Part 2Trading income

Chapter 8Trade profits: herd basis rules

Introduction

113Other interpretative provisions

1

This section applies for the purposes of this Chapter.

2

A production herd kept by a farmer is of the same class as another production herd only if—

a

the animals kept in both herds are of the same species (irrespective of breed), and

b

the products produced for the farmer to sell (for which the herds are wholly or mainly kept) are of the same kinds in both herds.

3

References to the sale of an animal include references to its death or destruction.

4

References to the sale proceeds of an animal include references to—

a

money received from an insurer because of the animal's death or destruction,

b

compensation money received because of the animal's death or destruction, and

c

the sale proceeds of the animal's carcass or any part of its carcass.

5

Female animals become mature—

a

in the case of laying birds, when they first lay, and

b

in any other case, when they produce their first young.

6

20% or more of a herd is a substantial part of the herd, but a lesser percentage than 20% is capable of being a substantial part of the herd depending on the circumstances of the case concerned.