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Paragraph 9 Amount of compensation payableI1

England and Wales Not yet in force

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

The compensation is the average price paid in Great Britain for that age and category of animal—

(a)

for a pedigree animal, in the previous six months; and

(b)

for any other bovine animal, in the previous month.

(2)

A pedigree animal is one for which a pedigree certificate has been issued by a breeders' organisation or association that fulfils the conditions of Council Decision 84/247/EEC laying down the criteria for the recognition of breeders' organisations and associations which maintain or establish herd-books for pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine speciesf1.

(3)

The Secretary of State shall categorise animals as follows, and for the purposes of determining which category the animal falls into, the age of the animal is the age, as shown by its cattle passport, at the date on which the notice of intention to kill was served.

Categories

MaleFemale
Beef Sector – non-pedigree animal
Up to 3 monthsUp to 3 months
Over 3 months up to 6 monthsOver 3 months up to 6 months
Over 6 months up to 9 monthsOver 6 months up to 9 months
Over 9 months up to 12 monthsOver 9 months up to 12 months
Over 12 months up to 16 monthsOver 12 months up to 16 months
Over 16 months up to 20 monthsOver 16 months up to 20 months
20 months and over—20 months and over—

  • Breeding bulls

  • Other

  • Calved

  • Not calved

Dairy Sector – non-pedigree animal
Up to 3 monthsUp to 3 months
Over 3 months up to 6 monthsOver 3 months up to 6 months
Over 6 months up to 12 monthsOver 6 months up to 12 months
Over 12 months up to 16 monthsOver 12 months up to 16 months
Over 16 months up to 20 monthsOver 16 months up to 20 months
20 months and over20 months and over—

  • Calved

  • Not calved

Beef Sector – pedigree animal
6 months up to 12 months6 months up to 12 months
Over 12 months up to 24 monthsOver 12 months up to 24 months
24 months and over24 months and over (not calved)
Calved under 36 months
Calved 36 months and over
Dairy Sector – pedigree animal
Up to 2 monthsUp to 2 months
Over 2 months up to 12 monthsOver 2 months up to 10 months
Over 12 months up to 24 monthsOver 10 months up to 18 months
24 months and over18 months and over not calved
Calved under 36 months
Calved 36 months and over

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Sch. 3 para. 9 in force at 1.3.2006, see reg. 1

Footnotes

f1

OJ No L125, 12.05.1984, p58.