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18Power to make regulations under section 13(7) includes power—

(a)to make provision for purposes other than the purpose of promoting the welfare of animals for which a person is responsible;

(b)to make different provision for different cases or areas;

(c)to provide for exemptions from a provision of the regulations, either subject to specified conditions or without conditions.

19(1)Power to make regulations under section 13 includes power to make incidental, supplementary, consequential or transitional provision or savings.

(2)In the case of provision consequential on the repeal of an enactment specified in section 13(8), the power under sub-paragraph (1) includes power—

(a)to amend or repeal an enactment;

(b)to make provision for the purpose of continuing the effect of an enactment repealed under paragraph (a).

(3)The power under sub-paragraph (2)(b) includes power to provide that breach of a provision of the regulations is an offence, but does not include power to create an offence triable on indictment or punishable with—

(a)imprisonment for a term exceeding 51 weeks, or

(b)a fine exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

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