

      4. Settled land

         1. 7. (1) Where, in a case falling within subsection (1) of...

      5. Interpretation

         1. 8. References in this Schedule to sections twenty-three and twenty-four of...

   4. FOURTH SCHEDULE

      Enactments Amended

      1. The Town and Country Planning Act, 1944, and that Act as applied by the New Towns Act, 1946

         1. 1. In subsection (2) of section eighteen, and subsection (2) of...

         2. 2. In the Fourth Schedule, in the proviso to paragraph 1,...

         3. 3. In the Fifth Schedule, in the heading, for the words...

         4. 4. In the Fifth Schedule, for the heading of Part II...

         5. 5. In the Fifth Schedule, in paragraph 10, for the words...

      2. The Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) Act, 1946 and that Act as applied by any other enactment

         1. 6. In subsection (3) of section one, for the words "...

         2. 7. In the Second Schedule, for the heading of Part III...

      3. The Lands Tribunal Act, 1949

         1. 8. In subsection (6) of section one, for the words "...

      4. The Housing Act, 1957

         1. 9. In subsection (1) of section fifty-nine, and subsection (3) of...

         2. 10. In subsection (4) of section seventy-four, for the words from...

   5. FIFTH SCHEDULE

      Enactments Repealed