# Land Compensation Act 1961, Section 6C: Increased compensation if other land loses value


(1) This section applies where—
(a) land (the “original land”) belonging to a person is acquired for the purposes of a scheme,
(b) as a result of the acquisition of the original land the person receives compensation for injurious affection in relation to other land, and
(c) the other land is subsequently subject to compulsory acquisition for the purposes of that scheme.
(2) The compensation to which the person is entitled as a result of the compulsory acquisition of the other land is to be reduced by the amount which the person received in compensation for injurious affection in relation to the other land as a result of the acquisition of the original land.
(3) Subsection (2) applies in relation to a person (a “successor”) who derives title from the person mentioned in that subsection as if the compensation for injurious affection had been paid to the successor.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/9-10/33/section/6C (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/land-compensation-act-1961/section-6C
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