The British Transport (Compensation to Employees) Regulations 1970

Grounds of entitlement to compensation-Compensating authorities

4.—(1) Subject to the provisions of these regulations, any person to whom these regulations apply shall be entitled to have his case considered for the payment of compensation under these regulations, and such compensation shall be determined in accordance with these regulations.

(2) Compensation for attributable loss suffered by a person to whom these regulations apply shall be payable by the appropriate authority specified in column (3) of Schedule 1 to these regulations opposite to the relevant event which is specified in column (1) of that Schedule and to the happening of which that loss is properly attributable, and the said authority is referred to in these regulations, in relation to the person suffering that loss, as “the compensating authority”.

(3) Where the same loss of employment or loss or diminution of emoluments or pension rights or worsening of position is properly attributable to the happening of more than one relevant event:—

(a) not more than one claim shall be made or satisfied under these regulations in respect of that loss, diminution or worsening, as the case may be, and

(b) for the purpose of ascertaining the first material date, the second material date and the compensating authority in relation to the person who suffers that loss, diminution or worsening, regard shall be had only to the last of those relevant events to happen.