Welsh Statutory Instrument 2001 No. 1127 (W. 56)

The Foot-And-Mouth Disease (Ascertainment of Value) (Wales) Order 2001

(The document as of February, 2008)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

2001 No. 1127 (W. 56)

ANIMALS, WALES

ANIMAL HEALTH

The Foot-And-Mouth Disease (Ascertainment of Value) (Wales) Order 2001

	Made at:	4.10 p.m. on 22nd March 2001
	Coming into force at:-	5.00 p.m. on 22nd March 2001

The National Assembly for Wales and the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, acting jointly in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 1 and 34(7) of the Animal Health Act 1981[1] and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, make the following Order:

Title, extent and commencement
    1.This Order may be cited as the Foot-And-Mouth Disease (Ascertainment of Value ) (Wales) Order 2001; it applies in relation to Wales and comes into force at 5pm on 22nd March 2001.

Ascertainment of value of an animal
    2. - (1) For the purposes of paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 3 to the Animal Health Act 1981 the value of an animal slaughtered by the Minister because of foot-and-mouth disease shall be in accordance with this article.

    (2) If the owner decides that he wishes to have the animal valued by a valuer, the value is the amount determined in writing by a valuer appointed jointly by the Minister and the owner of the animal or, failing such appointment, by a valuer appointed by the President of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

    (3) If the owner does not wish to have the animal valued by a valuer, the value is the amount set out for that animal in the Schedule.

    (4) The valuer shall be paid by the Minister.

D. Elis Thomas
Presiding Officer National Assembly for Wales

Signed at 3.30 p.m. on 22nd March 2001

Helene Hayman
Minister of State Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Signed at 4.10 p.m. on 22nd March 2001

SCHEDULEArticle 2

Animal	Rate
	(�)
SHEEP
Breeding ewes (in lamb/lamb at foot)	90
Cull/draft ewes	32
Hoggets (male and female old season's lamb)	55
New season's lamb	60
Rams	150
PIGS
Gilts	190
Breeding sows	130
Cull sows	80
Piglets on sow	18
Stores: Breeding units (weaners)	30
Stores: Finishing unit	55
Boars	520
CATTLE
Clean cattle: steers	600
Clean cattle: heifers	500
Clean cattle: young bulls	580
Breeding cows	1,100
Breeding heifers	900
Breeding bulls	1,000

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order establishes in Wales the system for ascertaining the value of animals slaughtered because of foot-and-mouth disease. The Schedule sets out fixed amounts of compensation if the owner does not choose to have the animals valued.

A Regulatory Appraisal has not been prepared.

Notes:

[1] 1981 c.22. See section 86(1) for the definitions of "the Ministers" and "the Minister". Functions of "the Ministers", so far as exercisable by the Secretary of State for Scotland in relation to Wales, were transferred to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food by the Transfer of Functions (Agriculture and Food) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3141). Functions of "the Ministers", so far as exercisable by the Secretary of State for Wales in relation to Wales, were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672).back

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