Statutory Instruments
Animals, England
Agriculture, England
Made
27th April 2011
Laid before Parliament
4th May 2011
Coming into force
25th May 2011
The Secretary of State is a Minister designated(1) for the purposes of making Regulations under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Union.
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in that section and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for the references to the European instruments in Schedule 1 to these Regulations to be construed as references to those instruments as amended from time to time.
In accordance with section 56(1) of the Finance Act 1973(3), the Treasury consent to the making of these Regulations.
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972 and section 56(1) of the Finance Act 1973.
1972 c. 68. Paragraph 1A was inserted into Schedule 2 by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51).