SCHEDULE 7 S Offspring Slaughter

Interpretation S

1.—(1) For the purposes of this Schedule–

• “barrener cattle” means adult female bovine animals which have had one or more calves and which are being sold either for immediate slaughter or for further fattening before slaughter;

• “beef breeding offspring animal” means an offspring animal, other than a pedigree offspring animal or a productive offspring animal, intended for suckler production;

• “beef offspring animal” means an offspring animal, other than a pedigree offspring animal or a productive offspring animal, intended for the production of meat for human consumption;

• “beef special premium” is the premium payable under Article 4(b) of Council Regulation (EEC) 805/68 as amended M1 ;

• “bovine animal” includes buffalo of the species Bubalus bubalis and Bison bison;

• “cattle passport” has the same meaning as in the Cattle Identification Regulations 1998 M2 ;

• “dairy offspring animal” means an offspring animal, other than a pedigree offspring animal or a productive offspring animal, intended for the production of milk for human consumption;

• “indicative market price” means a price calculated in accordance with paragraph 7 below:

• “market value” means–

  (a)

  in the case of an offspring animal aged 30 months or over, either–

  (i)

  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 offspring animal; or

  (ii)

  the purchase price which would have applied had the animal been slaughtered at the time of valuation under the OTMS,

  whichever is the higher; and

  (b)

  in the case of an offspring animal aged under 30 months, 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 offspring animal;

• “offspring animal” means a bovine animal born on or after 1st August 1996 in the United Kingdom, to a dam which–

  (a)

  was affected or suspected of being affected with BSE when it gave birth to the animal; or

  (b)

  has subsequently become affected or suspected of being affected with BSE;

• “OTMS” means the Over Thirty Months Scheme for the purchase and slaughter of bovine animals aged over thirty months referred to in Commission Regulation (EC) No. 716/96 M3 adopting exceptional support measures for the beef market in the United Kingdom, as amended;

• “pedigree offspring animal” means an offspring animal which is a pure-bred breeding animal of the bovine species within the meaning of Council Directive 77/504/EEC M4 ;

• “productive offspring animal” means–

  (a)

  a female offspring animal in milk or in calf;

  (b)

  a male offspring animal, other than a pedigree offspring animal, kept for breeding purposes.

(2) For the purpose of calculating the compensation payable for an offspring animal, the age of the animal at slaughter shall be conclusively determined by reference to the date of birth of the animal shown on the cattle passport for the animal.

Marginal Citations

M1 O.J. No. L 148, 28.6.68, p. 24 (O.J. SE Vol. I, p.187); the last relevant amendment was made by Council Regulation (EC) No. 2222/96, O.J. No. L 296, 21.11.96, p.50.

M2 S.I. 1998/871 as amended by S.I. 1998/1796 , 2969, and 1999/1339

M3 O.J. No. L 99, 20.4.96, p.14, as amended by Commission Regulations (EC) Nos. 774/96 (O.J. No. L 104, 27.4.96, p.1), 835/96 (O.J. No. L 112, 7.5.96, p.17), 1512/96 (O.J. No. L 189, 30.7.96, p.93), 1846/96 (O.J. No. L 245, 26.9.96, p.9), 1974/96 (O.J. No. L 262, 16.10.96, p.2), 2149/96 (O.J. No. L 288, 9.11.96, p.14), 2423/96 (O.J. No. L 329, 19.12.96, p.43) and 1365/97 (O.J. No. L 188, 17.7.97, p.6).

M4 O.J. No. L 206, 12.8.77, p.8 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.