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ANIMALS, ENGLAND

ANIMAL HEALTH

Made 24th January 2006

Coming into force 19th February 2006

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1 and 8(1) of the Animal Health Act 1981f1 and now vested in her f2, makes the following Order:

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f1

1981 c. 22.

f2

Functions conferred by the Animal Health Act 1981 on ‘the Ministers’ (as defined in section 86 of the Act) are now exercisable by the Secretary of State. Functions conferred on ‘the Ministers’ were transferred, so far as exercisable by the Secretaries of State for Scotland and Wales, to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food by the Transfer of Functions (Agriculture and Food) Order 1999 (SI 1999/3141) and were then further transferred to the Secretary of State by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (SI 2002/794).