# The Management of Hedgerows (England) Regulations 2024, Paragraph 5: Compensation


(1) The Regulator must compensate a person for loss suffered as the result of the service of the stop notice if that person has suffered loss as a result of the notice and—
(a) a stop notice is subsequently withdrawn or amended by the Regulator because the decision to serve it was unreasonable or any step specified in the notice was unreasonable;
(b) that person successfully appeals against the stop notice and the First-tier Tribunal finds that the service of the notice was unreasonable; or
(c) that person successfully appeals against the refusal of a completion certificate and the Tribunal finds that the refusal was unreasonable.
(2) A person may appeal against a decision not to award compensation or the amount of compensation in writing before the end of the period of 28 days from the date of that decision—
(a) on the grounds that the Regulator’s decision was unreasonable;
(b) on the grounds that the amount offered was based on an error of fact;
(c) for any other reason.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2024/9780348260472/schedule/1/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-management-of-hedgerows-england-regulations-2024/schedule-1/paragraph-5
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