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Statutory Instruments
Plant Health, England
Made
6th March 2012
Laid before Parliament
12th March 2012
Coming into force
6th April 2012
The Secretary of State is a Minister designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Union.
The Secretary of State makes regulation 7(a), (b) and (c) in exercise of powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations, with the exception of regulation 7(a), (b) and (c), with the consent of the Treasury, in exercise of powers conferred by section 56(1) and (2) of the Finance Act 1973(3).
S.I. 1972/1811. The function of the former Minister of Agriculture of making regulations under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 was transferred to the Secretary of State by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/794).
1972 c.68; section 2(2) was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51), section 27(1)(a), and the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7), Part 1 of the Schedule.
1973 c.51. Subsection (6) of section 56 was repealed by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1977 (c.18).
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