Fisheries Act, 1939
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Payment and ascertainment of compensation in respect of land, etc. |
74.—(1) Compensation shall be paid by the Minister— | |
(a) for lands and premises compulsorily acquired by the Minister under this Chapter of this Part of this Act to the several persons entitled thereto or having estates or interests therein, and | ||
(b) for or in respect of easements, way-leaves, and other rights acquired by the Minister under the said Chapter, to the owner thereof or the several persons entitled to or having estates or interests in the lands and premises over or in respect of which such rights are so acquired, | ||
and such compensation shall, in default of agreement, be fixed under and in accordance with the Acquisition of Land (Assessment of Compensation) Act, 1919 . | ||
(2) Compensation shall be paid by the Minister, on account of the termination, restriction or other interference under this Chapter of this Part of this Act of or with any easement, way-leave or other right over or in respect of any land or premises, to the owner of such easement, way-leave or other right, and such compensation shall, in default of agreement, be fixed under and in accordance with the Acquisition of Land (Assessment of Compensation) Act, 1919 , in like manner as if such compensation were the price of land compulsorily acquired. | ||
(3) Sections 69 to 83 of the Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845 , shall apply to any compensation payable by the Minister under this section and to the conveyance to the Minister of property, corporeal or incorporeal, acquired by the Minister under this Act, and for the purpose of such application the Minister shall be deemed to be the promoter of the undertaking. | ||
(4) No claim for compensation under this section in respect of any land or right compulsorily acquired or any right terminated, restricted, or otherwise interfered with shall be considered unless made within twenty-four months after the date of such acquisition or termination, restriction or interference. |