F110Assessment of value of animals.N.I.
(1)Where it comes to the knowledge of the Trustees that any animals exported after the passing of this Act have been or are about to be slaughtered at any British port by reason of the requirements of the British authorities, an assessment committee shall forthwith proceed or direct their agent to proceed to that port; and such committee shall there assess, or the agent shall inquire into and report to the committee on, the value, for the purposes of compensation under section eight of this Act, of all animals so slaughtered or about to be slaughtered, in respect of the slaughter of which claims for such compensation might be sustained under this Act.
(2)The following provisions shall apply to the assessment of the value of animals which have been or are about to be slaughtered, that is to say:—
(a)the value of animals which have been or are about to be slaughtered on account of their being actually infected with foot and mouth disease shall be assessed as at the time immediately before they became so infected;
(b)the value of animals which have been slaughtered without their being actually so infected shall be assessed as at the time immediately before they were slaughtered;
(c)the value of animals which are about to be slaughtered without their being actually so infected shall be assessed as at the time of such assessment;
(d)no regard shall be had to depreciation due solely to the animals being or having been in an area in which they were exposed to the danger of becoming so infected;
F2[(e)the value of any animal slaughtered after 1st August 1972 shall be taken not to exceed £200 [F3 and the value of an animal slaughtered after 19th February 1979 shall be taken not to exceed £300].
(3)The Ministry may by order made after consultation with the Trustees substitute for the sum referred to in subsection (2)( e) such sum as may be specified in the order in relation to any animal slaughtered after such date as may be specified in the order.
(4)An order made under subsection (3) shall be subject to negative resolution.]