Introductory text

England, Wales and Scotland

Animals

Animal Health

Made 27th November 2014

Laid before Parliament 28th November 2014

Coming into force 29th December 2014

The Secretary of State has been designated^f1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972^f2 in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Union and measures in the veterinary and phytosanitary fields for the protection of public health.

The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972^f3.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1972/1811 and S.I. 1999/2027.
f2: 1972 c. 68 (“the 1972 Act”).
f3: Section 2(2) was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51), section 27(1)(a), and the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7), Part 1 of the Schedule. Under section 57(1) of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46), despite the transfer to the Scottish Ministers of functions in relation to implementing obligations under EU law in relation to devolved matters, the Secretary of State retains power to exercise such functions as regards Scotland for the purposes specified in section 2(2) of the 1972 Act. Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006, and amended by the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008, Part 1 of the Schedule, and by S.I. 2007/1388.