The Cattle Compensation (England) Order 2019 No. 945

SCHEDULE E+W+S Calculation of compensation

PART 1 E+W+S Method of calculation

Tuberculosis compensation reduction due to unclean animal presented for slaughter E+W+S

6.—(1) The compensation payable in respect of an animal’s slaughter is 50% of the compensation which would otherwise be payable in accordance with paragraphs 2 to 5 where—

(a) the animal is presented for slaughter for reasons of tuberculosis, and

(b) the official veterinarian at the slaughter house is of the opinion that the animal is not in a clean condition in accordance with the requirement in point 4 of Chapter 4 of Section 1 of Annex 3 to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin(1).

(2) The Secretary of State must notify the owner in writing of the reason for the decision to reduce compensation in accordance with sub-paragraph (1).

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. para. 6 in force at 1.7.2019, see art. 1

(1)

OJ No L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1981 (OJ No L 285, 1.11.2017, p. 10).