Housing Act 2004

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[F130E+WFor section 584A (compensation payable in case of closing and demolition orders) substitute—

584ACompensation payable in case of prohibition and demolition orders

(1)Subject to subsection (3), where a relevant prohibition order becomes operative in respect of any premises or a demolition order under section 265 is made in respect of any premises, the local housing authority shall pay to every owner of the premises an amount determined in accordance with subsection (2).

(2)The amount referred to in subsection (1) is the diminution in the compulsory purchase value of the owner’s interest in the premises as a result of the coming into operation of the relevant prohibition order or, as the case may be, the making of the demolition order; and that amount—

(a)shall be determined as at the date of the coming into operation or making of the order in question; and

(b)shall be determined (in default of agreement) as if it were compensation payable in respect of the compulsory purchase of the interest in question and shall be dealt with accordingly.

(3)In any case where—

(a)a relevant prohibition order has been made in respect of any premises, and

(b)that order is revoked and a demolition order is made in its place,

the amount payable to the owner under subsection (1) in connection with the demolition order shall be reduced by the amount (if any) paid to the owner or a previous owner under that subsection in connection with the relevant prohibition order.

(4)For the purposes of this section—

  • compulsory purchase value”, in relation to an owner’s interest in premises, means the compensation which would be payable in respect of the compulsory purchase of that interest if it fell to be assessed in accordance with the Land Compensation Act 1961;

  • premises”, in relation to a demolition order, has the meaning given by section 322;

  • premises”, in relation to a prohibition order, means premises which are specified premises in relation to the order within the meaning of Part 1 of the Housing Act 2004;

  • relevant prohibition order” means a prohibition order under section 20 or 21 of the Housing Act 2004 which imposes in relation to the whole of any premises a prohibition on their use for all purposes other than any purpose approved by the authority.]

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 15 para. 30 wholly in force at 16.6.2006; Sch. 15 para. 30 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 270(4)(5); Sch. 15 para. 30 in force for E. at 6.4.2006 by S.I. 2006/1060, art. 2(1)(d) (with Sch.); Sch. 15 para. 30 in force for W. at 16.6.2006 by S.I. 2006/1535, art 2(b) (with Sch.)