15(1)A person whose property is damaged in the course of the exercise or purported exercise of a relevant power by an officer of a relevant authority is entitled to compensation from that authority if—U.K.
(a)the exercise of the power was unlawful, or
(b)any force used in the exercise of the power was unreasonable.
(2)In sub-paragraph (1) “relevant power” means—
(a)a power conferred by this Schedule, or
(b)a power conferred by Part 3 or 4 of Schedule 5 to the 2015 Act that is exercised (or purportedly exercised) for the purpose of enforcing a relevant offence.
(3)The amount of compensation payable is the sum of the following amounts—
(a)an amount equal to—
(i)the cost of repairing the property to its previous condition, or
(ii)if it is impossible or not commercially worthwhile to repair the property to that condition, the cost of replacing it, and
(b)the amount of any other loss that is a direct result of the damage to the property.