# The Diseases of Swine Regulations 2014, Introduction: Introductory text

Extent: E+W+S

Animals
Animal Health
Made 16th July 2014
Laid before Parliament 18th July 2014
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 18th July 2014
Coming into force 14th August 2014
The Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers are each 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.
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in that section and it appears to the Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers that it is expedient for the references in these Regulations to the following European Union instruments to be construed as references to such instruments as amended from time to time—
(a) Council Directive 92/119/EEC introducing general Community measures for the control of certain animal diseases and specific measures relating to swine vesicular disease;
(b) Council Directive 2001/89/EC on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever; and
(c) Council Directive 2002/60/EC laying down specific provisions for the control of African swine fever.
The Secretary of State, in relation to England and Scotland, and the Welsh Ministers, in relation to Wales, make these Regulations under the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, as read with paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1894/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/diseases-of-swine-regulations-2014/introduction
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