The main EU legislation on Bovine TB is as follows:

• EU Directive 64/432/EEC (consolidated version) (PDF 600 KB)

The main domestic legislation is as follows:

• Tuberculosis (England) (Amendment) Order 2012: coming into force on 1 July 2012 (not yet published). This will revise the Tuberculosis (England) Order 2007
• Cattle Compensation (England) Order 2012: coming into force on 1 July 2012 (not yet published). This will replace the Cattle Compensation (England) Order 2006
• The Individual Ascertainment of value (England) Order 2012: coming into force on 1 July 2012 (not yet published). This will replace the The Individual Ascertainment of Value (England) Order 2005
• The Tuberculosis (Deer) Order 1989
• The Tuberculosis (Deer) (Amendment) Order 1993
• The Tuberculosis (Deer) Notice of Intended Slaughter and Compensation Order 1989

Legislation on the protection of badgers is covered on our “Badgers and bovine TB” page.