Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1929

Compensation for destruction, etc., of crops.

4.—Whenever any crop is removed or destroyed by or under the instructions of an inspector authorised by the Department under an order made under the Principal Act as amended by the Act of 1907 and this Act, for the protection of crops from an insect introduced into Saorstát Eireann and specified in such order, the Department may pay the owner of such crop in respect of such removal or destruction compensation assessed under and in accordance with the following provisions, that is to say:—

(a) the amount of such compensation shall be assessed by the Department at such amount as the Department shall consider reasonable having regard to all the circumstances;

(b) if such owner is dissatisfied with the amount of compensation so assessed by the Department he may by notice in writing to the Department request that the matter be referred to arbitration, and thereupon the assessment of the amount of such compensation shall be referred to and determined by a single arbitrator agreed upon by such owner and the Department or, in default of such agreement, appointed by the Minister for Agriculture, and the determination by such arbitrator shall be final.