Civil Aviation Act 1980

20 Sound-proofing grants to be taken into account in determining compensation for depreciation

(1) In section 4(3) of the [1973 c. 26.] Land Compensation Act 1973 {which requires the benefit of certain works to be taken into account in assessing the extent of depreciation of a claimant's interest due to the use of certain public works, including aerodromes)—

(a) at the end of paragraph (a) there shall be inserted the following words " or under any provision of a scheme operated by a person managing an aerodrome which provides for the payment of sound-proofing grants in respect of buildings near the aerodrome "; and

(b) at the end of the subsection there shall be added the following paragraph—

“In paragraph (a) above ' sound-proofing grants ', in relation to any buildings, means grants towards the cost of insulating those buildings or parts of those buildings against noise”.

(2) Amendments corresponding to those made by subsection (1) above shall be made—

(a) in section 4(3) of the [1973 c. 56.] Land Compensation (Scotland) Act 1973 ; and

(b) in Article 7(3) of the [S.I. 1973/1896 (N.I. 21).] Land Acquisition and Compensation (Northern Ireland) Order 1973 ;

(which respectively make provision for Scotland and for Northern Ireland corresponding to that made for England and Wales by the provision amended by subsection (1)).