Damage To Property (Compensation) Act, 1923

Measure of compensation for destruction or damage of documents.

11.—(1) Wherever an application for compensation under the Criminal Injuries Acts in respect of an injury to which this Part of this Act applies includes a claim for compensation in respect of the destruction of or damage to any documents to which this section applies, the compensation (if any) payable in respect of such documents shall be measured in accordance with a scale to be prepared by the Minister for Finance in consultation with the Law Officer of Saorstát Eireann and the President of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.

(2) The documents to which this section applies are—

(a) muniments of title to land or other property;

(b) contracts and agreements in writing:

(c) debentures;

(d) stock and share certificates and other documents of title to any stock or share;

(e) policies of insurance;

(f) wills, probates and letters of administration, and official copies thereof;

(g) official copies of Court orders, affidavits and other documents relating to legal proceedings.