# Criminal Damage (Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1977, Article 6: Compensation for unlawful removal of property


Where—
(a) three or more persons who are tumultuously and riotously assembled together unlawfully, maliciously or wantonly cause damage, the aggregate value of which exceeds £200, to a building or to property within the curtilage of a building; and
(b) in the course of the riot a person unlawfully removes any property from such a building;
the Secretary of State shall, subject to the following provisions of this Order, pay compensation to any person having an interest in the property removed who suffers loss as the result of the unlawful removal.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1977/1247/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-damage-compensation-northern-ireland-order-1977/article-6
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