# The Lands Tribunal (Statutory Undertakers Compensation Jurisdiction) Order 1952, Note: Explanatory note


This Order, which is made under Section 4 of the Lands Tribunal Act, 1949, transfers to the Lands Tribunal the jurisdiction at present exercisable by a special tribunal constituted in accordance with the Fourth Schedule to the Town and Country Planning Act, 1944. The jurisdiction of that tribunal, which has never in fact been set up, covers disputes about the compensation payable to statutory undertakers on the compulsory purchase of, or the imposition of restrictions on the use of, their land. Disputes about the compensation payable in similar circumstances to the National Coal Board are also referable to the tribunal by virtue of the Town and Country Planning (National Coal Board) Regulations, 1951 (S.I. 1951 No. 716).
The transfer of this jurisdiction to the Lands Tribunal is provided for in Article 3. The remaining Articles make minor and consequential amendments to the Lands Tribunal Rules, 1949, which form the general code governing the work of the Lands Tribunal. In particular, Article 6 provides for the appointment of persons with special qualifications to hear all cases which come before the Lands Tribunal in pursuance of this Order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1952/161/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/lands-tribunal-statutory-undertakers-compensation-jurisdiction-order-1952/note
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