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England, Wales and Scotland

Animals, England

Animal Health

Made 16th May 2012

Laid before Parliament 30th May 2012

Coming into force 1st July 2012

The powers conferred by sections 1, 32(3) and 34(7) of the Animal Health Act 1981^f1 are vested^f2 in the Secretary of State who, in exercise of those powers and with the approval of the Treasury for the purpose of section 32(3), makes the following Order.

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f1: 1981 c. 22. See section 86(1) for the definitions of “the Minister” and “the Ministers”.
f2: Functions conferred under the 1981 Act were transferred, so far as exercisable by the Secretaries of State for Scotland and Wales, to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food by the Transfer of Functions (Agriculture and Food) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3141). Functions of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food were then further transferred to the Secretary of State by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/794).