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Assessment of value of animals.
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14.—(1) Whenever it comes to the knowledge of the Trustees that any animals exported on or after the appointed day from Saorstát Eireann to a port in Great Britain have been or are about to be slaughtered at such port by reason of the requirements of the British authorities in consequence of an outbreak or suspected outbreak or apprehended danger of foot and mouth disease, a committee of assessors appointed under this Act and qualified to investigate claims for compensation under this Act in respect of the slaughter of such animals shall proceed forth with to such port and there assess the value for the purposes of such compensation of all animals so slaughtered or about to be slaughtered in respect of the slaughter of which claims for such compensation could or might be sustainable under this Act.
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(2) The following provisions shall apply to the assessment under this Act of the value of animals which have been or are about to be slaughtered, that is to say:—
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(a) the value of animals which have been or are about to be slaughtered on account of their being actually infected with foot and mouth disease shall be assessed as at the time immediately before they became so infected;
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(b) the value of animals which have been slaughtered without their being actually so infected shall be assessed as at the time immediately before they were slaughtered;
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(c) the value of animals which are about to be slaughtered without their being actually so infected shall be assessed as at the time of such assessment;
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(d) depreciation due solely to the animals being or having been in an area in which they were exposed to the danger of becoming infected with foot and mouth disease shall be disregarded.
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