The Animal By-Products, Pet Passport and Animal Health (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Statutory Instruments

2023 No. 714

Animals, England

Animal Health

The Animal By-Products, Pet Passport and Animal Health (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Made

22nd June 2023

Coming into force

1st July 2023

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 4 and paragraph 21(b) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018(1) (“the 2018 Act”), and section 10 of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 1984 (“the 1984 Act”)(2).

In accordance with paragraph 10 of Schedule 4 to the 2018 Act, regulations 2 and 3(1) to (7) and (11) (and, so far as it relates to those regulations, regulation 1) are made with the consent of the Treasury.

In accordance with section 10(3)(c) of the 1984 Act, regulation 3(3) and (8) to (10) (and, so far as it relates to that regulation, regulation 1) are made with the approval of the Treasury.

In accordance with paragraph 12(1) of Schedule 7 to the 2018 Act, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament.

(1)

2018 c. 16. The Secretary of State is an “appropriate authority” within the meaning given to that term by paragraph 8 of Schedule 4 to the 2018 Act. Paragraph 8 of Schedule 4 was amended by section 41(4) of, and paragraph 47(5) of Schedule 5 to, the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1) (“the 2020 Act”); paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 of the 2018 Act was amended by paragraph 53 of Schedule 5 to the 2020 Act. There are other amendments to the 2018 Act but they are not relevant to these Regulations.

(2)

1984 c. 40. The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is, in relation to England, the “appropriate Minister” within the meaning of given in section 10(8). The functions of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food under section 10 were transferred to the Secretary of State by article 2(2) of S.I. 2002/794.