The Secretary of State may, after consultation with the Corporation, make regulations requiring the payment by the Corporation of compensation for any inconvenience or disturbance which may be caused, as a result of the execution by the Corporation of remedial works, to persons residing in dwelling-houses affected by subsidence damage.
Regulations under this section may make provision with respect to—
the making of claims for compensation under the regulations;
the descriptions of persons who may make a claim for such compensation;
the matters in respect of which, and any circumstances in which, such compensation is or is not to be payable; and
the sums, or the method of determining the sums, payable by way of such compensation.