2.—(1) The Tuberculosis (Scotland) Order 2007(1) is amended as follows.
(2) In article 2(1) (interpretation) for the definition of ‘high incidence area’ substitute—
““high incidence area” means an area in Great Britain where bovine animals are required to be subject to routine tuberculin testing at intervals of no more than two years in accordance with the requirements of Council Directive 64/432/EEC on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine(2),”.
(3) For article 9 (post movement testing) substitute—
9.—(1) Where a bovine animal has been moved to premises in Scotland (in this article “the receiving premises”) from premises in a high incidence area, the keeper of the bovine animal must ensure that a diagnostic test for tuberculosis is applied to it no fewer than 60 days and no more than 120 days after the date on which it first arrives at the receiving premises.
(2) Unless paragraph (3) applies, the keeper of a bovine animal must not allow the animal to be moved from the receiving premises unless a diagnostic test has been applied to it in accordance with paragraph (1) and the results of the test of the animal as read by an inspector or an approved veterinary surgeon are negative for tuberculosis.
(3) This paragraph applies where the bovine animal is moved—
(a)directly to slaughter within 120 days of the animal’s first arrival at the receiving premises,
(b)solely for the purpose of veterinary treatment, provided that after the treatment the animal is returned directly to the receiving premises or is killed or goes directly to slaughter, or
(c)under the authority of a movement licence issued by a veterinary inspector.”.
(4) In article 10(1) (application of test), for “article 9” substitute “article 9(1)”.
(5) In article 12 (reporting test results), for “tested a bovine animal with tuberculin” substitute “diagnostically tested a bovine animal for tuberculosis”.
(6) For article 18 (compensation) substitute—
18.—(1) Where the Scottish Ministers cause a bovine animal to be slaughtered under section 32 of the Act in its application to tuberculosis, they must pay compensation in accordance with this article and articles 19 to 19C.
(2) Subject to articles 19A to 19C, where the animal has been identified by means of ear tags and a cattle passport in accordance with the requirements of the Cattle Identification (Scotland) Regulations 2007(3), the compensation payable is the market value of the animal ascertained in accordance with article 19.
(3) Where the animal has not been identified by means of ear tags and a cattle passport in accordance with the requirements of the Cattle Identification (Scotland) Regulations 2007, the amount of compensation payable is £1.
(4) Where paragraph (3) applies, the Scottish Ministers must notify the keeper of the decision to pay compensation of £1—
(a)giving the reasons for the decision, and
(b)explaining that the keeper has the right to make written representations to a person appointed by the Scottish Ministers in accordance with article 19D.”.
(7) In article 19(1) (ascertainment of market value)—
(a)for “Notwithstanding” substitute “Subject to articles 19A to 19C, and notwithstanding” and,
(b)for “this Order” substitute “article 18, 19A or 19C”.
(8) After article 19 insert—
19A.—(1) Subject to article 19C, this article applies where a bovine animal which has been caused to be slaughtered under section 32 of the Act is a reactor and the market value of that bovine animal ascertained in accordance with article 19 exceeds—
(a)£5,000 in the case of a bovine animal other than a pedigree bovine animal, or
(b)£7,500 in the case of a pedigree bovine animal.
(2) Where this article applies, the compensation payable is the sum mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) or (b), whichever is applicable.
(3) For the purposes of this article—
“2016 Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on zootechnical and genealogical conditions for the breeding, trade in and entry into the Union of purebred breeding animals, hybrid breeding pigs and the germinal products thereof and amending Regulation (EU) No 652/2014, Council Directives 89/608/EEC and 90/425/EEC and repealing certain acts in the area of animal breeding(4),
“breeding book” has the same meaning as point 12(a) of Article 2 of the 2016 Regulation and “main section of a breeding book” is to be construed in accordance with point 13 of Article 2 of that Regulation,
“breeders’ organisation or association” means a breeders’ organization or association granted recognition under and in accordance with the first sub-paragraph of Article 2 of Commission Decision 84/247/EEC laying down the criteria for recognition of breeder’s organizations and associations which maintain or establish herd-books for pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species(5),
“breed society” means a breed society recognised under and in accordance with Article 4(3) of the 2016 Regulation,
“main section of a herd-book” is to be construed in accordance with Article 1 of Commission Decision 84/419/EEC laying down the criteria for entering cattle in herd-books(6),
“official certificate” means—
a pedigree certificate issued under and in accordance with Article 1 of Commission Decision 2005/379/EC on pedigree certificates and particulars for pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species, their semen, ova and embryos(7), or
a zootechnical certificate issued under and in accordance with Article 30(1) of the 2016 Regulation,
“pedigree bovine animal” means a bovine animal—
which, before the relevant date has been entered into—
the main section of a herd-book by a breeders’ organisation or association, or
the main section of a breeding book by a breed society, and
for which an official certificate has been—
issued by that breeders’ organisation or association or by that breed society before the relevant date, and
presented to the Scottish Ministers, or to a valuer appointed by the Scottish Ministers, for the purposes of article 19, and
“relevant date” means, where a diagnostic test for tuberculosis applied to the animal under these Regulations reveals that the animals is a reactor, the date of that test.
19B.—(1) This article applies where—
(a)a bovine animal is moved on to premises in breach of a relevant movement restriction or prohibition,
(b)a diagnostic test for tuberculosis has been applied to the animal and the test results reveal that the animal is a reactor,
(c)the keeper is informed of the test results by a person who has received consent to test under article 26(a), and
(d)the Scottish Ministers have caused the animal to be slaughtered under section 32 of the Act.
(2) Where this article applies, the amount of compensation payable for a slaughtered animal is £1.
(4) Where this article applies, the Scottish Ministers must notify the keeper of the decision to pay compensation of £1—
(a)giving the reasons for the decision, and
(b)explaining that the keeper has the right to make written representations to a person appointed by the Scottish Ministers in accordance with article 19D.
(5) In paragraph (1)(a), “a relevant movement restriction or prohibition” means a movement restriction or prohibition applicable in respect of premises by virtue of—
(a)article 6(2)(c),
(b)article 11A(2)(a),
(c)article 22(1)(b),
(d)article 24.
19C.—(1) This article applies where—
(a)the keeper of an animal has been served with a test notice under article 21(1),
(b)the keeper has failed to carry out a diagnostic test for tuberculosis by the latest date specified in the notice (“the specified date”),
(c)a diagnostic test for tuberculosis has been applied to the animal after the specified date and the test results reveal that the animal is a reactor,
(d)the keeper is informed of the test results by a person who has received consent to test under article 26(a),
(e)the Scottish Ministers have caused the animal to be slaughtered under section 32 of the Act, and
(f)the market value of the animal has been ascertained in accordance with article 19.
(2) Where this article applies, the compensation payable to the keeper for a slaughtered animal is—
(a)where the interval between the specified date and the date of the test is more than 60 days but not more than 90 days, 50% of the market value of the animal as ascertained in accordance with article 19, or
(b)where the interval between the specified date and the date of the test is more than 90 days, 5% of the market value of the animal as ascertained in accordance with article 19.
(3) Where this article applies, the Scottish Ministers must notify the keeper of the decision to reduce compensation—
(a)giving the reasons for the decision, and
(b)explaining that the keeper has the right to make written representations to a person appointed by the Scottish Ministers in accordance with article 19D.
19D.—(1) Within a period of 21 days beginning with the date of receipt of a notification under article 18(4), 19B(4) or 19C(3), the keeper may make written representations to a person appointed by the Scottish Ministers for the purpose of having the decision to reduce the compensation payable to the keeper reviewed by that person (“the appointed person”).
(2) The appointed person must consider those representations together with any written representations made by the Scottish Ministers.
(3) Having considered representations in accordance with paragraph (2), the appointed person must then report in writing to the Scottish Ministers who must then make their final determination in relation to the amount of compensation payable in respect of the animal which has been caused to be slaughtered under section 32 of the Act.
(4) The Scottish Ministers must notify the keeper of their final determination under paragraph (3) and the reasons for it.”.
(9) For article 21 (facilitating examination etc) substitute—
21.—(1) The Scottish Ministers may serve on the keeper of any bovine animal a notice (“a test notice”) requiring the keeper to have applied to the animal a diagnostic test for tuberculosis before a date specified in the notice.
(2) The keeper of any bovine animal must comply with all reasonable requirements of an inspector or an approved veterinary surgeon with a view to facilitating—
(a)the examination of that animal by a veterinary inspector or an approved veterinary surgeon,
(b)the application to the animal of a diagnostic test for tuberculosis (following the service of a notice under paragraph (1)), and
(c)the valuation or slaughter of the animal when the Scottish Ministers intend to cause it to be slaughtered under section 32 of the Act in its application to tuberculosis.
(3) For the purposes of facilitating any examination, testing, valuation or slaughter as mentioned in paragraph (2), an inspector or an approved veterinary surgeon may require the keeper of the bovine animal to arrange—
(a)for the collection, penning and securing of the animal, and
(b)for the movement of the animal to and from any premises specified by the inspector or, as the case may be, the approved veterinary surgeon.”.
(10) For article 22 (default) substitute—
22.—(1) If any person fails to comply with a test notice under article 21(1) or any requirement as mentioned in article 21(2) or (3), the Scottish Ministers—
(a)may take or cause to be taken all such steps as may be necessary to facilitate the examination, testing, valuation or slaughter of the bovine animal including, subject to paragraph (3), the movement of the animal to other premises, and
(b)may by notice served on the keeper of the bovine animal prohibit the movement of any bovine animal on to or off the premises, except under the authority of a licence issued by an inspector.
(2) Paragraph (1) is without prejudice to any proceedings for an offence arising out of any failure to comply as mentioned in that paragraph.
(3) Where a bovine animal has been moved to other premises in accordance with sub-paragraph (1)(a), the Scottish Ministers must ensure the return of the animal to the premises from which it was moved within a reasonable time after the examination, testing or valuation has been carried out.
(4) Any expenses reasonably incurred by the Scottish Ministers for the purposes of making good any default are recoverable from the person in default.”.
(11) For article 26(a) (prohibition on testing, vaccination and therapeutic treatment), substitute—
“(a)apply a diagnostic test for tuberculosis to a bovine animal,”.
S.S.I. 2007/147 as amended by S.S.I. 2009/445, S.S.I. 2013/173 and S.S.I. 2014/71.
OJ L 121, 29.7.1964, p.1, as last amended by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/819 (OJ L 129, 27.5.2015, p.28). The instrument is repealed subject to savings by Regulation (EU) 2016/429 (OJ L 84, 31.3.2016, p.1).
S.S.I. 2007/174 as amended by S.S.I. 2017/133.
OJ L 171, 19.6.2016, p.66.
OJ L 125, 12.5.1984, p.58, as amended by Commission Decision 2007/371/EC (OJ L 140, 1.6.2007, p.49).
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