Regulation 5 Claims for compensation

(1)

The Secretary of State must publish, in such manner as the Secretary of State considers appropriate, a claim form to be used for the purposes of this regulation.

(2)

A person who has surrendered a weapon in accordance with arrangements made under section 48(1) of the Act may make a claim to the Secretary of State on the claim form published under paragraph (1).

(3)

The claim form, to be forwarded by the officer to the Secretary of State, must be submitted at the same time as the weapon is surrendered.

(4)

The claim form must contain—

(a)

the claimant’s full name, date of birth and address;

(b)

details of the bank account into which any compensation is to be paid;

(c)

the unique reference number contained on the receipt issued under regulation 4(1); and

(d)

the amount of compensation sought.

(5)

If no standard level of compensation is specified for the weapon surrendered or if the amount of compensation sought is higher than any standard level of compensation the claimant must provide sufficient evidence of valuation of the weapon to enable the Secretary of State to determine the claim.

(6)

Evidence of valuation of a weapon may include—

(a)

a valuation from an auction house;

(b)

evidence of the price paid for the purchase of the weapon and the date of purchase; or

(c)

published evidence of the value of the weapon.

(7)

If not satisfied that the evidence of valuation supplied under paragraph (5) is sufficient to enable a determination of the claim to be made, the Secretary of State may request additional evidence to be supplied.