# Compensation (Defence) Act 1939, Section 10: Interest on compensation.


Any compensation under this Act shall carry interest, as from the date on which it accrues due until payment, at such rate not exceeding five per cent. per annum as the Treasury may from time to time by order prescribe.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/2-3/75/section/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/compensation-defence-act-1939/section-10
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