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Statutory Instruments
Animals, England
Animal Welfare
Made
6th February 2020
The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 15(5) and (7) and 17(1) and (2) of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 (“the Act”)(1).
In accordance with section 15(1) of the Act, the Secretary of State published a draft code of practice, consulted on the draft such persons appearing to the Secretary of State to represent any interests concerned as the Secretary of State considered appropriate and considered any representations made by them.
In accordance with section 15(2) of the Act, the Secretary of State laid a draft of the code of practice referred to in article 2 of this instrument before Parliament on 9th September 2019.
In accordance with section 15(4) of the Act, within a period of forty days(2) neither House resolved not to approve the draft and the Secretary of State issued the code in the form of the draft.
2006 c. 45. For the purpose of issuing and revising codes of practice under section 14, the Secretary of State is the “appropriate national authority” in relation to England, as defined in section 62(1).
The “40-day period” is defined in section 15(8) of the Animal Welfare Act 2006.
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