Fur Farming (Compensation Scheme) (England) Order 2001
This Order, which applies to England only, establishes a compensation scheme for mink farmers affected by section 1 of the Fur Farming (Prohibition) Act 2000 (referred to in this Note as “the 2000 Act”). Section 1 of the Act, which prohibits anyone from keeping animals for solely or primarily for the value of their fur or in order to breed animals for that purpose, is being brought into force as from 1st January 2003 by means of a separate Commencement Order.