National Insurance number and specific dates of damage when requesting an application form. When is compensation payable? Compensation will be paid when property is damaged, requisitioned or removed for examination the Act. Compensation is payable for damage caused by the security forces to fences, agricultural produce, machinery, motor vehicles, livestock, buildings (both residential and business), their contents, plus fixtures and fittings and consequential loss where liability has been established. Compensation may be payable for other acts but only where this interferes with a private right of property. Who can apply? person who has an estate or interest in the property or is entitled to the rights and suffers loss or damage as a result of an act carried out under sections 21 - 32 of the Act. Property for which compensation is not payable will not be paid: Where liability has not been established. ammunition/ firearms/ transmitters etc. are found during a search and the applicant or person having an interest in the claim is convicted of an offence arising from the search. (The right to claim compensation will not be enforceable while any legal proceedings arising from the search have not concluded) Where damage is as a result of negligence. damage is as a result of helicopter activity. Following searches carried out under PACE and other legislation. the applicant has not attempted to mitigate his/her loss. Are you insured? the damaged property is domestic property and its contents, including livestock or vehicle(s), are insured a claim should be made to the relevant insurance company as well as the Northern Ireland Office. Normally in these circumstances the insurance company makes payment to the applicant based on the insurance cover provided and compensation awards are paid by the Northern Ireland Office to the insurers.
National Insurance number and specific dates of damage when requesting an application form. When is compensation payable? Compensation will be paid when property is damaged, requisitioned or removed for examination the Act. Compensation is payable for damage caused by the security forces to fences, agricultural produce, machinery, motor vehicles, livestock, buildings (both residential and business), their contents, plus fixtures and fittings and consequential loss where liability has been established. Compensation may be payable for other acts but only where this interferes with a private right of property. Who can apply? person who has an estate or interest in the property or is entitled to the rights and suffers loss or damage as a result of an act carried out under sections 21 - 32 of the Act. Property for which compensation is not payable will not be paid: Where liability has not been established. ammunition/ firearms/ transmitters etc. are found during a search and the applicant or person having an interest in the claim is convicted of an offence arising from the search. (The right to claim compensation will not be enforceable while any legal proceedings arising from the search have not concluded) Where damage is as a result of negligence. damage is as a result of helicopter activity. Following searches carried out under PACE and other legislation. the applicant has not attempted to mitigate his/her loss. Are you insured? the damaged property is domestic property and its contents, including livestock or vehicle(s), are insured a claim should be made to the relevant insurance company as well as the Northern Ireland Office. Normally in these circumstances the insurance company makes payment to the applicant based on the insurance cover provided and compensation awards are paid by the Northern Ireland Office to the insurers.
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