# Water (Scotland) Act 1980, Paragraph 9: Extinction of private rights of way.


(1) Any private right of way over land which the undertakers are authorised to acquire compulsorily shall, if they so resolve and give notice of their resolution to the owner of the right, be extinguished as from the acquisition by them of the land, or as from the expiration of one month from the service of the notice, whichever may be the later.
(2) The undertakers shall pay compensation to all persons interested in respect of any such right so extinguished, and such compensation shall, in case of dispute, be settled in manner provided by the Lands Clauses Acts with respect to the taking of lands otherwise than by agreement.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/45/schedule/4/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/water-scotland-act-1980/schedule-4/paragraph-9
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