http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/1991-02-01Animal Health Act 1981An Act to consolidate the Diseases of Animals Act 1935, the Diseases of Animals Act 1950, the Ponies Act 1969, the Rabies Act 1974, the Diseases of Animals Act 1975, and certain related enactments.1981-08-01texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-10-071991-02-01 SCHEDULESSCHEDULE 3 Power to Slaughter in Relation to Certain DiseasesSection 31. Cattle plague11The Minister shall cause to be slaughtered all animals affected with cattle plague.2Where an animal is or has been in the same shed, stable, herd or flock as, or in contact with, an animal affected with cattle plague, the Minister may, if he is satisfied that the slaughter of the animal is necessary for preventing the spreading of cattle plague, cause the animal to be slaughtered.3The Minister may, if he thinks fit, in any case cause to be slaughtered—aany animals suspected of being affected with cattle plague, or being in a place infected with cattle plague;bany animals being in such parts of an area infected with cattle plague as are not comprised in a place infected with cattle plague (but in this last-mentioned case subject to such regulations as the Treasury by statutory instrument think fit to make).4The Minister shall for animals slaughtered under this paragraph pay compensation as follows—awhere the animal slaughtered was affected with cattle plague, the compensation shall be one half of its value immediately before it became so affected, but so that the compensation does not in any such case exceed £20; andbin every other case the compensation shall be the value of the animal immediately before it was slaughtered, but so that the compensation does not in any case exceed £40. Pleuro-pneumonia21The Minister shall cause to be slaughtered all cattle affected with pleuro-pneumonia.2The Minister may, if he thinks fit, in any case cause to be slaughtered—aany cattle suspected of being affected with pleuro-pneumonia; andbany cattle which are or which have been in the same field, shed, or other place, or in the same herd or otherwise in contact with cattle affected with pleuro-pneumonia, or which appear to the Minister to have been in any way exposed to the infection of pleuro-pneumonia.3The Minister shall for cattle slaughtered under this paragraph pay compensation as follows—awhere the animal slaughtered was affected with pleuro-pneumonia, the compensation shall be three-fourths of the value of the animal immediately before it became so affected, but so that the compensation does not in any such case exceed £30; andbin every other case the compensation shall be the value of the animal immediately before it was slaughtered, but so that the compensation does not in any case exceed £40.4Where the Minister has decided that any head of cattle is to be slaughtered under this paragraph, the Minister shall, if the owner of such head of cattle by notice in writing so requires cause the same to be slaughtered within 21 days after the receipt of the notice. Foot-and-mouth disease<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/3/1991-02-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/3" id="schedule-3-paragraph-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/3/1/1991-02-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/3/1" id="schedule-3-paragraph-3-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The Minister may, if he thinks fit, in any case cause to be slaughtered—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/3/1/a/1991-02-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/3/1/a" id="schedule-3-paragraph-3-1-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>any animals affected with foot-and-mouth disease, or suspected of being so affected; and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/3/1/b/1991-02-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/3/1/b" id="schedule-3-paragraph-3-1-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>any animals which are or have been in the same field, shed, or other place, or in the same herd or flock, or otherwise in contact with animals affected with foot-and-mouth disease, or which appear to the Minister to have been in any way exposed to the infection of foot-and-mouth disease.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/3/2/1991-02-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/3/2" id="schedule-3-paragraph-3-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The Minister shall for animals slaughtered under this paragraph pay compensation as follows—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/3/2/a/1991-02-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/3/2/a" id="schedule-3-paragraph-3-2-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>where the animal slaughtered was affected with foot-and-mouth disease the compensation shall be the value of the animal immediately before it became so affected;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/3/2/b/1991-02-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/3/2/b" id="schedule-3-paragraph-3-2-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>in every other case the compensation shall be the value of the animal immediately before it was slaughtered.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/crossheading/swinefever/1991-02-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/crossheading/swinefever" NumberOfProvisions="1" RestrictEndDate="2014-08-14" id="schedule-3-crossheading-swinefever"><Title> Swine-fever41The Minister may, if he thinks fit, in any case cause to be slaughtered—aany swine affected with swine-fever, or suspected of being so affected; andbany swine which are or have been in the same field, pig-sty, shed, or other place, or in the same herd, or otherwise in contact with swine affected with swine-fever, or which appear to the Minister to have been in any way exposed to the infection of swine-fever.2The Minister shall for animals slaughtered under this paragraph pay compensation as follows—awhere the animal slaughtered was affected with swine-fever, the compensation shall be one half of the value of the animal immediately before it became so affected;bin every other case the compensation shall be the value of the animal immediately before it was slaughtered. Diseases of poultry51The Minister may, if he thinks fit, cause to be slaughtered—aany diseased or suspected poultry; orbany poultry which are or have been in the same field, pen, shed or other place as, or otherwise in contact with, diseased poultry or which appear to the Minister to have been in any way exposed to the infection of disease.2The Minister shall for poultry, other than diseased poultry, slaughtered under this paragraph pay compensation, which shall be the value of the bird immediately before it was slaughtered.3The Minister may by order prescribe the payment of compensation in accordance with a scale approved by the Treasury for diseased poultry slaughtered under this paragraph, being poultry affected with any disease other than fowl pest in any of its forms, including Newcastle disease and fowl plague.
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<Text>The Minister shall for animals slaughtered under this paragraph pay compensation as follows—</Text>
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<Text>The Minister may, if he thinks fit, in any case cause to be slaughtered—</Text>
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<Text>The Minister shall for cattle slaughtered under this paragraph pay compensation as follows—</Text>
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<Text>Where the Minister has decided that any head of cattle is to be slaughtered under this paragraph, the Minister shall, if the owner of such head of cattle by notice in writing so requires cause the same to be slaughtered within 21 days after the receipt of the notice.</Text>
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<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/3/1991-02-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/3" id="schedule-3-paragraph-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/3/1/1991-02-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/3/1" id="schedule-3-paragraph-3-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The Minister may, if he thinks fit, in any case cause to be slaughtered—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/3/1/a/1991-02-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/3/1/a" id="schedule-3-paragraph-3-1-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>any animals affected with foot-and-mouth disease, or suspected of being so affected; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/3/1/b/1991-02-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/3/1/b" id="schedule-3-paragraph-3-1-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>any animals which are or have been in the same field, shed, or other place, or in the same herd or flock, or otherwise in contact with animals affected with foot-and-mouth disease, or which appear to the Minister to have been in any way exposed to the infection of foot-and-mouth disease.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/3/2/1991-02-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/3/2" id="schedule-3-paragraph-3-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The Minister shall for animals slaughtered under this paragraph pay compensation as follows—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/3/2/a/1991-02-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/3/2/a" id="schedule-3-paragraph-3-2-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>where the animal slaughtered was affected with foot-and-mouth disease the compensation shall be the value of the animal immediately before it became so affected;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/3/2/b/1991-02-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/3/2/b" id="schedule-3-paragraph-3-2-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in every other case the compensation shall be the value of the animal immediately before it was slaughtered.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/crossheading/swinefever/1991-02-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/crossheading/swinefever" NumberOfProvisions="1" RestrictEndDate="2014-08-14" id="schedule-3-crossheading-swinefever">
<Title> Swine-fever</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/4/1991-02-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/4" RestrictEndDate="2014-08-14" id="schedule-3-paragraph-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/4/1/1991-02-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/4/1" id="schedule-3-paragraph-4-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The Minister may, if he thinks fit, in any case cause to be slaughtered—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/4/1/a/1991-02-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/4/1/a" id="schedule-3-paragraph-4-1-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>any swine affected with swine-fever, or suspected of being so affected; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/4/1/b/1991-02-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/4/1/b" id="schedule-3-paragraph-4-1-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>any swine which are or have been in the same field, pig-sty, shed, or other place, or in the same herd, or otherwise in contact with swine affected with swine-fever, or which appear to the Minister to have been in any way exposed to the infection of swine-fever.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/4/2/1991-02-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/4/2" id="schedule-3-paragraph-4-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The Minister shall for animals slaughtered under this paragraph pay compensation as follows—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/4/2/a/1991-02-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/4/2/a" id="schedule-3-paragraph-4-2-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>where the animal slaughtered was affected with swine-fever, the compensation shall be one half of the value of the animal immediately before it became so affected;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/4/2/b/1991-02-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/4/2/b" id="schedule-3-paragraph-4-2-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in every other case the compensation shall be the value of the animal immediately before it was slaughtered.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</Pblock>
<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/crossheading/diseases-of-poultry/1991-02-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/crossheading/diseases-of-poultry" NumberOfProvisions="1" id="schedule-3-crossheading-diseases-of-poultry" RestrictEndDate="2003-07-11">
<Title> Diseases of poultry</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/5/1991-02-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/5" ConfersPower="true" id="schedule-3-paragraph-5" RestrictEndDate="2003-07-11">
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/5/1/1991-02-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/5/1" id="schedule-3-paragraph-5-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The Minister may, if he thinks fit, cause to be slaughtered—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/5/1/a/1991-02-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/5/1/a" id="schedule-3-paragraph-5-1-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>any diseased or suspected poultry; or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/5/1/b/1991-02-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/5/1/b" id="schedule-3-paragraph-5-1-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>any poultry which are or have been in the same field, pen, shed or other place as, or otherwise in contact with, diseased poultry or which appear to the Minister to have been in any way exposed to the infection of disease.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/5/2/1991-02-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/5/2" id="schedule-3-paragraph-5-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The Minister shall for poultry, other than diseased poultry, slaughtered under this paragraph pay compensation, which shall be the value of the bird immediately before it was slaughtered.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/5/3/1991-02-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3/paragraph/5/3" id="schedule-3-paragraph-5-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The Minister may by order prescribe the payment of compensation in accordance with a scale approved by the Treasury for diseased poultry slaughtered under this paragraph, being poultry affected with any disease other than fowl pest in any of its forms, including Newcastle disease and fowl plague.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</Pblock>
</ScheduleBody>
</Schedule>
</Schedules>
</Primary>
</Legislation>