Singapore legislation
Section 15
Section 15
Compensation
Where any cultivation has been destroyed in pursuance of a notice issued under section 14, the Minister may direct the payment out of the Consolidated Fund of compensation for that cultivation subject and according to the following provisions:
no compensation shall be paid for any diseased plant;
the value of any cultivation shall be taken to be the market value of that cultivation at the time of its destruction;
the Minister may entirely withhold or may reduce the amount of compensation for the destruction of any cultivation if the owner or occupier of the land has done anything in contravention of, or has failed to comply with, any notice issued under this Act or has by his neglect contributed to the introduction of the disease.