Scottish Statutory Instruments

2014 No. 63

Animals

Animal Health

The Brucellosis (Scotland) Amendment Order 2014

Made

27th February 2014

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

3rd March 2014

Coming into force

1st April 2014

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(1) and section 88(2) of the Animal Health Act 1981(2), and all other powers enabling them to do so(3).

(1)

1972 c.68 (“the 1972 Act”). Section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46), Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3) (which was amended by section 27(4) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) (“the 2006 Act”)). Section 2(2) was also amended by section 27(1)(a) of the 2006 Act and by the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7), Schedule, Part 1. The functions conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2) of the 1972 Act, in so far as within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998. The powers in section 2(2) of the 1972 Act are exercised in relation to article 2 of this Order.

(2)

1981 c.22 (“the 1981 Act”). The power in section 88(2) is exercised in relation to article 3 of this Order. The power to make Orders under this section was originally conferred on “the Ministers” (as defined in section 86(1) of the 1981 Act). The functions of the Ministers were, in so far as within devolved competence, transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).

(3)

The powers to make this Order are exercised together by virtue of section 33(2) of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 asp 10. The Order is subject to the negative resolution procedure by virtue of section 33(4) of that Act.