The Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers are designated1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19722 in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Union and measures in the veterinary and phytosanitary fields for the protection of public health.

The Secretary of State, in relation to England and Scotland, and the Welsh Ministers, in relation to Wales, make this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 10 of the Animal Health Act 19813 and section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 19724.

To the extent that this Order makes provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, it appears to the Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers that it is expedient for the references in this Order to the Decision specified in paragraph (a), and to the provisions of the Regulation specified in paragraph (b), to be construed as references to that Decision or those provisions as amended from time to time—

a
Commission Decision 2007/25/EC as regards certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza and movements of pet birds accompanying their owners into the Community5, and
b
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the animal health requirements applicable to the non-commercial movement of pet animals and amending Council Directive 92/65/EEC6.