Land Compensation (Scotland) Act 1973

63 Provisions relating to acquisition of new rights

(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Lands Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1845 and the [1947 c. 42.] Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947 shall apply subject to any necessary modifications to the compulsory acquisition under any enactment of a right in or over land by the creation of a new right as they apply to the compulsory acquisition of land under the enactment in question.

(2) Section 61 of the said Act of 1845 (estimation of purchase money and compensation) shall apply to the compulsory acquisition of such a right as if for the words from " value " to " undertaking " there were substituted the words " extent (if any) to which the value of the land in or over which the right is to be acquired is depreciated by the acquisition of the right ".

(3) Paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to the said Act of 1947 (protection for vendor against severance of house, garden, etc.) shall apply to the compulsory acquisition of such a right as if at the end there were added the following sub-paragraph—

“(2) In considering the extent of any material detriment to a house, building or manufactory or any extent to which the amenity or convenience of a house is affected, the Lands Tribunal for Scotland shall have regard not only to the right which is to be acquired in or over the land, but also to any adjoining or adjacent land belonging to the same owner and subject to compulsory purchase.”

(4) Nothing in this section shall affect the operation of any enactment which makes specific provision to the like effect as the provisions of this section.