Introductory text

United Kingdom

Agriculture

Made 8th September 2015

Laid before Parliament 10th September 2015

Coming into force 1st October 2015

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations—

(a)

in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972^f1, other than in relation to fees charged by the Secretary of State, and

(b)

in exercise of the powers conferred by section 56(1) of the Finance Act 1973^f2 in relation to fees charged by the Secretary of State.

The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Union^f3.

In accordance with section 56(1) of the Finance Act 1973, the Treasury consent to the making of these Regulations.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1972 c.68; section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7).
f2: 1973 c.51; section 56(1) was amended by S.I. 2011/1043.
f3: S.I. 1972/1811, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations. The functions of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food were transferred to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs by article 2 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/794). Despite the transfer to the Scottish Ministers of functions in relation to observing and implementing obligations under EU law, so far as exercisable within devolved competence, the Secretary of State retains power to exercise functions for the purposes specified in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 as regards Scotland by virtue of section 57(1) of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46). Despite the transfer to the Welsh 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 Wales by virtue of paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.32). The Secretary of State has power to make regulations which extend to Northern Ireland under section 2(2) in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community by virtue of article 3(2) of the European Communities (Designation) (No. 3) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/2812).