Act of Parliament | |
Long title | An Act to repeal the Riot (Damages) Act 1886 and make provision about types of claims, procedures, decision-making and limits on awards payable in relation to a new compensation scheme for property damaged, destroyed or stolen in the course of riots. |
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Citation | 2016 c. 8 |
Introduced by |
Mike Wood (Commons) Lord Trefgarne (Lords) |
Territorial extent | England and Wales |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 23 March 2016 |
Commencement | 6 April 2017 |
Other legislation | |
Repeals/revokes | Riot (Damages) Act 1886 |
Status: Current legislation | |
History of passage through Parliament | |
Records of Parliamentary debate relating to the statute from Hansard, at TheyWorkForYou | |
Text of statute as originally enacted | |
Revised text of statute as amended |
The Riot Compensation Act 2016 (c. 8) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that repeals the Riot (Damages) Act 1886 and modernizes the procedures for the payment of compensation to persons whose property has been injured, destroyed or stolen during a riot.
It arose as a ballot bill sponsored by Mike Wood MP, [1] following Government review and consultations on the subject, and it received Home Office support to expedite its passage. [2]
As a result of the 2011 England riots, significant problems were exposed concerning the administration of claims intended to be indemnified under the scheme established under the Riot (Damages) Act 1886. An independent review of the Act reported in 2013 that: [3]
Following a round of public consultations, the Government broadly accepted the reviewer's recommendations, including extending limited compensation for damage to motor vehicles whose policies do not have coverage for riot damages, and further specified that the statutory definition for a riot should be drawn from the Public Order Act 1986. [4]
The implementing bill was introduced on 24 June 2015, and received royal assent on 23 March 2016.
The Act introduces several key changes, including: [1]
Authority for making necessary regulations [c] by way of statutory instrument [12] came into effect on royal assent. The remainder of the Act took effect on 6 April 2017. [13]
Act of Parliament | |
Long title | An Act to repeal the Riot (Damages) Act 1886 and make provision about types of claims, procedures, decision-making and limits on awards payable in relation to a new compensation scheme for property damaged, destroyed or stolen in the course of riots. |
---|---|
Citation | 2016 c. 8 |
Introduced by |
Mike Wood (Commons) Lord Trefgarne (Lords) |
Territorial extent | England and Wales |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 23 March 2016 |
Commencement | 6 April 2017 |
Other legislation | |
Repeals/revokes | Riot (Damages) Act 1886 |
Status: Current legislation | |
History of passage through Parliament | |
Records of Parliamentary debate relating to the statute from Hansard, at TheyWorkForYou | |
Text of statute as originally enacted | |
Revised text of statute as amended |
The Riot Compensation Act 2016 (c. 8) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that repeals the Riot (Damages) Act 1886 and modernizes the procedures for the payment of compensation to persons whose property has been injured, destroyed or stolen during a riot.
It arose as a ballot bill sponsored by Mike Wood MP, [1] following Government review and consultations on the subject, and it received Home Office support to expedite its passage. [2]
As a result of the 2011 England riots, significant problems were exposed concerning the administration of claims intended to be indemnified under the scheme established under the Riot (Damages) Act 1886. An independent review of the Act reported in 2013 that: [3]
Following a round of public consultations, the Government broadly accepted the reviewer's recommendations, including extending limited compensation for damage to motor vehicles whose policies do not have coverage for riot damages, and further specified that the statutory definition for a riot should be drawn from the Public Order Act 1986. [4]
The implementing bill was introduced on 24 June 2015, and received royal assent on 23 March 2016.
The Act introduces several key changes, including: [1]
Authority for making necessary regulations [c] by way of statutory instrument [12] came into effect on royal assent. The remainder of the Act took effect on 6 April 2017. [13]