Statutory Instruments
Animals
Animal Health
Made
16th July 2014
Laid before Parliament
18th July 2014
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales
18th July 2014
Coming into force
14th August 2014
The Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers are each 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.
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in that section and it appears to the Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers that it is expedient for the references in these Regulations to the following European Union instruments to be construed as references to such instruments as amended from time to time—
(a)Council Directive 92/119/EEC introducing general Community measures for the control of certain animal diseases and specific measures relating to swine vesicular disease(3);
(b)Council Directive 2001/89/EC on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever(4); and
(c)Council Directive 2002/60/EC laying down specific provisions for the control of African swine fever(5).
The Secretary of State, in relation to England and Scotland, and the Welsh Ministers, in relation to Wales, make these Regulations under the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, as read with paragraph 1A of Schedule 2(6) to, the European Communities Act 1972.
For the Secretary of State, see S.I. 1972/1811, (for the Welsh Ministers S.I. 2010/2690) in relation to the common agricultural policy. The function of the former Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 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. Under section 57(1) of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), despite the transfer to Scottish Ministers of functions in relation to implementing obligations under EU law in relation to devolved matters, the Secretary of State retains power to exercise such functions in or as regards Scotland. Under paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32), despite the transfer to the Welsh Ministers of functions in relation to implementing obligations under EU law in relation to devolved matters, the Secretary of State retains power to exercise such functions as regards Wales.
OJ No L 62, 15.3.1993, p.69 as last amended by Council Decision 2009/470/EC (OJ No L 155, 18.6.2009, p. 30).
OJ No L 316, 1.12.2001, p.5 as last amended by Council Directive 2008/73/EC (OJ No L 219, 14.8.2008, p. 40).
OJ No L 192, 20.7.2002, p.27 as last amended by Council Directive 2008/73/EC.
Paragraph 1A was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 46) and amended by the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008, Part 1 of the Schedule, and S.I. 2007/1388.