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Animals, England
Animal Health
Made
31st March 2009
Laid before the House of Commons
3rd April 2009
Coming into force
1st May 2009
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 84(1) of the Animal Health Act 1981(1) and with the approval of the Treasury, makes the following Order.
1981 c. 22. Powers to make Orders under these sections were originally conferred on “the Ministers” by section 86 of the Act. These powers are now exercisable by the Secretary of State. Functions of “the Ministers” so far as exercisable within devolved competence became exercisable by the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) So far as they were exercisable in relation to Wales by the Secretary of State for Wales they were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by article 2(a) of and Schedule 1 to the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (SI 1999/672). So far as those functions remained exercisable by the Secretaries of State for Scotland and Wales, they were (except for section 57(1)) transferred to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food by the Transfer of Functions (Agriculture and Fisheries) Order 1999 (SI 1999/3141). Functions of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food were transferred to the Secretary of State by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (SI 2002/794). Functions of the Secretary of State so far as exercisable in relation to Wales were (except for Schedule 1) transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by article 2(a) of and Schedule 1 to the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 2004 (SI 2004/3044). By virtue of paragraphs 30 and 32 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32), these functions were transferred to the Welsh Ministers.
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