11(1)Where any person exercises any right or power to which this Part of this Schedule applies, it shall be the duty of the relevant authority to make full compensation to any person who has sustained loss or damage by reason of—E+W
(a)the exercise by the designated person of that right or power or of any power to take any person or equipment with him when entering the premises in relation to which the right or power is exercised; or
(b)the performance of, or failure of the designated person to perform, the duty imposed by paragraph 10 above.
(2)Compensation shall not be payable by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) above in respect of any loss or damage if the loss or damage—
(a)is attributable to the default of the person who sustained it; or
(b)is loss or damage in respect of which compensation is payable by virtue of any other provision of this Act.
(3)Any dispute as to a person’s entitlement to compensation under this paragraph or as to the amount of any such compensation, shall be referred to the arbitration of a single arbitrator appointed by agreement between the relevant authority and the person who claims to have sustained the loss or damage or, in default of agreement—
(a)by the [F1Upper Tribunal] where the relevant authority is the Secretary of State; and
(b)by the Secretary of State, in any other case.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 6 para. 11(3)(a) substituted (1.6.2009) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions (Lands Tribunal and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order (S.I. 2009/1307), art. 5(1)(2), {Sch. 1 para. 221} (with Sch. 5)