{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animal-test-certificates-regulations-1996/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animal-test-certificates-regulations-1996/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2194",
  "legislation_title": "The Animal Test Certificates Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animal-test-certificates-regulations-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MEDICINES\nMade 21st August 1996\nLaid before Parliament 23rd August 1996\nComing into force 13th September 1996\nThe Secretary of State concerned with health in England, the Secretaries of State respectively concerned with health and with agriculture in Scotland and in Wales, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland and the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland, acting jointly, in exercise of powers conferred by sections 36(1), 38(3) (as read with section 36(1)), 47(1), 85(1) and (4), 86(1), 91(2) and (3) and 129(1) and (5) of the Medicines Act 1968 and now vested in them, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf; the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretaries of State concerned with agriculture in Scotland and in Wales and the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland, acting jointly, in exercise of powers conferred by sections 85(1), (2) and (4), 86(1), 91(2) and (3) (as read with section 90(1)) and 129(5) of that Act and now vested in them, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consulting such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by the following Regulations in accordance with section 129(6) of that Act, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1968 c. 67; for sections 36(1) and 38(3) see the definition of “prescribed” in section 132(1); “the Ministers” referred to in sections 47(1) and 129(1) and “the appropriate Ministers” referred to in sections 85(1) and 86(1) are defined in section 1 (see also the following footnote)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "In the case of the Secretaries of State concerned with health in England and in Wales by virtue of S.I. 1969/388, in the case of the Secretary of State concerned with agriculture in Wales by virtue of S.I. 1978/272 and in the case of the Northern Ireland Departments by virtue of the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c. 36), section 40 and Schedule 5, and the Northern Ireland Act 1974 (c. 28), section 1(3) and Schedule 1, paragraph 2(1)(b)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "“The Agriculture Ministers” referred to in section 90(1) is defined in section 1(1)(b) (see also the following footnote)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "In the case of the Secretary of State concerned with agriculture in Wales by virtue of S.I. 1978/272 and in the case of the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland by virtue of 1973 c. 36, section 40 and Schedule 5 and 1974 c. 28, section 1(3) and Schedule 1, paragraph 2(1)(b)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2194/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:36:25.493771+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}