# Land Acquisition and Compensation (Northern Ireland) Order 1973, Article 33H: Acquisition by agreement or following service of purchase notice or blight notice


(1) This Article applies if—
(a) an interest in land which is a qualifying interest for the purpose of Article 33A is acquired by agreement by an authority which has power to acquire the interest compulsorily, and
(b) the interest is acquired from a person who would be entitled to a payment under Article 33A, 33B or 33C if the interest is acquired compulsorily.
(2) This Article also applies if—
(a) an interest in land which is a qualifying interest for the purpose of Article 33A is acquired by an authority which has power to acquire the interest compulsorily,
(b) the interest is acquired from a person who would be entitled to a payment under Article 33A, 33B or 33C if the interest is acquired compulsorily; and
(c) the interest is acquired in consequence of the service of—
(i) a purchase notice under section 191 of the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (right to require purchase of certain interests); or
(ii) a notice under Article 5 of the Planning Blight (Compensation)(Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (purchase of blighted land).
(3) The authority may make a payment to the person of an amount equal to the amount it would be required to pay if the interest is acquired compulsorily.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1973/1896/article/33H (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/land-acquisition-and-compensation-northern-ireland-order-1973/article-33H
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