Part I General

General powers of Ministers to make orders and to authorise regulations

1 General powers of Ministers to make orders.

The Ministers may make such orders as they think fit—

a

generally for the better execution of this Act, or for the purpose of in any manner preventing the spreading of disease; and

b

in particular for the several purposes set out in this Act, and for prescribing and regulating the payment and recovery of expenses in respect of animals.

2 Local authority regulations.

The Ministers may make such orders as they think fit for authorising a local authority to make regulations for any of the purposes—

a

of this Act, or

b

of an order of the Minister,

subject to such conditions, if any, as the Ministers for the purpose of securing uniformity and the due execution of this Act, think fit to prescribe.