Brucellosis and Tuberculosis (England and Wales) Compensation (Amendment) Order 1998
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1998/2073 |
| Year | 1998 |
1998 No. 2073
ANIMALSANIMAL HEALTH
The Brucellosis and Tuberculosis (England and Wales) Compensation (Amendment) Order 1998
Made 21th August 1998
Laid before Parliament 25th August 1998
Coming into force 26th August 1998
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in relation to England and the Secretary of State for Wales in relation to Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 32(3) of the Animal Health Act 19811, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, with the approval of the Treasury in accordance with the said section 32(3), hereby make the following Order:
Title and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Brucellosis and Tuberculosis (England and Wales) Compensation (Amendment) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 26th August 1998.
Amendment to the Brucellosis and Tuberculosis (England and Wales) Compensation Order 1978
2. The Brucellosis and Tuberculosis (England and Wales) Compensation Order 19782shall be amended by substituting for paragraph (2) of article 3 (compensation for and ascertainment of value of bovine animals slaughtered for brucellosis or tuberculosis) the following provisions–
“2 In the case of brucellosis the compensation shall be–
(a) where the slaughtered animal is an affected animal or a reactor, an amount equal to 75% of either–
(i) its market value, or
(ii) 125% of the average price in respect of the month which occurred 2 months prior to the month in which the market value of the animal was determined in accordance with paragraph (3) below, rounded down to the nearest multiple of £4.
whichever is the less;
(b) subject to sub-paragraph (c) below, where the slaughtered animal has been exposed to the infection of brucellosis, an amount equal to its market value;
(c) where the slaughtered animal has been exposed to the infection of brucellosis and is or was comprised in a herd which is not an accredited herd and which is undergoing a series of diagnostic tests for brucellosis, the said compensation shall be an amount equal to 75% of its market value.
2A In the case of an animal slaughtered for tuberculosis after the coming into force of this Order the compensation shall be its market value.”.
Jeff Rooker
Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
21st August 1998
Peter Hain
Parliamentary...
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