Fur Farming (Compensation Scheme) (England) Order 2002

Payment of compensation

9.—(1) The Minister shall, within six weeks of the date on which she receives written notification under paragraph 6(1) of Schedule 4 or paragraph 9(1) of Schedule 4 (as the case may be) that a determination as to amount has been accepted, pay to the person in respect of whom it was made the following amounts—

(a) the amount specified in the determination as to amount; and

(b) subject to paragraphs (3), (4) and (5) below, interest on that amount at 1 per cent per annum over the Bank of England base rate for the period from the date on which that person’s first-stage application was received by the Minister until the date on which the payment is made by the Minister.

(2) If, after nine months has elapsed from the date on which the Minister first notifies an entitled applicant in accordance with paragraph 3(b) of Schedule 4 or paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 (as the case may be) of her determination as to amount, the Minister has not received written notification under paragraph 6(1) of Schedule 4 or paragraph 9(1) of Schedule 4 (as the case may be) from that entitled applicant as to whether or not he accepts the determination as to amount, the Minister may pay to the entitled applicant—

(a) the amount specified in the determination as to amount; and

(b) subject to paragraphs (3) and (4) below, interest on that amount at 1 per cent per annum over the Bank of England base rate for the period from the date on which that person’s first-stage application was received by the Minister until, as the case may be—

(i) the date three months after the date on which the Minister made a determination as to amount in respect of that entitled applicant in accordance with paragraph 3(b) of Schedule 4;

(ii) the date three months after the date on which the Minister made a determination as to amount in respect of that entitled applicant in accordance with paragraph 5 of Schedule 4;

(iii) the date one month after the date on which the Minister made a revised determination as to amount in respect of that entitled applicant in accordance with paragraph 8(1)(a) of Schedule 4; or

(iv) the date one month after the date on which the Minister confirmed her original determination as to amount in accordance with paragraph 8(1)(b) of Schedule 4.

(3) Interest shall not be payable in accordance with paragraphs (1)(b) or (2)(b) above on any amount payable in accordance with Parts IV, VI, VII or VIII of Schedule 5 for any period prior to the date on which the payment, judgment, arbitral award or settlement to which the amount relates was made.

(4) Interest shall not be payable in accordance with paragraphs (1)(b) or (2)(b) above in respect of any period from the date two months after the date on which the Minister notified the person to whom interest is payable that she had made a determination of entitlement in respect of that person until the date on which that person’s second-stage application was received by the Minister.

(5) If a person to whom interest is payable in accordance with paragraph (1)(b) above did not notify the Minister as to whether or not he had accepted the determination as to amount within the time limit provided for in paragraph 6(1) of Schedule 4 or paragraph 9(1) of Schedule 4 (as the case may be), interest shall not be payable in accordance with paragraph (1)(b) above in respect of any period from the date on which that time limit expired until the date on which he notified the Minister in accordance with paragraph 6(1) of Schedule 4 or paragraph 9(1) of Schedule 4 (as the case may be) that he had accepted the determination as to amount made in respect of him.