TITLE I

Identification and registration of bovine animals

Definition of the appropriate Minister
Article 2a
1.
Subject to paragraph 2, for the purposes of making regulations ‘the appropriate Minister’ means—
a
for regulations applying in relation to England, the Secretary of State;
b
for regulations applying in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;
c
for regulations applying in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;
2.
For the purposes of making regulations, ‘the appropriate Minister’ is the Secretary of State if consent is given by—
a
for regulations applying in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;
b
for regulations applying in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers.
Art. 2a inserted (31.12.2020) by The Animals (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/588), regs. 1, 3(3) (with reg. 12) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1463, regs. 1(2)(a), 6(2)(a)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)