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Local Government Act 1974

Works and contracts

247G: Compensation payable by local authority for land taken or injuriously affected

You could also call this:

"Getting paid back if a local authority takes or damages your land"

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If a local authority takes some of your land or it is injuriously affected, you might get compensation from them. The local authority is responsible for paying this compensation. You can find more information about this in the Local Government Act 2002, which changed the rules about compensation on 1 July 2003.

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Part 16AWorks and contracts

247GCompensation payable by local authority for land taken or injuriously affected (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 247G: repealed, on , by section 266 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).