Compensation
6.—(1) If an animal slaughtered for human consumption tests positive, the Secretary of State shall pay compensation for the carcase and all parts of the body (including the blood and the hide) of—
(a)that animal; and,
(b)if they are destroyed because of that positive result, the animal immediately preceding it on the slaughter line and the two animals immediately following it.
(2) In the case of an animal for which a no-test result (as described in paragraph 5(3)) is received the Secretary of State shall inform the owner in writing whether she intends to pay compensation for—
(a)the carcase and all parts of the body (including the blood and the hide) of that animal; and
(b)if they are destroyed because of that no-test result, the carcase and all parts of the body (including the blood but not the hide) of the animal immediately preceding it on the slaughter line and the two animals immediately following it,
giving the reasons, and the appeals procedure in regulation 14 applies.
(3) The compensation is the market value, established either by agreement or under the procedure in regulation 15, with the fee for nominating the valuer and the valuer’s fee paid by the occupier.
(4) Compensation is not payable in any other case.