Section 18 Compensation in respect of wayleave orders and restrictions under s. 16.C1

If by virtue of a wayleave order the value of any interest in land which comprises, or is held with, land to which the order applies is depreciated, being an interest subsisting at the time when the order was made, there shall be payable in respect of that interest by the Minister by whom the order was made compensation of an amount equal to the amount of the depreciation.

If, in the case of any land other than land which comprises, or is held with, land to which a wayleave order applies, the value of any interest in that land is depreciated in consequence of restrictions imposed by subsection (1) of section sixteen of this Act, being an interest subsisting at the time when that subsection takes effect as respects that land, there shall be payable in respect of that interest by the Minister with whose consent those restrictions may be disregarded compensation of an amount equal to the amount of the depreciation:

Any person who, in consequence of the exercise of the rights conferred by a wayleave order, suffers loss by reason of damage to, or is disturbed in the enjoyment of, any land or chattels shall be entitled to compensation in respect of that damage or disturbance from the Minister by whom the order was made.

The Treasury may by regulations require, as a condition of the payment of compensation under this section, that, except in such circumstances as may be prescribed by the regulations, a claim shall be made in the form and manner so prescribed, and within such period as may be determined by or under the regulations.

Any dispute as to a right to compensation under this section, or as to the amount of any such compensation, shall be determined by the F1appropriate tribunal.