Scottish Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 559

ANIMALS

ANIMAL HEALTH

The Sheep and Goats (Identification and Traceability) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007

Made

12th December 2007

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

13th December 2007

Coming into force

18th January 2008

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

(1)

1972 c. 68 (“the 1972 Act”). Section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3) and section 27 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51). The functions conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2) of the 1972 Act, insofar as within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998.