Introductory text

Animals

Made at 10.52 a.m. on 8th April 2021

Laid before Parliament at 4.00 p.m. on 8th April 2021

Coming into force 30th April 2021

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 48(b) and 144(6) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 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, makes the following Regulations.

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 the preconditions in Article 3(2B) of that Regulation^f2, the Welsh Ministers, in relation to the application of these Regulations in relation to Wales, and the Scottish Ministers, in relation to the application of these Regulations in relation to Scotland, have consented to the Secretary of State making these Regulations.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: EUR 2017/625. Article 48 is amended, and Article 144 is substituted, by S.I. 2020/1481.
f2: Article 3(2A) and (2B) contains a definition of “the appropriate authority”, and is inserted by S.I. 2020/1481.