The UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Act 2020 (Compensation for Enforcement Action) (Scotland) Regulations 2020

Notice of claim

4.—(1) A person seeking to obtain compensation under section 26(1) of the Act (a “claimant”) must send a written notice (a “notice of claim”) to the relevant authority claiming that compensation.

(2) A notice of claim must be sent—

(a) in a case where there has been a delay of at least 14 days in the damage coming to the attention of the claimant, within 3 months of the date on which the damage occurred, or

(b) in any other case, within 30 days of the date on which the damage occurred.

(3) The relevant authority may accept a notice sent after the applicable deadline specified in paragraph (2) and may agree with the claimant in advance of a notice being sent that it will be accepted.

(4) A notice of claim must include or be accompanied by the following information and evidence—

(a) the claimant’s full name,

(b) the date on which the damage occurred,

(c) the address or location at which the damage occurred,

(d) the amount of compensation claimed (in accordance with regulation 3) and the basis of the calculation of the amount claimed,

(e) a description of—

(i) the property damaged,

(ii) the nature of the damage, and

(iii) the nature of any further loss which flowed from the damage for which compensation is claimed, and

(f) photographs, receipts, quotations or other evidence as to the matters referred to in sub-paragraphs (a) to (e).