Waterworks Clauses Act 1952

Except as provided in section seventeen the undertakers shall make compensation to all persons having a lawful interest in any land, other than land purchased by the undertakers, in or upon which any works connected with the undertaking may hereafter be constructed or done, or which may be injuriously affected by the construction and maintenance of the undertaking or otherwise by the exercise by the undertakers of any powers conferred upon them by this Act, for all damage sustained by reason of the exercise, as to such land, of the powers so vested in the undertakers.

Any person claiming compensation under this section shall prefer his claim by notice in writing, specifying – the place of abode of the claimant; the particular act occasioning the damage for which compensation is claimed; the nature and amount of such damage; and the nature of the title or interest of such claimant in or to the land in respect of which the claim is referred.

If the undertakers, by notice served upon any person, require him to make a claim for compensation for any damage occasioned by the exercise, prior to such service, of any of the powers conferred on the undertakers by this Act, that person shall not be entitled to compensation for any damage sustained by reason of the exercise of any such powers prior to the service of such notice unless he prefers his claim, in accordance with this section, within six months after the service on him of such notice.

If the claimant and the undertakers do not agree as to the amount of the compensation, the claim for compensation shall be determined in the same manner as a disputed claim for compensation under the Land Acquisition Act 1993.