Introductory text

Agriculture

Animals

Food

Made at 10.07 a.m. on 7th May 2024

Laid before Parliament at 4.30 p.m. on 7th May 2024

Coming into force 29th May 2024

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of powers conferred by Article 126(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products^f1.

In accordance with Article 144(7) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, before making these Regulations, the Secretary of State has consulted such bodies and persons as appear to the Secretary of State to be representative of the interests likely to be substantially affected by these Regulations and such other bodies or persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

In accordance with Article 3(2B)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the Welsh Ministers, in relation to the application of these Regulations to Wales, and the Scottish Ministers, in relation to the application of these Regulations to Scotland, have consented to the Secretary of State making these Regulations.

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Footnotes

f1: EUR 2017/625, which is amended by S.I. 2020/1481; there are other amending instruments, but none is relevant. For the definition of “appropriate authority” see Article 3(2A), (2B) and (2C).