The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020

The Hops Certification Regulations 1979 in respect of Northern Ireland

6.—(1) The Hops Certification Regulations 1979 are amended as follows in respect of Northern Ireland.

(2) In regulation 1—

(a) in the heading, for “commencement and interpretation” substitute “commencement, interpretation and extent”;

(b) in paragraph (2)—

(i) omit the definition of “the appropriate Minister”;

(ii) in the definitions of “certification centre” and “certifying officer”, for “appropriate Minister” substitute “Department”;

(iii) after the definition of “the Commissioners”, insert—

“the Department” means the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs;.

(c)

after paragraph (2) insert—

“(3) Any reference in these Regulations to the EU provisions are references to those provisions as they have effect by virtue of section 7A of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and as amended from time to time.

(4) These Regulations extend to Northern Ireland.”.

(3) In regulation 2, for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Northern Ireland”.

(4) In regulation 3(2), omit “or, in Scotland, on conviction before a court of summary jurisdiction,”.

(5) In regulation 5(1)—

(a) for “appropriate Minister” substitute “Department”;

(b) for “him”, in both places it occurs, substitute “it”;

(c) omit “his”;

(d) for “he” substitute “it”.

(6) In regulation 6, omit “or, in Scotland, on conviction before a court of summary jurisdiction,”.

(7) In regulation 7—

(a) for “appropriate Minister”, in both places it occurs, substitute “Department”;

(b) for “that Minister”, in both places it occurs, substitute “the Department”;

(c) in paragraph (3), omit “or, in Scotland, on conviction before a court of summary jurisdiction,”.

(8) In regulation 8—

(a) for “appropriate Minister”, in both place it occurs, substitute “Department”;

(b) in paragraph (2), for “his” substitute “their”;

(c) in paragraph (3), omit “or, in Scotland, on conviction before a court of summary jurisdiction,”.