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England, Wales and Scotland

AGRICULTURE, ENGLAND

Made 5th October 2001

Laid before Parliament 8th October 2001

Coming into force 29th October 2001

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in exercise of the power conferred by section 50 (1), (2) and (3) of the Agriculture Act 1993f1, and now vested in herf2, and with the approval of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Scheme—

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f1

1993 c. 37.

f2

By virtue, in relation to England, of S.I. 1999/3141: “the Ministers” is defined in section 50(9) of the Agriculture Act 1993 as the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales acting jointly; that power was severed and transferred, in relation to Scotland, to the Scottish Ministers by section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) and, in relation to Wales, to the National Assembly for Wales by article 2(a) of, and Schedule 1 to, the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672).