# Requisitioned Land and War Works Act 1945, Section 49: Lump sum compensation under s. 3 of Compensation (Defence) Act, 1939.


Subsection (6) of section three of the Compensation (Defence) Act, 1939 (which directs that in assessing compensation under that section it shall be assumed that the land cannot be restored to the condition in which it would be but for the doing of the work) shall not apply, and shall be deemed never to have applied, to compensation under subsection (4) thereof (which provides for the payment of a lump sum where the land is not restored by the Crown).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/8-9/43/section/49 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/requisitioned-land-and-war-works-act-1945/section-49
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