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Road Transport Act 2013
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#### 230 Assessment of compensation
230 Assessment of compensation
(cf Gen Act, s 211)
> > (1) In making a roads compensation order, the court may assess the amount of compensation in the manner it considers appropriate, including (for example) the estimated cost of remedying the damage.
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> > (2) In assessing the amount of compensation, the court may take into account the matters it considers relevant, including—
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> > > (a) any evidence adduced in connection with the prosecution of the offence, and
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> > > (b) any evidence not adduced in connection with the prosecution of the offence but adduced in connection with the making of the proposed order, and
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> > > (c) any certificate of the roads authority stating that the roads authority maintains the road concerned, and
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> > > (d) any other certificate of the roads authority, such as a certificate—
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> > > > (i) estimating the monetary value of all or any part of the road infrastructure or of the damage to it, or
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> > > > (ii) estimating the cost of remedying the damage, or
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> > > > (iii) estimating the extent of the offender’s contribution to the damage.