Paragraph 7 Compensation for seizure and detention

(1)

Where an officer exercises any power under paragraph 5 (powers of search etc.) to seize and detain any catalytic converter, assembly of catalytic converters or records, the enforcement authority shall be liable to pay compensation to any person having an interest in the item seized and detained in respect of any loss or damage caused by the exercise of the power if—

(a)

there has been no contravention of any provision of these Regulations; and

(b)

the exercise of the power is not attributable to any neglect or default by that person.

(2)

Any disputed question as to the right to, or the amount of, any compensation payable under this paragraph shall be determined—

(a)

in England and Wales or Northern Ireland, by arbitration; or

(b)

in Scotland, by a single arbiter appointed by the parties, or in the event that the parties fail to agree, by the sheriff.