# The Novel Foods (England) Regulations 2018, Paragraph 9: Compensation

Extent: E+W

(1) A food authority must compensate a person for loss suffered as the result of the service of the stop notice or the refusal of a completion certificate if that person has suffered loss as a result of the notice or refusal and—
(a) a stop notice is subsequently withdrawn or amended by the food authority because the decision to serve it was unreasonable or any step specified in the notice was unreasonable;
(b) the person successfully appeals against the stop notice and the court finds that the service of the notice was unreasonable; or
(c) the person successfully appeals against the refusal of a completion certificate and the court finds that the refusal was unreasonable.
(2) A person may appeal against a decision not to award compensation or the amount of compensation—
(a) on the grounds that the food authority's decision was unreasonable;
(b) on the grounds that the amount offered was based on incorrect facts;
(c) for any other substantial reason.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/154/schedule/3/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/novel-foods-england-regulations-2018/schedule-3/paragraph-9
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