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LAND ACQUISITION AND COMPENSATION (NORTHERN

34.(1) Where land constituting or included in an agricultural unit is land in
respect of which the person in occupation of the unit has an owner's interest,
then if

(a)in consequence of the compulsory acquisition of his interest in the whole
of that land ("the land acquired") he is displaced from the whole of that
land; and

(b)not more than three years after the date of displacement he begins to farm
another agricultural unit ("the new unit") elsewhere in the United Kingdom,

(2) In paragraph (1) "owner's interest" means a freehold interest (whether
legal or equitable) or a tenancy granted or extended for a term of years
certain of which not less than three years remain unexpired on the date of
displacement.

(3) For the purposes of this Article a person is displaced from land in
consequence of the compulsory acquisition of his interest therein if, and only
if, he gives up possession thereof

(a)on completion of the acquisition;

(b)on being required to do so by the acquiring authority; or

(c)where the acquiring authority permit him to remain in possession of the
land under a tenancy or licence, on the expiration or termination of that
tenancy or licence;

(4) No farm loss payment shall be made to any person unless on the date on
which he begins to farm the new unit he is in occupation of the whole of that
unit in right of a freehold interest therein or a tenancy thereof, not having
been entitled to any such interest or tenancy before the date on which the
notice of application for, or the notice of intention to make, the vesting
order in respect of his interest in the land was first published.

(5) No farm loss payment shall be made to any person displaced from land in
consequence of the compulsory acquisition of his interest therein if the
acquisition of his interest in the whole or any part of that land is in
pursuance of the service by him of a blight notice under section 3 of the
Planning and Land Compensation Act (Northern Ireland) 1971.

(6) This Article applies if the displacement is on or after 17th October 1972.

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