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The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England) Regulations 2015

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Statutory Instruments

2015 No. 1782

Animals, England

Prevention Of Cruelty

The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England) Regulations 2015

Made

12th October 2015

Laid before Parliament

15th October 2015

Coming into force

5th November 2015

The Secretary of State is designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Union and makes these Regulations in exercise of those powers vested in her(3), and the powers conferred by paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to that Act(4), and with the consent of the Treasury under section 56(1) of the Finance Act 1973(5).

These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for the references in these Regulations to the Annexes to Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 of 24 September 2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing(6) to be construed as references to those Annexes as amended from time to time.

(2)

1972 c.68; section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51), and the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7), Part 1 of the Schedule.

(3)

The function of the former Minister of Agriculture of making regulations under section 2(2) was transferred to the Secretary of State by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/794). Under paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.32), despite the transfer to the Welsh Ministers of functions in relation to implementing obligations under EU law in relation to devolved matters, the Secretary of State retains power to exercise such functions as regards Wales. Under section 57 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46), despite the transfer to the Scottish Ministers of functions in relation to implementing obligations under EU law in respect of devolved matters, the function of the Secretary of State in relation to implementing those obligations continues to be exercisable as regards Scotland.

(4)

Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51), and amended by the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7), Part 1 of the Schedule.

(5)

1973 c.51; section 56(1) was amended by S.I. 2011/1043.

(6)

OJ No. L303, 18.11.2009, p1.

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