# Artizans and Labourers Dwellings Act 1868, Section 20: Local Authority to pay Compensation when total Demolition required.


If the Requirements of the Order involve the total Demolition and not the Improvement of the Premises specified therein, the Owner shall, within Three Months after Service of the Order, proceed to take down and remove the Premises, and if such Owner fail therein, then the Local Authority shall proceed to take down and remove the same; and the Local Authority shall sell the Materials, and, after deducting the Expenses incident to such taking down and Removal, pay over the Balance of Monies, if any, to the Owner. 21. Determination of Tenancies.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/31-32/130/section/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/artizans-and-labourers-dwellings-act-1868/section-20
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