Section 36 Compensation in cases of subsidence

Notwithstanding anything in section fifty of the 54 & 55 Vict. c. 40.Brine Pumping (Compensation for Subsidence) Act, 1891, a local authority or county council shall be entitled to compensation in accordance with the provisions of that Act in respect of any injury or damage to any houses belonging to such local authority or council, and provided under a housing scheme towards the losses on which the Local Government Board is liable to contribute under this Act.