Damage To Property (Compensation) (Amendment) Act, 1933

Application of section 13 of the Principal Act.

7.—(1) Section 13 (except sub-sections (1) and (11) thereof, the proviso to sub-section (3) thereof, and so much of sub-section (6) thereof as begins with the words “and such security” and ends with the words “previous to his death”) of the Principal Act shall apply (with and subject to the modifications hereinafter mentioned) in relation to the compensation and the costs awarded by any decree made under the Criminal Injuries Acts on an application under this Act in respect of an injury to property to which this Act applies and in relation to every such decree in like manner as it applies to the compensation and costs and to the decrees mentioned therein.

(2) The said section 13 (except sub-sections (1), (2), and (11) thereof, the proviso to sub-section (3) thereof, and so much of sub-section (6) thereof as begins with the words “and such security” and ends with the words “previous to his death”) of the Principal Act shall also apply (with and subject to the modifications hereinafter mentioned) in relation to every sum which the Minister for Finance shall think proper to pay under this Act by way of compensation in consequence of a report made before the passing of this Act to him under section 15 of the Principal Act or made after the passing of this Act to him under the said section 15 as applied by this Act in like manner as it applies to the compensation mentioned therein.

(3) For the purposes of the application of the said section 13 of the Principal Act in pursuance of this section the following paragraphs shall be substituted in sub-section (5) for paragraphs (a) to (e) inclusive of that sub-section, that is to say:—

“(a) in the case of compensation awarded by a decree—

(i) where such compensation does not exceed £300, the whole of such compensation, and

(ii) where such compensation exceeds £300, such sum (if any) as may be necessary for either or both of the following purposes, that is to say, to reduce the amount of such compensation to be dealt with under the next sub-section to a multiple of £50 or to enable a debt or other sum of money which is not a multiple of £50 to be deducted under sub-section (3) of this section;

(b) in the case of compensation paid in consequence of a report—

(i) where such compensation is less than £50, the whole of such compensation, and

(ii) where such compensation equals or exceeds £50, such sum (if any) as may be necessary for either or both of the following purposes, that is to say, to reduce the amount of such compensation to be dealt with under the next sub-section to a multiple of £50 or to enable a debt or other sum of money which is not a multiple of £50 to be deducted under sub-section (3) of this section.”

(4) Where a deduction is made, under sub-section (3) of the said section 13 of the Principal Act as applied by this section, from compensation which is payable wholly or partly in securities, such securities shall, for the purpose of such deduction, be taken at their nominal face value and (in the case of compensation payable only partly in securities) such deduction shall so far as is possible be made from such securities.