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Statutory Instruments
AGRICULTURE, WALES
LIVESTOCK INDUSTRIES
Made
7 April 2008
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales
8 April 2008
Coming into force
30 April 2008
Licensing of bovine semen centres and approval of bovine animals
The operation of a bovine semen centre and collection at unlicensed premises
The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 10 of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 1984(1) and now vested in them(2), and with the approval of the Treasury; and in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972(3), makes the following Regulations.
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and it appears to the Welsh Ministers that it is expedient for references to European Community (EC) instruments referred to in regulation 2(1) to be construed as references to those instruments as amended from time to time.
1984 c. 40; section 10 was amended by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993 (c. 50) and the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44). Back [1]
The functions of the “appropriate Minister” insofar as they are exercisable in relation to Wales, were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by virtue of S.I. 1999/672. Functions conferred on the National Assembly for Wales are exercisable by the Welsh Ministers by virtue of paragraph 30 of and Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006. Back [2]
1972 c. 68. Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51). Back [3]
The Bovine Semen (Wales) Regulations 2008