UK Act of Parliament 1973 United Kingdom

Land Compensation (Scotland) Act 1973

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Local Authority

What's here

6 compliance obligations

Penalty landscape

1 of 6 obligations carry a fine up to £200. 5 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Who this Act binds

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Any Person 1

Plus 5 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

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What this Act requires

Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.

Part I — Compensation for Depreciation Caused by use of Public Works

s.003

Claims.

Fine up to £200

Obstructing a land surveyor for compensation claims Any Person

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s.001

Right to compensation.

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Interests qualifying for compensation.

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Assessment of compensation: general provisions.

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Assessment of compensation: assumptions as to planning permission.

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Reduction of compensation where land is benefited.

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Exclusion of minimal compensation.

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Other restrictions on compensation.

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Alterations to public works and changes of use.

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Restricted interests in land.

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Interests acquired by inheritance.

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Information for ascertaining relevant date.

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Disputes.

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Action for nuisance following unsuccessful claim where responsible authority have disclaimed statutory immunity.

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Interest on compensation.

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Interpretation of Part I.

Part II — Mitigation of Injurious Effect of Public Works

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s.018

Sound-proofing of buildings affected by public works.

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Power to make payments in respect of caravans and other structures affected by noise of public works.

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Acquisition of land in connection with public works.

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Execution of works etc. in connection with public works.

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Power to pay expenses of persons moving temporarily during construction works etc.

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Part III — Provisions for Benefit of Persons Displaced From Land

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Supplementary provisions about home loss payments.

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Local authorities must pay home loss compensation to displaced residents Local authority

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Duty to rehouse residential occupiers.

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Local authority must provide alternative housing for displaced residents Local authority

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Duty to rehouse certain caravan dwellers.

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Relevant authority must rehouse displaced caravan dwellers Local authority

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s.027

Right to home loss payment where person displaced from dwelling.

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Spouses having statutory occupancy rights.

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Amount of home loss payment.

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Home loss payments for certain caravan dwellers.

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Right to farm loss payment where person displaced from agricultural unit.

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Amount of farm loss payment.

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Supplementary provisions about farm loss payments.

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Disturbance payments for persons without compensatable interests.

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Amount of disturbance payment.

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Power of relevant authority to make advances repayable on maturity to displaced residential owner-occupiers.

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Duty of displacing authority to indemnify rehousing or lending authority for net losses.

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Power of relevant authority to defray expenses in connection with acquisition of new dwellings.

Part IV — Compulsory Purchase

s.048

Right to advance payment of compensation.

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Acquiring authority must make advance compensation payments upon request Statutory regulator

s.053

Other procedures for taking possession of part of agricultural holding.

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Acquiring authority must serve notice before taking part of a holding Crown / Minister / Government department

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s.041

Compensation for injurious affection.

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Compensation for acquisition of dwelling specially adapted for disabled person.

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Compensation for disturbance where business carried on by person over sixty.

s.044

Compensation in respect of agricultural holdings.

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Compensation in respect of crofts, etc.

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Compensation where occupier is rehoused.

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Compensation where land is in area designated as site of new town for purpose of public development.

s.048

Right to interest where advance payment made.

s.049

Notice to treat in respect of part of agricultural land.

s.050

Effect of counter-notice under section 49.

s.051

Notice of entry in respect of part of agricultural holding.

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Effect of counter-notice under section 51.

s.054

Determination of material detriment where part of house etc. proposed for compulsory acquisition.

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Notice to quit agricultural holding: right to opt for notice of entry compensation.

s.056

Requirement to surrender croft, etc.: right to opt for notice of entry compensation.

s.057

Notice to quit part of agricultural holding: right to claim notice of entry compensation for remainder of holding.

s.058

Requirement to surrender part of croft, etc.: right to claim notice of entry compensation for remainder.

s.059

Interest on compensation for injurious affection where no land taken.

s.060

Extension of grounds for challenging validity of compulsory purchase order.

s.061

Construction of section 6 of Railway Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1845.

s.062

Amendment of section 35 of Roads (Scotland) Act 1970.

s.063

Provisions relating to acquisition of new rights.

Part V — Planning Blight

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s.070

Land affected by proposed exercise of powers under section 20.

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Part VI — Supplementary Provisions

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s.078

Application to Crown.

s.079

Financial provisions.

s.080

General interpretation.

s.081

Repeal of Land Compensation Act 1973 in relation to Scotland and reprinting of Act as it applies to England and Wales.

s.082

Savings and transitional.

s.083

Short title and extent.

Schedules

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s.001

Application of Section 56 to Statutory Small Tenants

s.002

CONSEQUENTIAL REPEALS AND AMENDMENTS IN LAND COMPENSATION ACT 1973

Other sections — not classified into a Part

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Part III

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Section 24(6).

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In section 26(6) the words “or in Scotland a road”...

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In section 27(5) the words “or in Scotland a road”....

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Section 28(5).

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In section 29, in subsection (j), in paragraph (b) the...

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In section 30(1) the words “in England and Wales”.

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Section 31.

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Section 32(9).

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Section 34(7).

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In section 35, in subsection (7), in paragraph (a) the...

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In section 38, in subsection (3)(a) the words “or having...

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Section 41 (11).

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Section 44(3).

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Section 46(8).

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Section 48(7).

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Section 49.

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Section 51(7).

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Section 52(13).

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Section 54(9).

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Section 55(5).

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Section 56(5).

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Section 57(4), (5) and (6).

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Section 58(3).

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Section 59(8).

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Section 60.

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Section 61(6).

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Section 62.

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Section 63(2).

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Sections 65 to 67.

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Section 83.

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Schedules 1 and 2.

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In section 16(2) for the words “either of those Tribunals”...

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In section 37(2) after “1957” where it occurs for the...

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In section 87(1), in the definition of “agricultural holding”, for...

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In section 89(4) there shall be added at the end...

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Section 56 above shall apply to a statutory small tenant...

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Resumption of holding of statutory small tenant: right to opt...

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Section 2(8).

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In section 3(5) the words “or the Lands Tribunal for...

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Section 4(6).

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Section 5(6).

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Section 6(7).

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Section 8(8).

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Section 10(5).

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Section 11(6).

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Section 18(2).

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Section 22(11).

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