Assistance for removal of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea infected calves

4.—(1) Payment may only be made where a calf has–

(a)had notification of its birth recorded in accordance with Regulation 6 of the Cattle Identification (notification of Birth, Deaths and Movements) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999(1);

(b)been sampled in accordance with paragraph 3(1) and (2) of the schedule to the Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Eradication Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2016(2) and tested positive;

(c)not been moved contrary to paragraph 14(1) of the schedule to the Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Eradication Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2016;

(d)been humanely destroyed; and

(e)had its death recorded in accordance with Regulation 8 of the Cattle Identification (notification of Birth, Deaths and Movements) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 not later than four weeks from the date the keeper received notification in accordance with paragraph 8 of the schedule to the Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Eradication Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2016.

(2) Where an applicant elects for repeat analysis of an initial positive or inconclusive result in accordance with paragraph 5 of the Schedule to the Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Eradication Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2016, the requirement at regulation 4(1)(e) shall be extended to six weeks.