# The Animal Health (Miscellaneous Fees) Regulations 2013, Introduction: Introductory text


Animals
Animal Health
Made 20th May 2013
Laid before Parliament 31st May 2013
Coming into force 24th June 2013
The 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.
The 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 .
These 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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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1240/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/animal-health-miscellaneous-fees-regulations-2013/introduction
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