The Specified Diseases (Notification) Amendment (Scotland) Order 2016

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2016 No. 41

Animals

Animal Health

The Specified Diseases (Notification) Amendment (Scotland) Order 2016

Made

21st January 2016

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

25th January 2016

Coming into force

2nd March 2016

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1 and 88(2) of the Animal Health Act 1981(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

(1)

1981 c.22. Powers to make Orders under these sections were originally conferred on “the Minister” and “the Ministers”, as defined in section 86(1) of the Animal Health Act 1981 (“the Act”). The functions of the Minister and the Ministers were, in so far as within devolved competence, transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).