Statutory Instruments

2017 No. 1254

Animals, England

Animal Health

The Tuberculosis (Non-bovine animals) Slaughter and Compensation (England) Order 2017

Made

6th December 2017

Laid before Parliament

12th December 2017

Coming into force

2nd January 2018

The Secretary of State, with the approval of the Treasury and in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 32(2) and (3) of the Animal Health Act 1981(1) and now vested in the Secretary of State(2), makes the following Order:

(1)

1981 c. 22.

(2)

Functions conferred under the Animal Health Act 1981 on “the Ministers” (as defined in section 86 of that Act) are now exercisable by the Secretary of State. They were transferred, so far as exercisable by the Secretaries of State for Scotland and Wales, to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food by S.I. 1999/3141. Functions of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food were then further transferred to the Secretary of State by S.I. 2002/794.