Regulation 3 —Compensation principles(1) To assess the compensation which a claimant is entitled to, the following principles shall be considered:(a) in respect of crops,(i) loss of expected income, which depends on the nature of crops and their life expectancy;(ii) loss of earnings or sustenance suffered by the farmer under any customary tenancy or any other interest the farmer may have in the land; and(iii) any other disturbance suffered as a result of the grant of the mineral right;(b) in respect of deprivation of use or a particular use of the natural surface of land,(i) the disruption of the socio-economic activities of the claimant;(ii) change or conversion of use of the land after mine closure;(iii) duration of the mining lease;(iv) diminution of the value of the land as a result of the diminution of the use made of or which may be made of the land;(v) severance of any part of the land from other parts;and(vi) any surface rights or access;(c) in respect of commercial structures which affect a business,(i) the cost of re-establishing commercial activities elsewhere in a similar locality;(ii) loss of net income during the period of transition;.and (iii) the costs of the transfer and reinstallation of plant, machinery or equipment; and(d) in respect of immovable property, where there is a loss or damage the payment of compensation based on full replacement cost.(2) The Government Agency responsible for land valuation and the Ministry responsible for Agriculture shall publish a price list for crops annually, which shall be used in the assessment of compensation for crops.