Land Acquisition Act (consolidated to 10-5-02) 13. In relation to electrical installations, the value of land shall be regarded as enhanced by the availability of a mains electricity supply, and regard shall be paid to the number of connection points on the land. 14. In assessing compensation generally regard shall be paid to any contribution made by the State towards the value of the land concerned. 15. In addition to the improvements specifically mentioned in this Schedule, compensation shall be payable for any other improvements on or to the land which enhance its value for agricultural purposes. ________________________________________________________________________________________ _ Notes (1) Land Acquisition Amendment Act, 2000 (date of commencement: 7th November, 2000). Section 24 (“Savings”) of the Act is as follows— “The principal Act as amended by this Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on the date of commencement of the Presidential Powers (Temporary Measures) (Land Acquisition) Regulations, 2000, published in Statutory Instrument 148A of 2000 (hereinafter called “the Regulations”), and anything done in terms of the Regulations or in terms of the principal Act as amended by the Regulations shall be valid as if it had been done in terms of the principal Act as amended by this Act.” [The date of commencement of Statutory Instrument 148A of 2000 was the 23rd May, 2000.] (2) Land Acquisition Amendment Act, 2001 (date of commencement: 12th June, 2001). Section 7 of the Act (“Savings”) is as follows— “(1) Sections 2, 3, 5 and 46 of the principal Act as amended by the Land Acquisition Amendment Act, 2000, and this Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 23rd May, 2000. (2) For the avoidance of doubt, anything done under the principal Act on or after the 23rd May, 2000, and before the date of commencement of this Act in the exercise of any authority given in terms of the principal Act shall be valid as if it had been done in terms of the principal Act as amended by this Act. (3) General Notice 507A of 2000, published in terms of subsection (3) of section 29C of the principal Act in the Gazette dated the 10th November, 2000, shall be deemed to apply to all land in relation to which preliminary notices of acquisition of agricultural land required for resettlement purposes were issued on or after the 23rd May, 2000.” (3) Land Acquisition Amendment Act, 2002 (date of commencement: 10th May, 2002). Section 6 of the Act (“Savings”) is as follows— “Sections 8, 9 and 10 of, and the Schedule to, the principal Act as amended by this Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 23rd May, 2000: Provided that where an order in terms of subsection (1) of section 8 of the principal Act was made before the date of commencement of this Act, the date of the notice referred to in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 9 of the principal Act, and the date from which the period of three months referred to in proviso (i) to that paragraph shall be counted, shall be the date of commencement of this Act.” - 19 -