The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2009

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2009 No. 305

Plant Health

The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2009

Made

2nd September 2009

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

3rd September 2009

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)

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 section 56(1) and (2) of the Finance Act 1973(2) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

(1)

1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46), Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3) and the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51), section 27(1)(a). The functions conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, in so far as within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998.

(2)

1973 c. 51. The reference to a Government department in section 56(1) is to be read as a reference to the Scottish Administration by virtue of article 2(2) of the Scotland Act (Consequential Modifications) (No. 2) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1820) and the functions of the Minister transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998. The requirement to obtain the consent of the Treasury was removed by section 55 of the Scotland Act 1998.