UK authority’s duty to reimburse participating State for compensation paidU.K.
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60. If—
(a)an officer of an authority in the United Kingdom (“the UK authority”) assists, in the territory of a participating State, in the execution of a European investigation order made or validated under Part 2 of these Regulations;
(b)whilst assisting in the execution of the order, that officer causes damage to any person, and
(c)the participating State or any authority of that State (“the compensator”) is required, in accordance with the Directive, to pay compensation to any person for such damage,
the UK authority must pay to the compensator, on request and on the provision of satisfactory evidence, an amount equivalent to the sum paid by the compensator in respect of that damage.