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Scottish Statutory Instruments
AGRICULTURE
Made
11th June 2003
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
13th June 2003
Coming into force
regulations 1 to 4, 6, 7 and 9
1st August 2003
regulations 5, 8 and 10
6th November 2003
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 66(1), 68(1) and (1A), 69(1), (3), (6) and (7), 74A, 75(1), 76(1) and 84 of the Agriculture Act 1970 M1, after consultation as required by section 84(1) of that Act with such persons or organisations appearing to represent the interests concerned, and in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 M2 (in so far as these Regulations cannot be made under the powers of the Agriculture Act 1970 specified above) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:
Marginal Citations
M11970 c. 40; section 66(1) was amended by S.I. 1982/980, 1995/1412, 1996/1342 and 1999/1663. Section 66(1) contains definitions of “Ministers”, “prescribed” and “regulations”. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).
M21972 c. 68; section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3). The function conferred upon Ministers of the Crown by section 2(2), in so far as within devolved competence, was transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998.