Nothing in this Act shall entitle the following persons or bodies of persons to compensation from any compensation board, namely:—
(1)Any railway or canal company : Provided always that a railway or canal company shall be entitled to compensation in respect of buildings or other property which are not in connexion with the railway or canal, and are not used for the purposes of the traffic thereon ;
(2)Any gas or water company;
(3)Any county council, or municipal corporation;
(4)Any sanitary, highway, or other local authority;
(5)Any brine pumper;
(6)Any owner of land who receives brine rents, royalties for salt, or other remuneration or consideration in respect of the lands for which such brine rents, royalties for salt, or other similar remuneration or consideration are paid;
(7)Any owners or occupiers of salt or alkali works in respect of such works;
(8)The trustees of the River Weaver Navigation.
Except as provided by this Act no action or other proceeding shall be commenced or taken for or in respect of any damage or injury for which compensation has been claimed under this Act.