The Animals, Water and Sea Fisheries (Miscellaneous Revocations) Order 2015

Made: 16th March 2015

Laid before Parliament: 18th March 2015

Coming into force: 1st July 2015

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 12 of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967[^f00001], sections 1, 2, 10, 29, 34(7), 87 and 88(2) of the Animal Health Act 1981[^f00002], paragraphs 3(2) and 10(2) of Schedule 2 to the Water Act 1983[^f00003] and section 4(1) and, with the consent of the Treasury, sections 83(1), 85(1), 86(1) and (2) and 95(1) and (2) of the Water Act 1989[^f00004].

Citation, commencement, extent and application

1

• (1) This Order may be cited as the Animals, Water and Sea Fisheries (Miscellaneous Revocations) Order 2015 and comes into force on 1st July 2015.

• (2) This Order extends to England and Wales.

• (3) Article 2 applies in relation to England only.

• (4) Article 3 applies in relation to England and the English inshore region only.

• (5) Article 4 applies in relation to England and Wales.

• (6) In this article, “the English inshore region” means the tidal waters (whether forming part of the sea or not) within the seaward limits of the territorial waters adjacent to England but not part of Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.

Animals

2

The following Orders are revoked—

• (a) the Hares (Control of Importation) Order 1965[^f00005];

• (b) the Diseases of Animals (Local Authorities) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 1976[^f00006];

• (c) the Importation of Processed Animal Protein Order 1981[^f00007];

• (d) the Importation of Processed Animal Protein (Amendment) Order 1982[^f00008];

• (e) the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Ascertainment of Value) (No. 5) Order 2001[^f00009].

Sea Fisheries

3

The following Orders are revoked—

• (a) the Molluscan Shellfish (Control of Deposit) Order 1974[^f00010];

• (b) the Molluscan Shellfish (Control of Deposit) (Variation) Order 1983[^f00011].

Water

4

The following Orders are revoked—

• (a) the Water Act 1983 (Dissolution of Water Space Amenity Commission) Order 1983[^f00012];

• (b) the Water Act 1983 (Dissolution of the National Water Council) Order 1983[^f00013];

• (c) the Water Authorities (Transfer of Functions) (Appointed Day) Order 1989[^f00014];

• (d) the Water Reorganisation (Holding Companies of Successor Companies) Order 1989[^f00015];

• (e) the Water Reorganisation (Capital Allowances) Order 1989[^f00016];

• (f) the Water Reorganisation (Nominated Holding Companies) (Extinguishment of Loans) Order 1989[^f00017].

Signed

de Mauley — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs — 5th March 2015

We consent

David Evennett — John Penrose — Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury — 16th March 2015

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order revokes 13 instruments which are spent or otherwise superseded.

An impact assessment has not been produced as no impact, or no significant impact, on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen. An Explanatory Memorandum is available alongside the instrument at www.legislation.gov.uk.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1967 c. 83; section 12 was amended by the Diseases of Fish Act 1983 (c.30), section 6, and S.I. 1999/1820. Functions conferred on “the appropriate Minister” (as defined in section 22 of the 1967 Act) were transferred to the Secretary of State by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/794).

[^f00002]: 1981 c. 22; section 10 was amended by S.I. 1990/2371 and 1993/1813. Section 87 was amended by the Animal Health and Welfare Act 1984 (c. 40), section 2(2). Functions conferred under the Animal Health Act 1981 (“the 1981 Act”) on “the Ministers” (as defined in section 86 of that Act) were transferred, so far as exercisable by the Secretaries of State for Scotland and Wales, to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food by the Transfer of Functions (Agriculture and Food) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3141) and were then further transferred to the Secretary of State by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/794). The 1981 Act consolidated the Diseases of Animals Act 1950 (c. 36) with a number of other Acts. Following this consolidation, the Orders listed in article 2(a) to (d) of this Order have effect, by virtue of section 17(2)(b) of the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30), as if made under the 1981 Act.

[^f00003]: 1983 c. 23.

[^f00004]: 1989 c. 15.

[^f00005]: S.I. 1965/2040, amended by S.I. 1990/2371.

[^f00006]: S.I. 1976/919, amended by S.I. 1990/2628 and 1992/901.

[^f00007]: S.I. 1981/677, amended by S.I. 1982/459 and 1990/2371.

[^f00008]: S.I. 1982/459.

[^f00009]: S.I. 2001/2734, amended by S.I. 2006/182.

[^f00010]: S.I. 1974/1555, amended by S.I. 1983/159.

[^f00011]: S.I. 1983/159.

[^f00012]: S.I. 1983/1720.

[^f00013]: S.I. 1983/1927.

[^f00014]: S.I. 1989/1530.

[^f00015]: S.I. 1989/1531.

[^f00016]: S.I. 1989/2017.

[^f00017]: S.I. 1989/2018.