The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health Fees etc.) Regulations 2019

Statutory Instruments

2019 No. 1488

Agriculture

Animals, England And Wales

Plant Health, England

The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health Fees etc.) Regulations 2019

Made

3rd December 2019

Coming into force

14th December 2019

To be laid before Parliament

The Secretary of State is 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 Community, medicinal products and measures in the veterinary and phytosanitary fields for the protection of public health.

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, and, with the consent of Treasury, in exercise of powers conferred by section 56(1) of the Finance Act 1973(3).

(1)

S.I. 1999/2027.

(2)

1972 c. 68. section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51), and Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7), and prospectively repealed by section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) with effect from exit day (see section 20 of that Act). Despite the transfer to the Scottish Ministers of functions in relation to observing and implementing obligations under EU law, so far as exercisable within devolved competence, the Secretary of State retains power to exercise functions for the purposes specified in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 as regards Scotland by virtue of section 57(1) of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).). In relation to Wales, the Secretary of State retains a power to make subordinate legislation for the purpose of implementing any EU obligation of the United Kingdom in relation to Wales, by virtue of paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to that Act (c. 32).

(3)

1973 c. 51; section 56(1) was amended by S.I. 2011/1043, and prospectively amended by paragraph 17 of Schedule 8 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) from a date and time to be appointed.