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LAND ACQUISITION AND COMPENSATION (NORTHERN

21.(1) In this Part

"the appropriate road authority means

(a)except where sub-paragraph (b) applies, the road authority who constructed
the road to which the claim relates;

(b)if and so far as the claim relates to depreciation that would not have been
caused but for alterations to the carriageway of a road, the road authority
who carried out the alterations;

"claim" means a claim under this Part and "the claimant" means the person
making such a claim;

"the claim period" has the meaning assigned to it by Article 6(2) but subject
to Article 16(1) and paragraph (3);

"commencement date" means the date on which this Part comes into operation;

"public road" has the same meaning as in the Private Streets Act (Northern
Ireland) 1964;

"public works" and "responsible authority" have the meanings assigned to them
by Article 4;

"the relevant date" has the meanings assigned to it by Articles 4(9) and
12(2).

(2) For the purposes of Articles 5(1), 14(1) and 16(2) an interest acquired or
disposed of, or a tenancy granted, pursuant to a contract shall be treated as
acquired, disposed of or granted when the contract was made.

(3) In the application of this Part to a road which has not always since 17th
October 1969 been a public road

(a)references to its being open to public traffic shall be construed as
references to its being so open whether or not as a public road;

(b)for references to the road authority who constructed it there shall be
substituted references to the road authority for the road;

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