F1(1)The Ministry of Home Affairs may, by regulations made with the approval of the Ministry of Finance, make provision for the payment by the Ministry of Home Affairs, subject to such exceptions or conditions as may be prescribed by the regulations, of compensation to or in respect of persons who are the holders of any such place, situation or employment as may be so prescribed and who suffer loss of employment or loss or diminution of emoluments which is attributable to any reduction of activities under section 2, or the revocation or amendment of any regulations made under section 3, of the Civil Defence Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 [1950 c.11] .
Subs. (2) rep. by SLR 1980
(3)Regulations under this section—
(a)may include provision as to the manner in which any claim for compensation under this section is to be made and for the determination of all questions arising under the regulations;
(b)may be made with reference to matters arising before the making of the regulations or the passing of this Act (but not so as to place any person other than the Ministry of Home Affairs in a worse position than he would have been in if the regulations had not been so made);
(c)shall be subject to negative resolution.
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