Claims for compensation

I13Regulations about claims procedure

1

The Secretary of State must make regulations about the procedure for making a claim under section 1.

2

The regulations may include provision about—

a

the appropriate person to make a claim (in particular where more than one person has an interest in property that has been damaged, destroyed or stolen), and

b

the circumstances in which a single claim must cover a number of different items or types of property.

3

The regulations may also include provision about—

a

the person to whom a claim must be addressed;

b

the time period within which a claim must be made;

c

the details and evidence that must be submitted by the claimant;

d

the time period within which details and evidence must be submitted;

e

the submission of new evidence relating to a claim already made or determined.

4

Regulations under subsection (3)(b) or (3)(d) must provide that—

a

the time period within which a claim may be made ends no earlier than 42 days from the date of the riot;

b

the time period within which details and evidence must be submitted ends no earlier than 90 days from the date the claimant first made the claim.

5

Regulations under subsection (3)(c) may include a requirement that any estimates of the cost of repairs are to be prepared by contractors approved by the Secretary of State or a local policing body.