Utilities Act 2000
260Compensation—safety net
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260 Compensation—safety net (1) If— (a) apart from this section, division 9.2 (Compensation) and section 241 (Compensation), the operation of any provision of this Act would result in the acquisition of property from a person otherwise than on just terms; and (b) the acquisition would be unlawful because of the Self-Government Act, section 23 (1); the person acquiring the property (the acquirer) is liable to pay reasonable compensation to the other person in relation to the acquisition. (2) If the acquirer and the other person do not agree on the amount of compensation, the other person may, in a court of competent jurisdiction, recover from the acquirer such reasonable compensation as the court determines.
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