230Assessment of compensation

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.

(2) In assessing the amount of compensation, the court may take into account the matters it considers relevant, including—

(a) any evidence adduced in connection with the prosecution of the offence, and

(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

(c) any certificate of the roads authority stating that the roads authority maintains the road concerned, and

(d) any other certificate of the roads authority, such as a certificate—

(i) estimating the monetary value of all or any part of the road infrastructure or of the damage to it, or

(ii) estimating the cost of remedying the damage, or

(iii) estimating the extent of the offender’s contribution to the damage.