# Railways Clauses Consolidation Act 1845, Paragraph 2


The area shall extend longitudinally for a distance co-extensive with the part of the railway or works upon which expenditure has been incurred in making good the damage, together with a length beyond that distance at either end thereof equal to one-half of the mean depth of the seam or seams in question.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/8-9/20/schedule/SECOND/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/railways-clauses-consolidation-act-1845/schedule-SECOND/paragraph-2
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