Article 3 Functions shared by the Scottish Ministers and a Minister of the Crown

(1)

Subject to the restriction specified in paragraph (2), the functions conferred on a Minister of the Crown by–

(a)

section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972^f1;

(b)

the European Communities (Designation) Order 1972^f2;

(c)

the European Communities (Designation) (No.2) Order 1991^f3;

(d)

the European Communities (Designation) (No. 2) Order 1999^f4; and

(e)

the European Communities (Designation) (No. 4) Order 2003^f5,

shall, so far as they are exercisable by him in or as regards Scotland, be exercisable by the Scottish Ministers concurrently with the Minister of the Crown.

(2)

The functions referred to in paragraph (1) are so exercisable only so far as they are exercisable in relation to–

(a)

animal feeding stuffs, intended to be used for oral feeding to animals, which are not veterinary medicinal products as defined in regulation 2(1) of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations; or

(b)

any feed additive to which Regulation (EC) No. 1831/2003^f6 on additives for use in animal nutrition applies which is not a specified feed additive as defined by paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 5 to the Veterinary Medicines Regulations.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), Schedule 8, paragraph 15.
f2: S.I. 1972/1811, amended by S.I. 2002/794; there are other amending instruments not relevant to this Order.
f3: S.I. 1991/755; there are amendments not relevant to this Order.
f4: S.I. 1999/2027.
f5: S.I. 2003/2901.
f6: OJ No L 268, 18.10.2003, p.29.