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(1)Where, in circumstances in which this section applies by virtue of section 231 in relation to any vessel, the vessel or any part of its cargo and equipment is plundered, damaged or destroyed by persons in circumstances in which those persons commit the offence of riot or, in Scotland, of mobbing and rioting, compensation shall be made to the owner of the vessel, cargo or equipment in accordance with the following provisions of this section.
(2)Compensation under subsection (1) above in England and Wales shall be made by the [F1appropriate local policing body] in the manner provided by the [F2Riot Compensation Act 2016] with respect to claims for compensation under that Act.
[F3(2A)In subsection (2), “appropriate local policing body” has the same meaning as in the Riot Compensation Act 2016 (see section 1(3) of that Act).]
(3)Where the vessel, cargo or equipment is not within a police area, the plundering, damage or destruction shall be treated for the purposes of subsection (2) above as taking place within the nearest police area.
(4)Compensation under subsection (1) above in Scotland shall, as if entitlement to it arose under section 10 of the M1Riotous Assemblies (Scotland) Act 1822, be made by the council constituted under section 2 of the M2Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 within whose area, or nearest to whose area, the plundering, damage or destruction took place.
(5)Compensation under subsection (1) above in Northern Ireland shall be made in pursuance of an application under the M3Criminal Injuries to Property (Compensation) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 as modified for the purposes of this section by the M4Transfer of Functions (Criminal Injuries to Vessels) (Northern Ireland) Order 1973.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 235(2) substituted (E.W.) (6.4.2017) by Riot Compensation Act 2016 (c. 8), ss. 10(2)(a)(i), 12(1)(2); S.I. 2017/379, reg. 2
F2Words in s. 235(2) substituted (E.W.) (6.4.2017) by Riot Compensation Act 2016 (c. 8), ss. 10(2)(a)(ii), 12(1)(2); S.I. 2017/379, reg. 2
F3S. 235(2A) inserted (E.W.) (6.4.2017) by Riot Compensation Act 2016 (c. 8), ss. 10(2)(b), 12(1)(2); S.I. 2017/379, reg. 2
Marginal Citations
M4S.R. 1973 No. 56 (N.I.).
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