Animal slaughtered for reasons of tuberculosis where the owner is licensed to remove the animal to a slaughter house of the owner’s choice4

1

This article applies where—

a

the Secretary of State causes an animal to be slaughtered under section 32(1) of the Act in its application to tuberculosis, and

b

an inspector has served a notice under article 15(1) of the Tuberculosis (England) Order 20145 and the owner is licensed to remove the animal to a slaughter house of the owner’s choice.

2

No compensation is payable under article 3 where the owner receives a commercial payment for the value of the slaughtered animal from the slaughter house operator.