Commentary on provisions of Act Claims for compensation Section 3: Regulations about claims procedure
Subsection (1) is self-explanatory.
	Subsection (2) allows for regulations to include appropriate provision to deal with circumstances where the ownership of the property is not straightforward (see Example (3) below) and will ensure that the correct claimant can more easily be identified.
	Subsection (2) will also ensure that claims are consolidated where appropriate (e.g. where a company has incurred losses in separate buildings on the same site or where a company has incurred damage to a building and the stock it holds inside). This is particularly important given that section 8(1) provides that there will be a maximum amount of compensation payable per claim.
	Subsection (3) also allows the Secretary of State to set out in regulations the procedural and evidential requirements covering a number of areas such as the time limits for notification of a claim and submission of supporting evidence. Within this, the Secretary of State may also make provision about the submission of new evidence, even after a claim has been determined (see Example (4)).
	Subsection (4) ensures that regulations  provide minimum time periods for  notifying the handling authority of a claim (42 days from the date of the riot) and, thereafter, submitting evidence and details in support of a claim (90 days from the date when the claim has been notified).
	Subsection (5) utilises insurance industry practice by stating that, through regulations, estimates for the cost of repairs may be prepared by approved contractors. Section 8(7)(d) also provides that regulations may enable the local policing body to pay such contractors directly. These measures are designed to reduce the potential scope for fraud.