http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1973/56/section/3Land Compensation (Scotland) Act 1973An Act to re-enact in the form in which they apply to Scotland the provisions of the Land Compensation Act 1973.1981-06-01texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-17Expert Participation2017-12-28 Part I31A claim under this Part of this Act shall be made by serving on the responsible authority a notice containing particulars of—athe land in respect of which the claim is made;bthe claimant’s interest and the date on which, and the manner in which, it was acquired;cthe claimant’s occupation of the land (except where the interest qualifies for compensation without occupation);dany other interests in the land so far as known to the claimant;ethe public works to which the claim relates;fthe amount of compensation claimed;gany land contiguous or adjacent to the land in respect of which the claim is made, being land to which the claimant was entitled in the same capacity (within the meaning of section 6 below) on the relevant date.2Subject to the provisions of this section and of section 12 below, no claim shall be made before the expiration of twelve months from the relevant date; and the day next following the expiration of the said twelve months is in this Part of this Act referred to as “the first claim day”.3Subsection (2) above shall not preclude the making of a claim in respect of an interest in land before the first claim day if—athe claimant has during the said twelve months made a contract for disposing of that interest or (in so far as the interest is in land which is not a dwelling) for the grant of a tenancy of that land; andbthe claim is made before the interest is disposed of or the tenancy is granted;but compensation shall not be payable before the first claim day on any claim made by virtue of this subsection.4Where notice of a claim has been served on a responsible authority, any person authorised by that authority may, on giving reasonable notice, enter the land to which the claim relates for the purpose of surveying it and ascertaining its value in connection with the claim; and any person who wilfully obstructs a person in the exercise of the powers conferred by this subsection shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale.5Where compensation is payable by a responsible authority on a claim there shall be payable by the authority, in addition to the compensation, any reasonable valuation or legal expenses incurred by the claimant for the purposes of the preparation and prosecution of the claim; but this subsection is without prejudice to the powers of the Lands Tribunal in respect of the expenses of proceedings before the Tribunal by virtue of section 14 below.Words substituted by Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65), s. 112(2)(9) except in cases where the relevant date was more than 3 years before 13.11.1980Words substituted by Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65), s. 112(4)(9) except in cases where the relevant date was more than 3 years before 13.11.1980Words substituted by virtue of Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), ss. 289F, 289GPt. I amended by Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65), s. 113Pt. 1 applied (with modifications) (1.3.2010) by Planning Act 2008 (c. 29), ss. 152(7), 236, 241(8), (8), Sch. 12 para. 20(c) (with s. 226); S.I. 2010/101, art. 3(h) (with art. 6)