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Paragraph 23 Compensation for sheep or goats slaughtered as a suspect animalI1

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(1)

The Secretary of State shall pay compensation in accordance with this paragraph for a sheep or goat killed as a suspect animal.

(2)

Where it is confirmed that it was affected with a TSE, the compensation is—

(a)

£30 in the case of an animal at the end of its productive life; and

(b)

£90 in any other case.

(3)

Where it is not confirmed that it was affected with a TSE, the compensation is the higher of—

(a)

the amount that would have been payable under this paragraph if it had been confirmed the animal was affected with a TSE; and

(b)

such sum as appears to the Secretary of State, having regard to any information provided by the owner of the animal and any other relevant information, to reflect the market value of the animal, subject to a maximum sum of £400 for each animal.

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I1

Sch. 4 para. 23 in force at 1.3.2006, see reg. 1