REGULATIONS, Dated October 1, 1921, Made by the Secretary of State UNDER THE RIOT (DAMAGES) ACT, 1886 (49 & 50 VICT. C. 38), AS TO CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION.
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1921/1536 |
| Year | 1921 |
1921 No. 1536
RIOT, ENGLAND
REGULATIONS, DATED OCTOBER 1, 1921, MADE BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE UNDER THE RIOT (DAMAGES) ACT, 1886 (49 & 50 VICT. C. 38), AS TO CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION.In pursuance of the above-mentioned Act, I the Right Honourable Edward Shortt, one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, make the following Regulations:—
1. All claims for compensation under the Act shall be made in writing, and shall be delivered as under:—
When the matter in respect of which the claim is made arises in—
The City of London and the liberties To the Town Clerk of London
thereof … … … … … … … …
To the Receiver for the
The Metropolitan Police District … … … Metropolitan Police
District
Any county, riding, parts, division, or
liberty of a county maintaining a separate To the Clerk to the County
police force, or any borough the police Council
force of which has been consolidated with
the police force of a county
A borough maintaining a separate police
force … … … … … … … … … To the Town Clerk
The River Tyne within the limits of the Acts To the Secretary to the
relating to the Tyne Improvement Commissioners.
Commissioners … … … … … … …
2. All claims shall be so delivered within fourteen clear days after the day when such injury, stealing, or destruction took place.
Provided that the police authority, on application to be made before the expiration of the fourteen days, may, for special cause shown, enlarge the period of fourteen days to forty-two days, and in the event of such application being refused, the applicant may, within seven days after such refusal, appeal to the Secretary of State, whose decision shall be conclusive as to whether the claim shall be received.
3. All claims shall be made in the form appended to these Regulations.
4. The claim shall specify (a) the name and address of the claimant; (b) the day on and hour at which the injury, stealing, or destruction took place; (c) whether the premises are a house, shop, or building, where they are situated, and the nature of the claimant's interest therein; (d) the circumstances in which the injury, stealing, or destruction took place, in sufficient detail to show whether it was committed by persons riotously and tumultuously assembled together.
5. The claim shall state separately the sums claimed for
(A) Destruction of premises,
(B) Injury to premises (including injury to windows, fittings, or fixtures thereof),
(C) Injury to other property in or on the premises,
(D) Theft or destruction of other property in or on the premises,
distinguishing, as regards (C) and (D), property belonging to the claimant from property belonging to others in his care.
6. When the claim is in respect of injury done either to premises or to property therein, it shall state shortly the nature of the injury; if the injury has been repaired, it shall state the cost of the repairs and be accompanied by the bill for such repairs; if the injury has not been repaired, but is repairable, then the claim shall contain a specification of the repairs...
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