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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animal-health-miscellaneous-fees-regulations-2013/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2013/1240",
  "legislation_title": "The Animal Health (Miscellaneous Fees) Regulations 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animal-health-miscellaneous-fees-regulations-2013",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Animals\nAnimal Health\nMade 20th May 2013\nLaid before Parliament 31st May 2013\nComing into force 24th June 2013\nThe Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Union.\nThe Secretary of State, with the consent of the Treasury, makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 56(1) and (2) of the Finance Act 1973 as read with paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972, and so far as relating to regulations 7, 8 and 9 in exercise of the powers conferred by section 10(3)(c) of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 1984 .\nThese Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for any reference to Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the control of salmonella and other specified food-borne zoonotic agents , Council Directive 90/429/EEC laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species , or Council Directive 2009/158/EC on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of, poultry and hatching eggs , to be construed as a reference to that Regulation or that Directive as amended from time to time.",
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      "text": "S.I. 1972/1811. The function of the former Minister of Agriculture of making regulations under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 was transferred to the Secretary of State by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/794)."
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      "text": "1972 c.68; section 2(2) was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51), section 27(1)(a), and the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7), Part 1 of the Schedule. The power of the Secretary of State to make Regulations that extend to Scotland remains exercisable by virtue of section 57(1) of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46). The power of the Secretary of State to make Regulations that extend to Northern Ireland remains exercisable by virtue of article 2(3) of the European Communities (Designation) (No 2) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/2027) and article 2(a) of the European Communities (Designation) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/301). The power of the Secretary of State to make Regulations in relation to Wales remains exercisable by virtue of paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.32)."
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      "text": "1973 c.51. Subsection (6) of section 56 was repealed by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1977 (c.18)."
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      "text": "1984 c.40."
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      "text": "OJ No L325, 12.12.2003, p.1 as last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1086/2011 (OJ No L 281, 28.10.2011, p.7)."
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      "text": "OJ No L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 62 as last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 176/2012 (OJ No L 61 2.3.2012 p.1)."
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      "text": "OJ No. L 343, 22.12.2009, p.74 as last amended by Commission Implementing Decision 2011/879/EU (OJ No. L 343, 12.12.2011 p. 105)."
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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