Section 19: Interpretation of Part I., Land Compensation Act 1973

In this Part of this Act—

except where paragraph (b) below applies, the highway authority who constructed the highway to which the claim relates or any other authority to which the functions of that authority in relation to that highway are transferred by virtue of the Local Government Act 1985or the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994;

if and so far as the claim relates to depreciation that would not have been caused but for alterations to the carriageway of a highway, the highway authority who carried out the alterations or any other authority to which the functions of that authority in relation to that highway are transferred by virtue of either of those Acts;. . . . . .

"the appropriate highway authority" means—

For the purposes of sections 2(1), 11(1) and 14(2) above 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.

For the purposes of the Limitation Act 1939, a person's right of action to recover compensation under this Part of this Act shall be deemed to have accrued on the first claim day.

In the application of this Part of this Act to a highway which has not always since 17th October 1969 been a highway maintainable at the public expense as defined above—

references to its being open to public traffic shall be construed as references to its being so open whether or not as a highway so maintainable;

for references to the highway authority who constructed it there shall be substituted references to the highway authority for the highway;

and no claim shall be made if the relevant date falls at a time when the highway was not so maintainable and the highway does not become so maintainable within three years of that date. . .

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Section 19: Interpretation of Part I.

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