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ANIMALS, WALES

ANIMAL HEALTH

Made 5.05 p.m on 2 November 2007

Coming into force 6.00 p. m. on 2 November 2007

This Order makes provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 ^f1 and it appears to the Welsh Ministers that it is expedient for the reference to Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1266/2007 (on implementing rules for Council Directive 2000/75/EC as regards the control, monitoring, surveillance and restrictions on movements of certain species of susceptible animals in relation to bluetongue^f2)to be construed as a reference to that Regulation as amended from time to time.

The Welsh Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972 ^f3 and sections 1, 7(1), 8(1), 15(4), 17(1), 23, 25, 28, 32(2), 34, 35, 36, 83(2) and 88(2) of the Animal Health Act 1981^f4:

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Footnotes

f1: 1972 c. 68.
f2: OJ No. L 283, 27.10.2007, p. 37.
f3: Paragraph 1A was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51).
f4: 1981 c. 22. Functions under the Act were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by S.I. 1999/672 and S.I. 2004/3044. By virtue of paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006, these functions are now exercisable by the Welsh Ministers.