Explanatory note

This Order provides directs that bovine tuberculosis is included within the diseases for which the Minister may cause an animal to be slaughtered under section 32 of the Animal Health Act 1981 (c. 22).

The Schedule to the Order sets out the amount of compensation which is to be payable in respect of each species and category of animal slaughtered.

A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business, the voluntary sector and the public sector is available from Dan Hackett at the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London, email [email protected].