PART 5

Slaughter and compensation

Compensation – general provision
21
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 22 to 27.
2
Subject to articles 23 to 27, where the animal is identified by means of ear tags and a cattle passport in accordance with the requirements of the Cattle Identification (Scotland) Regulations 2007 , the compensation payable is the market value of the animal ascertained in accordance with article 22.
3
Where the animal is not 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 28.
S.S.I. 2007/174, amended by S.S.I. 2007/312, S.S.I. 2011/412 and S.S.I. 2017/133.