1996 No. 1260
AGRICULTURE
The Feeding Stuffs (Amendment) Regulations 1996
Made 22nd April 1996
Laid before Parliament 10th May 1996
Coming into force
regulations 1 – 8(a) and 10 and Schedule 2 1st June 1996
regulations 8(b) and 9 and Schedule 1 31st July 1996

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 66(1), 68(1), 74, 74A and 84 of the Agriculture Act 1970 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consultation in accordance with section 84(1) of the said Act with such persons or organisations as appear to them to represent the interests concerned, and the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State, being Ministers designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Economic Community, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by the said section 2(2), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:
1970 c. 40; section 74A was inserted by the European Communities Act 1972, c. 68, Schedule 4, paragraph 6, and the Act was amended by the Agriculture Act 1970 Amendment Regulations 1982 (S.I.1982/980). Section 66(1) contains definitions of the expressions “the Ministers”, “prescribed” and “regulations”; the definition of “the Ministers” was amended by the Transfer of Functions (Wales) (No. 1) Order 1978 (S.I.1978/272), Schedule 5, paragraph 1.
S.I.1972/1811.
1972 c. 68.
The enabling powers conferred by section 2(2) were extended by virtue of section 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c. 51).
As read together with section 2(5) of the European Economic Area Act 1993.