Scottish Statutory Instruments
2021 No. 83
Animals
The Zoonoses Amendment (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Order 2021
Made
17th February 2021
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
19th February 2021
Coming into force
22nd February 2021
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1, 7(1), 8(1), 17(1), 23, 29 and 87(2) of the Animal Health Act 1981(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so:
1981 c.22; section 8(1) was amended by section 34(2) of the Agriculture Act 2020 (c.21). Powers to make Orders under these sections were originally conferred on “the Ministers”, as defined in section 86(1) of the Animal Health Act 1981. The functions of 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).