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Tuberculosis (Deer and Camelid) Slaughter and Compensation (England) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 2338 of 2014).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
England
Document type
Regulation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Animal health Pests/diseases Slaughtering Liability/compensation Camelids Ranching/captive breeding Game Keeping of live animals Wild fauna
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Order, made under section 32 of the Animal Health Act 1981, concerns compensation payable to the owner of a deer or camelid in case such animal has been slaughtered because it is affected or suspected of being affected by tuberculosis, or has been exposed to the infection of tuberculosis. It provides that tuberculosis is a disease for the purpose of section 32(2) to enable the Secretary of State to slaughter cattle, sheep, goats, swine and all other ruminating animals (including deer and camelids) affected by tuberculosis.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Repealed by

Tuberculosis (Non-bovine animals) Slaughter and Compensation (England) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 1254 of 2017).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2017

Keyword: Animal health, Pests/diseases, Slaughtering, Liability/compensation, Camelids, Sheep/goats, Swine

Source: FAO, FAOLEX