The Northumberland Line Order 2022

Compensation enactments

1.  The enactments for the time being in force with respect to compensation for the compulsory purchase of land apply, with the necessary modification as respects compensation, in the case of a compulsory acquisition under this Order of a right by the creation of a new right as they apply as respects compensation on the compulsory purchase of land and interests in land.

2.—(1) Without limitation on the scope of paragraph 1, the 1961 Act has effect subject to the following modification set out in sub-paragraph (2).

(2) For section 5A(5A) (relevant valuation date)(1) of the 1961 Act, substitute—

(5A) If—

(a)the acquiring authority enter on land for the purposes of exercising a right in pursuance of a notice of entry under section 11(1) (powers of entry) of the 1965 Act (as modified by paragraph 5(5) of Schedule 6 to the Northumberland Line Order 2022 (“the 2022 Order”));

(b)the acquiring authority is subsequently required by a determination under paragraph 12 of Schedule 2A of the 1965 Act (as substituted by paragraph 5(8) of Schedule 6 to the 2022 Order) to acquire an interest in the land; and

(c)the acquiring authority enter on and takes possession of that land,

the authority is deemed for the purposes of subsection 3(a) to have entered on that land when it entered on that land for the purpose of exercising that right..

3.—(1) Without limitation on the scope of paragraph 1, the Land Compensation Act 1973(2) has effect subject to the modifications set out in sub-paragraph 2(2).

(2) In section 44(1) (compensation for injurious affection)(3), as it applies to compensation for injurious affection under section 7 (measure of compensation in case of severance) of the 1965 Act as substituted by paragraph 5(3)

(a)for “land is acquired or taken from” substitute “a right over land”; and

(b)for “acquired or taken from him” substitute “over which the right is exercisable”.

(1)

Section 5A was inserted by section103 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5) and amended by section 199(2) of, and paragraph 9 of Schedule 18 to, the Housing and Planning Act 2016. There are other amendments to section 5A which are not relevant to this Order.

(3)

There are amendments to section 44 which are not relevant to this Order.