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Introductory text

England and Wales

ANIMALS, ENGLAND

ANIMAL HEALTH

Made 17th January 2006

Laid before Parliament 20th January 2006

Coming into force 1st March 2006

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs makes the following Regulations under the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972f1.

She has been designatedf2 for the purposes of that section in relation to measures in the veterinary and phytosanitary fields for the protection of public health.

She has carried out the consultation required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safetyf3.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

1972 c. 68.

f2

S.I. 1999/2027.

f3

OJ No. L 31, 1.2.2002, p.1, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No. 1642/2003 (OJ No. L 245, 29.9.2003, p. 4).