Statutory Instruments
2017 No. 769
Acquisition Of Land, England
Compensation
The Home Loss Payments (Prescribed Amounts) (England) Regulations 2017
Made
18th July 2017
Laid before Parliament
20th July 2017
Coming into force
1st October 2017
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 30(5) of the Land Compensation Act 1973( 1 ):
Citation, commencement and application
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Home Loss Payments (Prescribed Amounts) (England) Regulations 2017 and come into force on 1st October 2017.
(2) These Regulations 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 2017.
(2) For the purposes of section 30(1) of the Land Compensation Act 1973—
(a) the prescribed maximum amount of home loss payment( 2 ) is £61,000; and
(b) the prescribed minimum amount of home loss payment is £6,100.
(3) For the purposes of section 30(2) of the Land Compensation Act 1973, the prescribed amount of home loss payment is £6,100.
Revocation and savings
3. —(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Home Loss Payments (Prescribed Amounts) (England) Regulations 2016( 3 ) are revoked.
(2) The Regulations mentioned in paragraph (1) are to continue to have effect in relation to a displacement occurring before 1st October 2017.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Alok Sharma
Minister of State
Department for Communities and Local Government
18th July 2017
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.