HC Deb 15 May 1973 vol 856 cc1467-8

Lords Amendment: No. 78, in page 41, line 4 after "acquired" insert "or taken".

Mr. Graham Page

I beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said amendment.

It may be convenient to take with this the following Lords Amendments:

No. 79, in page 41, line 9, after "acquired" insert "or taken".

No. 80, in line 11, after "63" insert "or 121".

No. 81, in line 12, after "7" insert "or 20".

No. 82, in line 22, after "61" insert "or 114".

Mr. Deputy Speaker

So be it.

Mr. Page

The courts have held that in assessing compensation for injurious affection regard could be had only to the effect on the land retained by the claimant of the works carried out on the land taken from the claimant himself and not to the effect of the whole of the works.

This is a matter that we discussed in Committee, arising out of the case Edwards v. Minister of Transport. The difficulty was that the clause as it stood covered injurious affection compensation arising under sections which covered compensation for the acquisition of interests in land other than short tenancies. In the amendment we have covered cases of short tenancies and brought them within the benefit of the clause.

Question put and agreed to. [Special Entry.]

Subsequent Lords Amendments agreed to, some with Special Entry.

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