Article 22 Ascertainment of market value
Subject to articles 23 to 27, the market value of a bovine animal is, for the purposes of payment of compensation under article 21, 23, 26 or 27, to be determined—
by agreement between the Scottish Ministers and the owner of the animal,
by agreement between two valuers, one appointed by the Scottish Ministers and the other by the owner,
by one valuer, appointed jointly by the Scottish Ministers and the owner, or
failing agreement or appointment, by a valuer nominated by the President of the Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland.
The valuer or valuers must give to the Scottish Ministers and the owner of the animal a certificate in writing of the value of the animal.
Any valuer appointed or nominated under paragraph (1) is to be paid by the Scottish Ministers.
Only individuals acting alone may be appointed or nominated for the purposes of this article.
The provisions of article 4 (ascertainment of value for compensation in Scotland) of the Diseases of Animals (Ascertainment of Compensation) Order 1959f1 do not apply where the Scottish Ministers cause a bovine animal to be slaughtered under section 32 of the Act in its application to tuberculosis.
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