# The Trade in Animals and Related Products (Scotland) Amendment Order 2012, Introduction: Introductory text


Animals
Agriculture
Made 20th June 2012
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 22nd June 2012
Coming into force 1st July 2012
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972 , section 72 of the Animal Health Act 1981 and all other powers enabling them to do so .
This Order makes provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and it appears to the Scottish Ministers that it is expedient for the references to the EU instruments in articles 2 and 3 to be construed as references to those instruments as amended from time to time.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2012/198/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/trade-in-animals-and-related-products-scotland-amendment-order-2012/introduction
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