http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/38/schedule/2/paragraph/15/enactedConsumer Safety Act 1978Health and safety requirementsHealth and safety at workPublic order, justice and rightsHealth and safety inspectionsCommunity safetyKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2019-07-05SCHEDULESSCHEDULE 2EnforcementCompensation15Where, in the exercise of his powers under this Schedule, an officer of an enforcement authority seizes and detains any goods and their owner suffers loss by reason thereof or by reason that the goods, during the detention, are lost or damaged or deteriorate, then unless the owner is convicted of an offence under section 2 of this Act or under section 3 of this Act so far as it relates to prohibition orders and prohibition notices in relation to the goods, the authority shall be liable to compensate him for the loss so suffered.
