Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002

3.  Where an animal was certified by a veterinary surgeon before slaughter as –

(a)requiring slaughter for emergency reasons relating to the welfare of the animal;

(b)not fit for human consumption by virtue of its condition; and

(c)having no market value as a consequence,

there shall be no compensation payable for the animal.