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PUBLIC UTILITIES (EMERGENCY POWERS) ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1972 - SECT 5

Compensation.

5.(1) Where any land is damaged in the exercise of the powers of entry
conferred by this Act or in the carrying out of works authorised by this Act
or has diminished in value in consequence of the carrying out of those works,
the undertakers exercising the power of entry or, as the case may be, carrying
out the works shall pay such compensation to the persons interested in the
land as may be just; and where any dispute arises as to whether compensation
is payable under this section, or as to the amount of any such compensation or
as to the persons to whom it is payable, the dispute shall be referred to and
determined by the Lands Tribunal.

(2) Where for the purpose of assessing the amount of any compensation payable
under this section the value of any land is required to be determined that
value shall be determined in accordance with rules (2) to (4) of section 2 of
the Acquisition of Land (Assessment of Compensation) Act 1919.

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