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The Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) Amendment (Scotland) Order 2008
Made
11th November 2008
Coming into force
5th December 2008
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1 of the Animal Health Act 1981(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation, commencement and extent
1.–(1) This Order may be cited as the Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) Amendment (Scotland) Order 2008 and comes into force on 5th December 2008.
(2) This Order extends to Scotland only.
Amendment of the Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) Order 1995
2.–(1) The Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) Order 1995(2) is amended in accordance with the following paragraph of this article.
(2) In article 2(2) for "Council Directive 92/102/EEC on the identification and registration of animals(3)", substitute "Council Directive 2008/71/EC on the identification and registration of pigs(4)".
RICHARD LOCHHEAD
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew´s House,
Edinburgh
11th November 2008
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, which extends to Scotland only, amends the Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) Order 1995 by replacing the reference to Council Directive 92/102/EEC on the identification and registration of animals with a reference to Council Directive 2008/71/EC of 15th July 2008 on the identification and registration of pigs.
2008/71/EC consolidates the provisions of Council Directive 92/102/EEC so far as they relate to domesticated pigs.
A Regulatory Impact Assessment has not been prepared for this Order as it has no impact on the costs of business or the voluntary sector.
1981 c. 22. See section 86(1) for the definition of "the Ministers". The functions of the Ministers of the Crown were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46). Back [1]
S.I. 1995/11; amended by S.I. 1995/2922 and (in relation to Scotland only) by S.S.I. 2000/300, 2002/34, 221 and 540 and 2005/653. Back [2]
O.J. No. L 355, 5.12.1992, p.32. The Directive was repealed by Council Directive 2008/71/EC on the identification and registration of pigs (O.J. No. L 213, 8.8.2008, p.31.). Back [3]
O.J. No. L 213, 8.8.2008, p.31. Back [4]