1. These Regulations—
(a)may be cited as the Horticultural Produce (Community Grading Rules) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003;
(b)extend to England and Wales; and
(c)come into force on 8th August.
2.—(1) This regulation applies to references to Community grading rules in—
(a)sections 11(3) and 22(3) of the Agriculture and Horticulture Act 1964(1) (“the 1964 Act”);
(b)regulation 2 of the Grading of Horticultural Produce (Amendment) Regulations 1973(2) (application of Part 3 of the 1964 Act to produce for the time being subject to Community grading rules) (“the 1973 Regulations ”); and
(c)the provisions of Part 3 of the 1964 Act as applied with modifications by the 1973 Regulations.
(2) For the avoidance of doubt (and without prejudice to their generality), those references are to be regarded as including the provisions of the Community Regulations specified in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Whitty
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
15th July 2003
Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales
D. Elis Thomas
Presiding Officer
16th July 2003