# The Zootechnical Standards Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018, Introduction: Introductory text


Animals
Made 5th December 2018
Coming into operation 26th December 2018
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs is a Department designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Union and makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2, to that Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2018/204/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/zootechnical-standards-regulations-northern-ireland-2018/introduction
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