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Introductory text

England and Wales

Exiting The European Union, England

Animals, England

Sift requirements satisfied 5th December 2018

Made 20th December 2018

Laid before Parliament 21st December 2018

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by—

  1. (a)

    in relation to regulation 1, the powers mentioned in paragraphs (b) and (c);

  2. (b)

    in relation to regulation 2, section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 M1;

  3. (c)

    in relation to regulation 3, section 8(1) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 M2.

The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 M3 in relation to the common agricultural policy M4.

The requirements of paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (relating to the appropriate Parliamentary procedure for these Regulations) have been satisfied.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1

1972 c. 68, section 2(2) was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51), section 27(1)(a) and the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7), the Schedule, Part 1. It is prospectively repealed by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16), section 1 from exit day (see section 20 of that Act).

M2

2018 c. 16.

M3

The function of the former Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of making regulations under section 2(2) was transferred to the Secretary of State by S.I. 2002/794.

M4

S.I. 1972/1811, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.