The Zoonoses and Animal By-Products (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2007

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 577

ANIMALS

ANIMAL HEALTH

The Zoonoses and Animal By-Products (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2007

Made

20th December 2007

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

21st December 2007

Coming into force

28th January 2008

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(1) and sections 56(1) and (2) of the Finance Act 1973(2), and all other powers enabling them to do so.

(1)

1972 c. 68. Regulation 4 of this instrument is made in exercise of the power in section 2(2), which was amended by paragraph 15(3) of Schedule 8 to the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) (“the 1998 Act”), and section 27(1) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51). The function conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2), insofar as within devolved competence, was transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the 1998 Act.

(2)

1973 c. 51. The reference to a Government department in section 56(1) is to be read as a reference to the Scottish Administration by virtue of article 2(2) of the Scotland Act 1998(Consequential Modifications) (No. 2) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1820). The functions of the Minister in charge of the department were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the 1998 Act. The requirement to obtain the consent of the Treasury was removed by section 55 of the 1998 Act.