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AGRICULTURE, WALES

Made 7 November 2007

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 8 November 2007

Coming into Force 30 November 2007

The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 66(1), 68(1), 74A and 84 of the Agriculture Act 1970^f1.

There has been consultation during the preparation of these Regulations in accordance with the requirements of section 84(1) of the Agriculture Act 1970 or as appropriate of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council^f2 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety.

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f1: 1970 c. 40. Section 66(1) contains the definitions of the expressions “the Ministers”, “prescribed” and “regulations”. The functions of the Ministers and the Secretary of State so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by S.I.1999/672 and were transferred to the Welsh Ministers by virtue of 162 of and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32). Section 74A was inserted by the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68), Schedule 4, paragraph 6.
f2: O.J No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No. 575/2006 (O.J. No. L100, 8.4.2006, p.3).