The Bluetongue (Wales) (Compensation) Order 2007

Made: 22 October 2007

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales: 23 October 2007

Coming into force: 22 October 2007

With the approval of the Treasury, the Welsh Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 32(3) of the Animal Health Act 1981[^f00001] and now vested in them[^f00002].

Citation, commencement and application

1

This Order—

• (a) is entitled the Bluetongue (Wales) (Compensation) Order 2007;

• (b) comes into force on 22 October 2007;

• (c) applies in relation to Wales.

Compensation

2

• (1) Paragraph (2) applies where the Welsh Ministers cause any animal to be slaughtered under section 32 of the Animal Health Act 1981 as applied to bluetongue by article 13 of the Bluetongue Order 2003[^f00003].

• (2) The compensation payable by the Welsh Ministers in respect of the animal will be its market value immediately before it was slaughtered had it not been affected or suspected of being affected with, or had it not been exposed to the infection of, bluetongue.

• (3) In this article, “animal” means a ruminating animal.

Signed

Elin Jones — Minister for Rural Affairs, one of the Welsh Ministers — 22 October 2007

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes provision for compensation to be paid in respect of an animal affected with, suspected of being affected with, or exposed to the infection of, bluetongue slaughtered under section 32 of the Animal Health Act 1981 (c. 22). The amount of compensation is the market value of the animal immediately before it is slaughtered, had it not been so affected, suspected of being affected or exposed to infection.

A regulatory impact assessment has not been prepared for these Regulations as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1981 c. 22.

[^f00002]: Functions transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by S.I. 1999/672 and S.I. 2004/3044. By virtue of paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006, these functions are now exercisable by the Welsh Ministers.

[^f00003]: S.I. 2003/326 (W.47).