# The Brucellosis and Tuberculosis (England and Wales) Compensation (Amendment) Order 1998, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Brucellosis and Tuberculosis (England and Wales) Compensation Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1483 as amended by S.I. 1981/1412 and S.I. 1996/1352). The effect of the amendment is that the amount of compensation payable for cattle slaughtered for tuberculosis by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food or the Secretary of State after the coming into force of the Order is changed to the market value of the animal.
A regulatory impact assessment has been prepared and placed in the library of each House of Parliament. Copies can be obtained from the Animal Health (Disease Control) Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Government Buildings, Hook Rise South, Tolworth, Surbiton, Surrey KT6 7NF.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/2073/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/brucellosis-and-tuberculosis-england-and-wales-compensation-amendment-order-1998/note
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