# Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022, Paragraph 14: Compensation

Extent: S
Status: prospective

(1) This paragraph applies where an officer of a local weights and measures authority has seized and retained a firework or item under this schedule for a purpose within paragraph 1(2)(a).
(2) The local weights and measures authority must pay compensation to any person with an interest in the firework or item in respect of any loss or damage caused by the seizure and retention if—
(a) the firework or item has not disclosed an offence under section 5 or 22, and
(b) the power to seize and retain the firework or item was not exercised as a result of any neglect or default of the person seeking the compensation.
(3) Any dispute about the right to or amount of any compensation payable under this paragraph is to be determined by a single arbitrator appointed by the parties or, if there is no agreement between the parties as to that appointment, by the sheriff.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2022/9/schedule/2/paragraph/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fireworks-and-pyrotechnic-articles-scotland-act-2022/schedule-2/paragraph-14
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