Statutory Instruments
2015 No. 1514
Acquisition Of Land, England
Compensation
The Home Loss Payments (Prescribed Amounts) (England) Regulations 2015
Made
13th July 2015
Laid before Parliament
16th July 2015
Coming into force
1st October 2015
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 30(5) of the Land Compensation Act 1973( 1 ), makes the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and application
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Home Loss Payments (Prescribed Amounts) (England) Regulations 2015 and shall come into force on 1st October 2015.
(2) These Regulations shall apply in relation to cases of displacement in England only.
Revision of prescribed amounts for home loss payment
2. —(1) This regulation applies where the date of displacement is on or after 1st October 2015.
(2) For the purposes of section 30(1) of the Land Compensation Act 1973—
(a) the prescribed maximum amount of home loss payment( 2 ) shall be £53,000; and
(b) the prescribed minimum amount of home loss payment shall be £5,300.
(3) For the purposes of section 30(2) of the Land Compensation Act 1973, the prescribed amount of home loss payment shall be £5,300.
Revocation and savings
3. —(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Home Loss Payments (Prescribed Amounts) (England) Regulations 2014( 3 ) are revoked.
(2) The Regulations mentioned in paragraph (1) shall continue to have effect in relation to a displacement occurring before 1st October 2015.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Brandon Lewis
Minister of State
Department for Communities and Local Government
13th July 2015
1973 c.26 . Section 30 was substituted by section 68(3) of the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c.34) .
For the definition of “home loss payment”, see section 29(1) of the Land Compensation Act 1973.