10 Short title, commencement transitional provisions and repeal.U.K.
(1)This Act may be cited as the Lands Tribunal Act 1949.
(2)Sections one to four of this Act shall come into force on such day as His Majesty may by Order in Council appoint, and different days may be appointed for Scotland and for the remainder of the United Kingdom.
(3)References in this Act to the commencement thereof refer, in relation to any part of the United Kingdom, to the beginning of the day so appointed for that part, and the following provisions shall have effect as respects proceedings begun before the commencement of this Act, namely:—
(a)subsection (2) of section six of the Acquisition of Land Act shall not apply to any decision of the High Court or of either division of the Court of Session giving the opinion of that court or division on a case stated under that section except a decision given before the date of the passing of this Act, and there shall be the same right of appeal against any such decision given on or after that date as against the final decision of an action in that court or division:
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(b)section five of this Act shall have effect with the modifications necessary to adapt it to proceedings before an official arbitrator instead of the Lands Tribunal.
(4)The enactments specified in the Second Schedule to this Act are hereby repealed, as from the commencement of this Act, to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule:
Provided that (without prejudice to the operation either of any provision of [F2the M1Interpretation Act 1978], as to the effect of repeals or of any provision of this Act giving power to make rules as to pending proceedings) the repeal of any enactment by this section shall not affect its operation in cases where a decision has been given before the commencement of this Act, so far as relates to appeals, cases stated, costs or fees.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 10(3)(a) proviso repealed by Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1958 (c. 66), Sch. 2 Pt. I
F2Words substituted by virtue of Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30), s. 25(2)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C11.1.1950 (U.K. except S.) and 1.3.1971 (S.) appointed under s. 10(2) by S.I. 1949/2335 (1949 I, p. 2420) and 1971/215 respectively.
Marginal Citations