Cardiff Bay Barrage Act 1993

19 (1) If any person having an interest in, or in any part of, a building or in any land suffers damage or disturbance in respect of the building or land in consequence of— U.K.

(a) the carrying out of any remedial work under this Schedule, or

(b) any entry into the building or onto the land under this Schedule,

compensation shall be payable by the Development Corporation.

(2) If any person having an interest in, or in any part of—

(a) a building within the protected property area, or

(b) any other building in respect of which a right under paragraph 12 above to require the carrying out of remedial work has arisen,

suffers damage or disturbance to any fixtures, fittings or personal property in the building before the end of the period of twenty years beginning with the commencement of impoundment by reason of an alteration of groundwater levels occurring in consequence of the construction of the barrage, compensation shall be payable by the Development Corporation.

(3) If the internal dimensions of any room in a building are decreased to any material extent as a result of any remedial work carried out under this Schedule, compensation in respect of any consequent diminution in value of the interest of any owner of, or of any part of, the building shall be payable by the Development Corporation.

(4) Any question of disputed compensation under this paragraph shall be determined in accordance with paragraph 25 below.