62(1)Section 46 of the 1979 Act (compensation for certain damage) shall be amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1) after "Secretary of State" there shall be inserted " or the Commission ".
(3)In subsection (2) for the words from " Secretary of State " to the end there shall be substituted " Commission (if the area in question is situated in England) or from the Secretary of State (in any other case). "
(4)In subsection (3) after " 6 " there shall be inserted " 6A ".
(5)Nothing in sub-paragraph (3) affects compensation in respect of damage caused before the appointed day.