Report of such destruction to be furnished to Minister and payment of compensation

(1) If any property is destroyed in the manner provided in section 9, the Superintendent shall forward within fourteen days of such destruction to the Permanent Secretary for the information of the Minister, a report of the circumstances under which the house, building or property was destroyed, and describing with all possible detail the damage done by such destruction, and the report shall conclude by naming the sum, if any, which the owner demands as and for full compensation for the loss suffered. 7 (2) The Minister may, if he sees fit, pay such sum or any lesser sum to the owner of the property destroyed upon the terms that he accepts it in full satisfaction of his claim in respect of any damage or injury done to him by such Provided that if the sum claimed in any one case exceeds the sum of five hundred dollars, the same shall not be paid until a vote for the amount is obtained from the National Assembly. (3) If the amount of the compensation cannot be agreed upon between the owner and the Minister, it shall be determined in civil proceedings brought by the owner against the Crown under the Crown Proceedings Act, Cap. 167. (4) In assessing such compensation the court shall take into account, (a) the amount which the owner may be entitled to receive under any policy of insurance covering the said house, building or other property; and (b) the risk of the house, building or other property being burnt or damaged by reason of the fire or by the water necessarily used to extinguish the fire. (5) Except as provided in this section, no person shall have any claim, right or remedy in respect of anything lawfully done in pursuance of this section.