Paragraph 4 C1

(1)

The Minister may, if he thinks fit, in any case cause to be slaughtered—

(a)

any swine affected with swine-fever, or suspected of being so affected; and

(b)

any swine which are or have been in the same field, pig-sty, shed, or other place, or in the same herd, or otherwise in contact with swine affected with swine-fever, or which appear to the Minister to have been in any way exposed to the infection of swine-fever.

(2)

The Minister shall for animals slaughtered under this paragraph pay compensation as follows—

(a)

where the animal slaughtered was affected with swine-fever, the compensation shall be one half of the value of the animal immediately before it became so affected;

(b)

in every other case the compensation shall be the value of the animal immediately before it was slaughtered.

Annotations

Modifications

C1: Sch. 3 para. 4 restricted (14.8.2014) by The Diseases of Swine Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1894), regs. 1(1)(c), 43(2) (with reg. 4(1))