The objective of the measures mintaszakaszok

The objective of the measures. The above-mentioned amendment to Article 26 of the Harbour Act was not in the bill as originally submitted to Alþingi but was added by the Transport Committee. In the opinion of the Committee, it was considered logical that damage to ship lifts could be compensated on the same basis as other harbour constructions that had benefited from State contributions by way of damage compensation. As stated in a translation submitted by the Icelandic authorities on the Committee bill, ‘the authorisation only applies to damage compensation to ship- yard facilities (1) which were constructed with State aid’. The Committee further emphasised that the provision only covered damage to facilities owned by public bodies. The amount of the compensation was to be limited to the reconstruction value. Consequently, it would not be permissible to grant compensa- tion to build a lift with more capacity than that of the damaged facility (2). As indicated by the complainant and confirmed by the Icelandic authorities, the clause is no longer limited to compensation for damage caused by natural disasters or other special occurrences.