{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-1/article-2a",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-1/article-2a.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2005/1",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations and amending Directives 64/432/EEC and 93/119/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1255/97",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-1",
  "path": "article/2a",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2a",
  "heading": "Definition of the appropriate authority",
  "text": "1. Subject to paragraph 2, ‘the appropriate authority’ means—\n(a)for regulations applying in relation to England, the Secretary of State;\n(b)for regulations applying in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;\n(c)for regulations applying in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;\n2. ‘The appropriate authority is the Secretary of State if consent is given by—\n(a)for regulations applying in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;\n(b)for regulations applying in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Art. 2a inserted (31.12.2020) by The Animals (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/588), regs. 1, 6(3) (with reg. 12) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1590, regs. 1(1)(b)(i), 3(3)(a)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2005/1/article/2a",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:54:59.433274+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."
}