Explanatory note

England, Wales and Scotland

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order revokes and re-makes with amendments the Bovine Spongiform Encephalo pathy Compensation Order 1994.

The Order prescribes the amount of compensation payable for bovine animals caused to be slaughtered by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food under section 32 of the Animal Health Act 1981 because they–

(a)

are affected with;

(b)

are suspected of being affected with; or

(c)

have been exposed to the infection of,

bovine spongiform encephalopathy.

The amount of compensation payable in the case of animals falling into categories (a) and (b) is set out in Article 3. The “indicative market price” of a bovine animal for the purpose of such compensation is to be calculated in accordance with Schedule 1 to the Order.

The amount of compensation payable in the case of animals falling into category (c) is set out in Article 4 and is subject to enhancement in accordance with Schedule 2 to the Order. These provisions are new.

A Compliance Cost Assessment has been prepared and placed in the library of each House of Parliament. Copies can be obtained from Animal Health (BSE) Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Government Buildings (Toby Jug), Hook Rise South, Tolworth, Surbiton, Surrey KT6 7DX.

Notes on the whole SI

Textual amendments

F1: Order revoked (E.) (19.4.2002) by The TSE (England) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/843), reg. 1, Sch. 9 Pt. I; and Order revoked (S.) (19.6.2002) by The TSE (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (S.S.I. 2002/255), reg. 1(1), sch. 9 Pt. I (with regs. 2, 102, sch. 9 Pt. II)