Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1931

Assessment of compensation in respect of land acquired compulsorily.

16.—(1) Where land is purchased compulsorily by a local authority under this Part of this Act, the compensation payable in respect thereof shall be assessed—

(a) in the case of land comprised in a clearance area in accordance with the provisions contained in Part I of the Third Schedule to this Act;

(b) in the case of any other land in accordance with the provisions contained in Part II of the Third Schedule to this Act.

(2) Subject to the provisions of the foregoing sub-section the compensation payable in respect of such land shall be assessed in accordance with the provisions of the Acquisition of Land (Assessment of Compensation) Act, 1919 , as amended by the Acquisition of Land (Reference Committee) Act, 1925 (No. 22 of 1925).