Introductory text

PESTICIDES

Made 20th December 1999

Laid before Parliament 22nd December 1999

Coming into force 13th January 2000

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State, being Ministers 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 Community, acting jointly in exercise of the powers conferred on them by the said section 2(2)^f3 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, and, in respect of regulations 3 and 4 of the following Regulations, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in exercise of the powers conferred by section 56(1) and (2) of the Finance Act 1973^f4 and with the consent of the Treasury, hereby make the following Regulations:

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Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1972/1811.
f2: 1972 c. 68.
f3: See also, as regards Scotland, section 57 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), which provides that, despite the transfer to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of that Act of functions in relation to observing and implementing obligations under Community law, any function of a Minister of the Crown in relation to any matter shall continue to be exercisable by him as regards Scotland for the purposes specified in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972. As regards Wales, the powers of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State, as Ministers designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community, to make regulations which extend to Wales is confirmed by article 3(4) of the European Communities (Designation) (No. 3) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/2788).
f4: 1973 c. 51. On the exercise of these powers as regards Scotland see note (c) above.