Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1973/1896/part/IV/2016-05-08/data.xht?view=snippet&wrap=true
Timestamp: 2019-10-23 03:54:51
Document Index: 462794084

Matched Legal Cases: ['Art. 39', 'art. 1', 'art. 9', 'Art. 42', 'art. 1', 'art. 9', 'Art. 43', 'art. 1', 'art. 9']

PART IVN.I.PROVISIONS FOR BENEFIT OF PERSONS DISPLACED FROM LAND
Farm loss paymentsN.I.
Right to farm loss payment where person displaced from agricultural unitN.I.
34.—(1) Where land constituting or included in an agricultural unit is land in respect of which the person in occupation of the unit has an owner's interest, then if—
(5) No farm loss payment shall be made to any person displaced from land in consequence of the compulsory acquisition of his interest therein if the acquisition of his interest in the whole or any part of that land is in pursuance of the service by him of a blight notice under[F16 Article 5 of the Planning Blight (Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1981].
F161981 NI 16
Amount of farm loss paymentN.I.
35.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Article, the amount of any farm loss payment shall be equal to the average annual profit derived from the use for agricultural purposes of the agricultural land comprised in the land acquired; and that profit shall be computed by reference to the profits for the three years ending with the date of displacement or, if the person concerned has then been in occupation for a shorter period, that period.
(c)in accordance with rules (2) to (4) in[F17 Article 6(1) of the Land Compensation (Northern Ireland) Order 1982];
F171982 NI 9
Supplementary provisions about farm loss paymentsN.I.
36.—(1) Subject to paragraph (7), no farm loss payment shall be made except on a claim in that behalf made by the person entitled thereto before the expiration of the period of one year beginning with the date on which the requirement in Article 34(1)( b) is complied with, and any such claim shall be in writing and shall be accompanied or supplemented by such particulars as the acquiring authority may reasonably require to enable them to determine whether that person is entitled to a payment and, if so, its amount.
Disturbance paymentsN.I.
(c)where the land has been previously acquired or appropriated by an authority possessing compulsory acquisition powers and is for the time being held by the authority for the purposes for which it was acquired or appropriated, the carrying out of [F18 any improvement to a house or building on the land or of] redevelopment on the land;
F18[(d)the carrying out of any improvement to a house or building on the land or of redevelopment on the land by a housing association which has previously acquired the land and at the date of the displacement is registered,]
F19[(i)where sub-paragraph ( a) applies, the acquiring authority;
(b)in a case within paragraph (1)( a), unlessF20. . .
(i)he has no interest in the land for the acquisition or extinguishment of which he is (or if the acquisition or extinguishment were compulsory would be) entitled to compensation under any other statutory provision;F20. . .
F19[(d)in a case within paragraph (1)( d), unless the displacement occurred on or after 10th November 1976;
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1) a person shall not be treated as displaced in consequence of any such acquisition [F19 redevelopment or improvement as is mentioned in sub-paragraph ( a), ( c) or ( d)] of that paragraph unless he was in lawful possession of the land—
…F21.
F19[(3A) For the purposes of paragraph (1) a person shall not be treated as displaced in consequence of the acceptance of an undertaking or of the carrying out of any improvement to a house or building unless he is permanently displaced in consequence of the carrying out of the works specified in the undertaking or, as the case may be, of the improvement in question.]
(4) Where a person is displaced from land in circumstances such that, apart from this paragraph, he would be entitled to a disturbance payment from any authority and also to compensation from that authority under[F22 Article 23 of the Business Tenancies (Northern Ireland) Order 1996] (compensation from landlord where order for new tenancy of business premises precluded on certain grounds) he shall be entitled, at his option, to one or the other but not to both.
(5) Where a person is displaced from land in circumstances such that, apart from this paragraph, he received or would be entitled to receive a disturbance payment from any authority and also a payment from that authority under [F19 Chapter II of Part V of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1981], section 37 or 38 of the New Towns Act (Northern Ireland) 1965 [1965 c.13] or Article 60 or 61 of the Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 [1972 NI 17]
F18[(6A) For the purposes of this Article a person shall be deemed to have been displaced from a dwelling in consequence of the making of a housing order in relation thereto if—
(a)the Housing Executive is satisfied that the dwelling is unfit for human habitationF20. . . ; and
(9) In this Article “housing order”, “undertaking”, [F18 “improvement”] and “redevelopment” have the meanings assigned to them by Article 30(9).
F181981 NI 3
F191981 NI 3
F201992 NI 15
F211977 NI 8
F221996 NI 5
Amount of disturbance paymentN.I.
38.—(1) The amount of a disturbance payment shall be an amount equal to—
(a)the reasonable expenses of the person entitled to the payment in removing from the land from which he is displaced; and
(b)if he was carrying on a trade or business on that land, the loss he will sustain by reason of the disturbance of that trade or business consequent upon his having to quit the land;
subject, where that person is not entitled to or does not receive a home loss payment or any payment corresponding to a home loss payment, to a minimum of 85.
(2) Subject to Article 47(7), in estimating the loss of any person for the purposes of paragraph (1)( b), regard shall be had to the period for which land occupied by him may reasonably have been expected to be available for the purposes of his trade or business and to the availability of other land suitable for that purpose.
(3) Where the displacement is from a dwelling in respect of which structural modifications have been made for meeting the special needs of a person in need (whether or not the person entitled to the disturbance payment) then, if—
(a)the Ministry of Health and Social Services has under Article 15 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 [1972 NI 14] provided assistance, or
(b)that Ministry would, if an application had been made, have provided assistance,
for making those modifications, the amount of the disturbance payment shall include an amount equal to any reasonable expenses incurred by the person entitled to the payment in making, in respect of a dwelling to which the person in need removes, comparable modifications which are reasonably required for meeting the special needs of the person in need.
(4) Any dispute as to the amount of a disturbance payment shall be referred to and determined by the Lands Tribunal.
Other paymentsN.I.
Payments for certain Housing Executive tenantsN.I.
F23[39.—(1) Where the tenant of a dwelling provided by the Housing Executive moves to[F24 another dwelling, whether or not that dwelling also belongs to the Housing Executive], the Housing Executive—
(a)may pay—
(i)the reasonable expenses of the tenant in removing, or
(ii)where the Executive considers it appropriate, such sum as the Executive may, with the approval of the Department of the Environment, determine;
(b)where the tenant is purchasing the dwelling to which he is removing, may[F24 subject to such conditions as the Department of the Environment may specify] pay any other reasonable expenses incurred by the tenant in connection with the purchase, other than the purchase price.
(2) Where the tenant of a dwelling provided by the Executive is seriously affected by the carrying out of works to the dwelling by the Executive, the Executive may make a payment to the tenant in accordance with paragraph (3).
(3) Payments made under paragraph (2) shall be of such amount and subject to such conditions as the Deprtment of the Environment may specify.
(4) For the purposes of paragraph (2), a tenant shall not be regarded as seriously affected by the carrying out of works to a dwelling unless—
(a)the works are of such extent and duration that the Executive considers that it would be reasonable to offer the tenant suitable temporary residential accommodation, but such accommodation is not available on reasonable terms; and
(b)the tenant continues to occupy the dwelling as his residence during the carrying out of the works.]
F231981 NI 3
C2Art. 39: transfer of functions (8.5.2016) from Department of the Environment to Department for Communities by The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/76), art. 1(2), Sch. 5 Pt. 1 (with art. 9(2))
RehousingN.I.
(c)where the land has been previously acquired or appropriated by an authority possessing compulsory acquisition powers and is for the time being held by the authority for the purposes for which it was acquired or appropriated, the carrying out of [F25 any improvement to a house or building on the land or of] redevelopment on the land,
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not by virtue of sub-paragraph ( a) thereof apply to a person if the acquisition is in pursuance of the service by him of a blight notice under[F26 Article 5 of the Planning Blight (Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1981]
F25[(c)under Article 9 of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 [1981 NI 3] ;]
(4) For the purposes of paragraph (1) a person shall not be treated as displaced in consequence of any such acquisition [F25, improvement] or redevelopment as is mentioned in sub-paragraph ( a) or ( c) of that paragraph unless he was lawfully residing in the accommodation in question—
F27[(4A) For the purposes of paragraph (1) a person shall not be treated as displaced in consequence of the acceptance of an undertaking or of the carrying out of any improvement to a house or building unless he is permanently displaced from the residential accommodation in question in consequence of the carrying out of the works specified in the undertaking or, as the case may be, the carrying out of the improvement.]
(5) In this Article “housing order”, “undertaking”, [F28 “improvement” and “redevelopment”] have the meanings assigned to them by Article 30(9).
F251981 NI 3
F261981 NI 16
F271981 NI 3
F281981 NI 3
Duty to rehouse certain caravan dwellersN.I.
41.—(1) Article 40 shall, so far as applicable, have effect in relation to a person residing in a caravan on a caravan site who is displaced from that site as it has effect in relation to a person displaced from residential accommodation on any land but shall so have effect subject to the following modifications.
(2) The power conferred by this Article shall be exercisable subject to such conditions as may be approved by the Ministry of DevelopmentF29 and the following provisions shall apply with respect to any advance made in the exercise of that power.
F29Now D/Env., SRO (NI) 1973/504; 1976 NI 6
C3Art. 42(2): transfer of functions (8.5.2016) from Department of the Environment to Department for Communities by The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/76), art. 1(2), Sch. 5 Pt. 1 (with art. 9(2))
Duty of displacing authority to indemnify Housing Executive for net lossesN.I.
43.—(1) Where the Housing Executive provides or secures the provision of accommodation for any person in pursuance of paragraph (1)( a) or ( c) of Article 40, then, the displacing authority shall make to the Housing Executive periodical payments or, if the Housing Executive so requires, a lump sum payment, by way of indemnity against any net loss incurred by the Housing Executive in respect of the provision of that accommodation.
(2) The Ministry of DevelopmentF30 may—
F30Now D/Env., SRO (NI) 1973/504; 1976 NI 6
C4Art. 43(2): transfer of functions (8.5.2016) from Department of the Environment to Department for Communities by The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/76), art. 1(2), Sch. 5 Pt. 1 (with art. 9(2))
Power of relevant authority to defray expenses in connection with acquisition of new dwellingsN.I.
44.—(1) Where a person displaced from a dwelling in consequence of [F31 any of the events specified in sub-paragraphs ( a) to ( c) of Article 40(1)]—
[F31 then, according to the nature of the event in consequence of which he was displaced, the acquiring authority, the authority who made the order, or accepted the undertaking or the authority carrying out the improvement or redevelopment] may, if he is not entitled to compensation for disturbance under any statutory provision or rule of law, pay any reasonable expenses incurred by him in connection with the acquisition, other than the purchase price.
(4) [F31 Paragraphs (4) and (4A)] of Article 40 shall have effect in relation to paragraph (1) of this Article and to [F31 any provision of paragraph (1)] of Article 40 as applied thereby.
F311981 NI 3