EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order is made under section 1 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51). It repeals section 101(7) of the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) which imposes a prohibition on local authorities from delegating any of their functions under the Diseases of Animals Act 1950 (c. 36) to each other.
The Diseases of Animals Act 1950 was repealed and replaced by the Animal Health Act 1981 (c. 22), which consolidated historic animal health and welfare legislation. The animal health functions to which this Order refers at article 2(1)(a) are, therefore, the functions which local authorities must discharge under the Animal Health Act 1981.
This Order also repeals section 101(7A) of the Local Government Act 1972 (which provides a derogation from the prohibition in section 101(7) with respect to principal councils in Wales) and paragraph 26(2) of Schedule 15 to the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19) (which inserted section 101(7A)).
A full impact assessment has been produced for this instrument and placed in the library of each House of Parliament. Copies can be obtained from Defra (Agency Relationship Team), 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR.