# The Foot-And-Mouth Disease (Ascertainment of Value) (Wales) Order 2001, Article 2: Ascertainment of value of an animal


(1) For the purposes of paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 3 to the Animal Health Act 1981 the value of an animal slaughtered by the Minister because of foot-and-mouth disease shall be in accordance with this article.
(2) If the owner decides that he wishes to have the animal valued by a valuer, the value is the amount determined in writing by a valuer appointed jointly by the Minister and the owner of the animal or, failing such appointment, by a valuer appointed by the President of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
(3) If the owner does not wish to have the animal valued by a valuer, the value is the amount set out for that animal in the Schedule.
(4) The valuer shall be paid by the Minister.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2001/1127/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/foot-and-mouth-disease-ascertainment-of-value-wales-order-2001/article-2
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