The Aquatic Animal Health and Alien Species in Aquaculture, Animals, and Marketing of Seed, Plant and Propagating Material (Legislative Functions and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Amendment of the Common Fisheries Policy and Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 U.K.

4.—(1) Regulation 42 of the Common Fisheries Policy and Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019(1) is amended as follows.

(2) Before paragraph (2), insert—

“(1A) In Article 23, for the second and third paragraphs substitute—

“To facilitate the sharing of information contained in its register, the appropriate authority must use the information system set out in Commission Regulation 535/2008(2).

The appropriate authority may, by regulations, amend provisions of Commission Regulation 535/2008 relating to the establishment and development of an information system.”.”.

(3) In paragraph (2)(a), in inserted paragraph 1A, after point (b), insert——

“(c) amend Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) 535/2008 to adapt the specifications for the conditions necessary for adding species to Annex 4, as provided for in paragraph 3.”.

(4) In paragraph (4)—

(a) in inserted Article 24d—

(i) in paragraph 1, for “Article 24(1)” substitute “Articles 23 and 24(1)”;

(ii) omit paragraphs 4 and 8;

(b) in inserted Article 24e—

(i) in paragraph 2, for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain”;

(ii) omit paragraph 3(c);

(iii) in paragraph 4—

(aa) for “any” substitute “either”;

(bb) for “to (c)” substitute “or (b)”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 4 in force at 31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion date, see reg. 1(2)(a)

(1)

S.I. 2019/753, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations. S.I. 2019/753 comes into force on IP completion day by virtue of paragraph 1 of Schedule 5 to the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1).

(2)

EUR 2008/535, which is prospectively amended by S.I. 2019/451.