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Introductory text

England, Wales and Scotland

Animals, England

Animal Health

Made 6th December 2017

Laid before Parliament 12th December 2017

Coming into force 2nd January 2018

The Secretary of State, with the approval of the Treasury and in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 32(2) and (3) of the Animal Health Act 1981f1 and now vested in the Secretary of Statef2, makes the following Order:

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Footnotes

f1

1981 c. 22.

f2

Functions conferred under the Animal Health Act 1981 on “the Ministers” (as defined in section 86 of that Act) are now exercisable by the Secretary of State. They were transferred, so far as exercisable by the Secretaries of State for Scotland and Wales, to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food by S.I. 1999/3141. Functions of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food were then further transferred to the Secretary of State by S.I. 2002/794.