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AGRICULTURE

Made 18th October 1989

Laid before Parliament 10th November 1989

Coming into force 1st December 1989

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 66(1), 68(1), (1A) and (3), 69(1), (3), (6) and (7), 70(1), 73(3), 74(1), 74A and 84 of the Agriculture Act 1970^f1 and now vested in them^f2 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consultation in accordance with section 84(1) of the said Act with such persons or organisations as appear to them to represent the interests concerned, and the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State, being Ministers designated^f3 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972^f4 in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Economic Community, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by the said section 2(2), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:–

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f1: 1970 c. 40; section 74A was inserted by the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68), Schedule 4, paragraph 6, and the Act was amended by the Agriculture Act 1970 Amendment Regulations 1982 (S.I. 1982/980).
f2: In the case of the Secretary of State for Wales by virtue of S.I. 1978/272.
f3: S.I. 1972/1811.
f4: 1972 c. 68; section 2 is subject to Schedule 2 to the Act and is to be read, as regards England and Wales, with section 40 of the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48), and as regards Scotland, with sections 289F and 289G of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21), which were inserted by section 54 of the said Act of 1982.