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United Kingdom

Agriculture

Made 10th November 2015

Laid before Parliament 12th November 2015

Coming into force 16th November 2015

The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972f1 in relation to the common agricultural policyf2.

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations under the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.

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Footnotes

f1

1972 c.68; section 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), Schedule, Part 1.

f2

The power of the Secretary of State to make regulations that extend to Scotland and Northern Ireland and apply in Wales remains exercisable by virtue of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46), section 57(1), the European Communities (Designation) (No. 3) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/2812), article 3(2) and the European Communities (Designation) (No. 5) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2690), article 6, respectively.