(1) Compensation is payable by the licensee or lessee to the owner or occupier of private land or a holder of a forestry right for any compensable loss suffered or likely to be suffered as a consequence of exploration or mining under the licence or lease.(2) Compensation is not payable (a) for the value of any mineral in or under the surface of land comprised in a licence or lease; or(b) in respect of any land which became private land after the commencement of work or mining on that land under the licence or lease.(3) Compensation is payable at a rate (a) specified in a compensation agreement; or(b) if there is no agreement, determined by the Mining Tribunal under section 150 .(4) The amount of compensation payable (a) is not affected by any subsequent change in the ownership or occupancy of the land; and(b) must not be greater if the land is owned and occupied by different persons than if it is not.