# Compulsory Purchase Act 1965, Section 7: Measure of compensation in case of severance.

Extent: E+W

In assessing the compensation to be paid by the acquiring authority under this Act regard shall be had not only to the value of the land to be purchased by the acquiring authority, but also to the damage, if any, to be sustained by the owner of the land by reason of the severing of the land purchased from the other land of the owner, or otherwise injuriously affecting that other land by the exercise of the powers conferred by this or the special Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1965/56/section/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/compulsory-purchase-act-1965/section-7
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