Statutory Instrument 1990 No. 222

The Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Compensation Order 1990

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1990 No. 222

ANIMALS
ANIMAL HEALTH

The Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Compensation Order 1990

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 32(3) and 86(1) of the Animal Health Act 1981^[1], and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, with the approval of the Treasury in accordance with the said section 32(3), and the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 34(7) and 86(1) of the said Act, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Title and commencement
    1.    This Order may be cited as the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Compensation Order 1990 and shall come into force on 14th February 1990.

Interpretation
    2.    In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—
"the Act" means the Animal Health Act 1981;


"affected animal" means a bovine animal which is affected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy;


"average price" means a price calculated from the information referred to in paragraph 1 of the Schedule to this Order and in accordance with paragraph 2 of that Schedule;


"bovine animal" means a bull, cow, steer, heifer or calf;


"the Minister" and "the Ministry" mean respectively the Minister and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food;


"month" means any one of the twelve months of the year;


"return" means a document furnished to the Minister by the person or persons operating a market at a place listed in paragraph 1 of the Schedule to this Order which shows for a month the number of commercial grade friesian cows and heifers in milk and in calf sold at that market and the total sale price therefor;


"suspected animal" means a bovine animal which is suspected of being affected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy.

Compensation for bovine animals slaughtered for bovine spongiform encephalopathy
    3.—(1)  Where the Minister causes an affected animal or a suspected animal to be slaughtered under the powers conferred on him by section 32(1) of the Act in its application to bovine spongiform encephalopathy^[2] the compensation payable by him shall, subject to paragraph (2) below, be an amount equal to either—
 (a) the market value of the animal; or
 (b) the average price in respect of the month which occurred two months prior to the month in which the market value of the animal was determined in accordance with paragraph (3) below, rounded down to the nearest multiple of £1,
whichever is the less.

    (2)  Where the Minister causes an affected or suspected animal to be slaughtered and an examination at a veterinary laboratory of the Ministry of tissues taken from the carcase of the animal does not confirm that it was an affected animal the compensation payable by the Minister shall be an amount equal to either—
 (a) the market value of the animal; or
 (b) 125 per cent of the average price in respect of the month which occurred two months prior to the month in which the market value of the animal was determined in accordance with paragraph (3) below, rounded down to the nearest multiple of £1,
whichever is the less.

    (3)  
 (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of articles 3 and 4 of the Diseases of Animals (Ascertainment of Compensation) Order 1959^[3] the market value of a bovine animal which the Minister proposes to cause to be slaughtered shall, for the purposes of payment of compensation under this Order, be determined—
 (i) by agreement between the Minister and the owner of the animal, or
 (ii) by one valuer appointed jointly by the Minister and the said owner, or
 (iii) failing such agreement or appointment, by a valuer nominated by the President of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
 (b) A valuer appointed or nominated under sub-paragraph (a)(ii) or (iii) above shall be paid by the Minister and shall give to the Minister and the owner a certificate in writing of the said value.
 (c) For the purpose of obtaining an agreement under sub-paragraph (a)(i) above the Minister may employ a valuer to agree the market value.
 (d) In this paragraph a reference to a valuer shall be construed as a reference to an individual, and not to a company or firm or to two or more persons jointly.

    (4)  For the purposes of this article, the market value of a bovine animal is the price which might reasonably have been obtained for it at the time of valuation from a purchaser in the open market if the animal were not an affected or a suspected animal.

Revocation
    4.    The Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Compensation Order 1988^[4] is hereby revoked.

In Witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on
13th February 1990.


John Selwyn Gummer

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food


Sanderson of Bowden

Minister of State, Scottish Office

13th February 1990

Peter Walker

Secretary of State for Wales

12th February 1990

John Taylor

Thomas Sackville

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury

12th February 1990

[1] 1981 c. 22; section 86(1) contains definitions of "the Minister" and "the Ministers" relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which this Order is made. back

[2] Section 32 of the Animal Health Act 1981 was applied to bovine spongiform encephalopathy by S.I. 1988/2299 back

[3] S.I. 1959/1335 back

[4] S.I. 1988/1346 back

Explanatory Note