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Land Compensation Act 1961
1961 CHAPTER 33 9 and 10 Eliz 2
An Act to consolidate the Acquisition of Land (Assessment of Compensation) Act 1919, and certain other enactments relating to the assessment of compensation in respect of compulsory acquisitions of interests in land; to the withdrawal of notices to treat; and to the payment of additional compensation and of allowances in connection with such acquisitions or with certain sales by agreement of interests in land; with corrections and improvements made under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949.
[22nd June 1961]
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C1Act applied (with modifications) (18.6.1992) by British Railways (No. 2) Act 1992 (c. xi), s. 35(3).
Act applied (with modifications)(29.1.1993) by 1993 c. i, s. 15(3)
Act applied (29.3.1993) by 1993 c. iv, s. 22(7)(with s. 22(6))
Act restricted (29.3.1993) by 1993 c. iv, s. 37(3)
Act applied (with modifications)(27.5.1993) by 1993 c. vii, s. 22(3)
Act applied (with modifications)(1.7.1993) by 1993 c. ix, s. 17(3)
Act applied (with modifications)(27.7.1993) by 1993 c. xv, s. 30(3)
Act modified (10.11.1993) by 1993 c. 28, s. 161(4), Sch. 19 paras.1,2; S.I. 1993/2762, art.3
Act applied (10.11.1993) by 1993 c. 28, ss. 169, Sch. 20 Pt. II para. 4(5); S.I. 1993/2762, art.3
Act applied (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 42, s. 5, Sch. 4 para. 3(3)
Act applied (31.3.1994) by 1994 c. iv, Pt. II, s. 12(7) (with s. 28)
Act excluded (31.3.1994) by 1994 c. iv, Pt. III, s. 23(3) (with s. 28)
Act excluded (5.7.1994) by 1994 c. ix, s. 16(3) (with s. 20)
Act applied (21.7.1994) by 1994 c. xi, s. 33(3) (with s. 39)
Act applied (21.7.1994) by 1994 c. xv, s. 31(3) (with s. 47)
Act applied (21.7.1994) by 1994 c. xv, s. 61(3) (with s. 47)
Act applied (28.7.1998) by 1998 c. iv, s. 8(2)
Act applied (with modifications) (28.7.1998) by 1998 c. iv, s. 10(3)
Act applied (1.10.1998) by 1975 c. 70, Sch. 4 Pt. III, para. 5(5) (as inserted by 1998 c. 38, s. 127, Sch. 13 para. 3 (with ss. 39(2), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 4)
Act applied (25.11.1998 for specified purposes and otherwise 3.7.2000) by 1998 c. 45, s. 23, Sch. 6 para. 1(5); S.I. 1998/2952, art. 2(2); S.I. 2000/1173, art. 2(2)(c)
Act applied (22.3.2001) by 2001 c. ii, s. 7(2)
Act modified (30.4.2002) by S.I. 2002/1064, art. 17(3)
Act applied (with modifications) (30.4.2002) by S.I. 2002/1065, art. 17(3)
Act: Transfer of functions (1.7.1999) (W.) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 (with art. 2 paras. (b)-(f))
C2Act applied (16.3.1992) by Midland Metro (No. 2) Act 1992 (c. viii), s. 14(6).
C3Act applied (with modifications) (16.3.1992) by Aire and Calder Navigation Act 1992 (c. iv), s. 27(2).
C4Act applied (with modifications) (16.3.1992) by London Underground Act 1992 (c. iii), s. 25(3).
C5Act applied (with modifications) (13.2.1992) by British Railways Act 1992 (c. i), s. 28(3).
C6Act applied with modifications by Water Resources Act 1963 (c. 38), s. 67(2), Sch. 8 paras. 12—14, Land Commission Act 1967 (c. 1), s. 10(1), Sch. 3 and Development of Rural Wales Act 1976 (c. 75), s. 5(1), Sch. 3 para. 30(1); modified by Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65), s. 141, Sch. 27 paras. 9, 10; extended by Land Compensation Act 1973 (c. 26), s. 72(5)
C7Act modified by New Towns Act 1981 (c. 64, SIF 123:3), ss. 14(2), 16(5), Sch. 6 Pt. II, by Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981 (c. 66, SIF 66:1), s. 7(1)(a) and by Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (c. 67, SIF 28:1), s. 4
C8Act modified by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61), s. 76(5)(6), Sch. 9 Pt. II para. 6, British Railways Act 1989 (c. iii), s. 26(3) and Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8, SIF 123:1), ss. 28, 54, Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 1(2), Pt. II para. 1(2), Pt. III para. 2
C9Act applied (with modifications) by Housing Act 1985 (c. 68, SIF 61), s. 578 and Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8, SIF 123:1), s. 165(3)
C10Act applied by Housing Act 1985 (c. 68, SIF 61), ss. 295(3), 307, Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61), s. 78(2), Sch. 10 Pt. II para. 4(5), Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8, SIF 123:1), s. 236(5) and Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (c. 9, SIF 123:1), s. 51(5)
C11Act amended by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 4, Sch. 1 Pt. I paras. 15(1), 18(2), Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8, SIF 123:1), ss. 49, 54(1), and amended (prosp.) by ss. 27, 28 of that Act
C12Act excluded by British Railways (London) Act 1988 (c. xi), s. 19(3) and Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (c. 9, SIF 123:1), s. 50(4)
C13Act excluded by Heathrow Express Railway Act 1991 (c. vii), s. 33(3)
C14Act modified by London Underground (Victoria) Act 1991 (c. x), s. 15(3)
C15Act modified (25.11.1991) by Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34, SIF 123:1), s. 27, Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 44(9) (with s. 84(5)); S.I. 1991/2728, art. 2
C16Act modified (28.11.1991) by London Underground (Safety Measures) Act 1991 (c. xviii), s. 20(3).
C17Act modified (19.12.1991) by London Docklands Railway Act 1991 (c. xxiii), s. 10(3)
Act modified (1.4.1996) by 1990 c. 8, Sch. 2 Pt. 1A (as inserted by 1994 c. 19, s. 20(3), Sch. 5 Pt. II, para. 8 (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1995/3198, art. 4, Sch. 2)
Act modified (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 20(3), Sch. 5 Pt. III, para. 17(2)(3) (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1995/3198, art. 4, Sch. 2
Act modified (25.11.1998 for specified purposes and otherwise 3.7.2000) by 1998 c. 45, s. 19(6)-(8), Sch. 4 paras. 1-5; S.I. 1998/2952, art. 2(2); S.I. 2000/1173, art. 2(2)(c)
C18Act modified (28.9.2004 for E., 15.10.2005 for W.) by Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5), s. 38 (with s. 111); S.I. 2004/2202, art. 2(c); S.I. 2005/2847, art. 2(a) (with art. 3(1)(2))
C19Act modified (14.10.2008) by Felixstowe Branch Line and Ipswich Yard Improvement Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2512), art. 30 (with art. 36(3))
C20Act applied (1.12.2008) by Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17), s. 325(1), Sch. 2 para. 7(2); S.I. 2008/3068, art. 2(1)(d) (with arts. 6-13)
C21Act modified (29.12.2008) by Network Rail (Thameslink) (Land Acquisition) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/3163), art. 10(3) (with art. 10(1)(2))
C22Act modified (9.6.2009) by Nottingham Express Transit System Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1300), art. 39 (with Sch. 13 para. 14(2), Sch. 14 para. 19)
C23Act modified (18.9.2009) by London Underground (Victoria Station Upgrade) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2364), art. 27
C24Act modified (28.10.2009) by Network Rail (Reading) (Land Acquisition) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2728), art. 14(3)
C25Act modified (20.7.2010) by The Network Rail (Nuneaton North Chord) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1721), art. 22
C26Act modified (1.2.2011) by The River Mersey (Mersey Gateway Bridge) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/41), art. 31 (with art. 51, Sch. 10 paras. 68, 85)
C27Act modified (21.4.2011) by The Network Rail (Hitchin (Cambridge Junction)) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1072), art. 27
C28Act applied (with modifications) by 1990 c. 8, s. 165ZA(3) (as inserted (15.1.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(1)(l), Sch. 22 para. 33)
C29Act modified (7.8.2012) by The Ipswich Barrier Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1867), art. 30(4) (with arts. 46-48, Sch. 8 para. 18)
C30Act modified (12.8.2012) by The Hinkley Point (Temporary Jetty) (Land Acquisition) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1924), art. 8
C31Act modified (13.11.2012) by The Chiltern Railways (Bicester to Oxford Improvements) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2679), art. 33 (with art. 42(2))
C32Act modified (28.3.2013) by The Network Rail (Seaham Level Crossing) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/533), art. 10
C33Act applied (with modifications) (15.8.2013) by The North Blyth Biomass Power Station Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1873), arts. 15, 18 (with art. 30)
C34Act modified (22.8.2013) by The Leeds Railway Station (Southern Entrance) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1933), art. 30(3)
C35Act modified (6.11.2013) by The Transport for Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Second City Crossing) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2587), art. 35(3) (with arts. 42, 43)
C36Act modified (9.1.2014) by The Ashton Vale to Temple Meads and Bristol City Centre Rapid Transit Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/3244), art. 31 (with arts. 57, 58, Sch. 11 para. 19)
C37Act modified (11.3.2014) by The Crossrail (Paddington Station Bakerloo Line Connection) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/310), art. 15
C38Act modified (29.7.2014) by The Felixstowe Branch Line (Land Acquisition) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1821), art. 11(3)
C39Act applied (19.8.2014) by The Network Rail (Huyton) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/2027), art. 24(3) (with art. 31(2))
Act modified (24.9.2014) by The Thames Water Utilities Limited (Thames Tideway Tunnel) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/2384), arts. 1, 38(3)
C40Act applied (with modifications) (15.12.2014) by The London Underground (Northern Line Extension) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3102), art. 33(3) (with Sch. 8 para. 45)
C41Act modified (21.4.2015) by The Network Rail (Ordsall Chord) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/780), art. 30(3) (with art. 36(2))
C42Act modified (21.4.2015) by The Crossrail (Plumstead Sidings) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/781), art. 14(3)
C43Act modified (7.8.2015) by The Preesall Underground Gas Storage Facility Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1561), art. 26(3) (with art. 44)
C44Act modified (30.9.2015) by The Network Rail (Blackthorn and Piddington) (Land Acquisition) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1684), art. 9(3)
C45Act applied (16.12.2015) by The Network Rail (Tinsley Chord) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1876), art. 21(3)
C46Act modified (12.1.2016) by The London Underground (Bank Station Capacity Upgrade) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2044), art. 28(3)
C47Act applied (2.8.2016) by The Midland Metro (Wolverhampton City Centre Extension) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/684), art. 38(4) (with arts. 46, 47, Sch. 9 para. 4, Sch. 10 para. 12(2))
C48Act applied (2.8.2016) by The Midland Metro (Wolverhampton City Centre Extension) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/684), art. 36(3) (with arts. 46, 47, Sch. 9 para. 4, Sch. 10 para. 12(2))
C49Act modified (15.9.2016) by The River Humber Gas Pipeline Replacement Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/853), art. 30(3) (with art. 43)
C50Act applied (23.9.2016) by The M4 Motorway (Junctions 3 to 12) (Smart Motorway) Development Consent Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/863), art. 16(3)
C51Act applied (24.11.2016) by The Transport for Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Trafford Park Extension) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/1035), art. 38(4) (with arts. 43, 44)
C52Act modified (24.11.2016) by The Transport for Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Trafford Park Extension) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/1035), art. 36(3) (with arts. 43, 44)
C53Act applied (with modifications) by 1981 c. 66, s. 7(1) (as substituted (3.2.2017) by Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22), s. 216(3), Sch. 18 para. 3; S.I. 2017/75, reg. 3(k) (with reg. 5))
C54Act modified (8.8.2017) by The Wrexham Gas Fired Generating Station Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/766), Sch. 7 para. 3
C55Act applied (with modifications) (5.9.2017) by The London Overground (Barking Riverside Extension) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/830), art. 31 (with Sch. 8 para. 20)
C56Act applied (with modifications) (5.9.2017) by The London Overground (Barking Riverside Extension) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/830), Sch. 3 para. 3 (with Sch. 8 para. 20)
C57Act modified (19.12.2017) by The Network Rail (Buxton Sidings Extension) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1150), art. 26(3) (with art. 32(2))
C58Act applied (with modifications) (19.12.2017) by The Network Rail (Buxton Sidings Extension) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1150), Sch. 7 paras. 1, 2 (with art. 32(2))
C59Act applied (with modifications) (2.1.2018) by The Boston Barrier Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1329), art. 41 (with arts. 55-57, Sch. 8 para. 13)
C60Act applied (with modifications) (2.1.2018) by The Boston Barrier Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1329), art. 1, Sch. 3 paras. 1, 3 (with arts. 55-57, Sch. 8 para. 13)
C61Act modified (4.1.2018) by The Blackpool Tramway (Blackpool North Extension) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1214), Sch. 4 para. 2 (with arts. 58, 59)
C62Act modified (18.4.2018) by The Network Rail (Hope Valley Capacity) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/446), Sch. 6 para. 2 (with arts. 24(8), 33(2))
C63Act modified (18.4.2018) by The Network Rail (Hope Valley Capacity) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/446), art. 27(3) (with arts. 24(8), 33(2))
C64Act applied (18.4.2018) by The Network Rail (Hope Valley Capacity) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/446), art. 28(5) (with arts. 24(8), 28(6), 33(2))
C65Act modified (31.5.2018) by The Silvertown Tunnel Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/574), Sch. 5 para. 2
C66Act modified (31.5.2018) by The Silvertown Tunnel Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/574), art. 37(3)
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I1Act wholly in force at 1.8.1961 see s. 42(2)
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