Neighbourhood Disputes (Dividing Fences and Trees) Act 2011
sec.23Contribution—prescribed land adjoining residential development
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sec.23 Contribution—prescribed land adjoining residential development
This section applies if— adjoining land previously consisted of 2 parcels of prescribed land; and there is a residential development of all or part of 1 parcel of the adjoining land. An owner of prescribed land is liable to contribute to carrying out fencing work for a dividing fence that would have been a sufficient dividing fence for the 2 parcels of prescribed land before the residential development. In this section— prescribed land means land greater than a size prescribed by regulation. (sec.23-ssec.1) This section applies if— adjoining land previously consisted of 2 parcels of prescribed land; and there is a residential development of all or part of 1 parcel of the adjoining land. (sec.23-ssec.2) An owner of prescribed land is liable to contribute to carrying out fencing work for a dividing fence that would have been a sufficient dividing fence for the 2 parcels of prescribed land before the residential development. (sec.23-ssec.3) In this section— prescribed land means land greater than a size prescribed by regulation.
- (a) adjoining land previously consisted of 2 parcels of prescribed land; and
- (b) there is a residential development of all or part of 1 parcel of the adjoining land.