Article 13U.K.Development and dissemination of guides to good practice
1.[F1The Appropriate Minister] shall encourage the development and dissemination [F2from time to time] of guides to good practice to facilitate the implementation of this Regulation.
2.When such guides to good practice are drawn up, they shall be developed and disseminated by organisations of business operators:
(a)in consultation with representatives of non governmental organisationsF3... and other interested parties;
(b)having regard to scientific opinions as referred to in Article 20(1)(c).
3.The [F4relevant] competent authority shall assess guides to good practice in order to ensure that they have been developed in accordance with paragraph 2 and that they are consistent with existing F5... guidelines.
4.Where organisations of business operators fail to submit guides to good practice, the [F6relevant] competent authority may develop and publish its own guides to good practice.
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Textual Amendments
F1Words in Art. 13(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 4(4)(a)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in Art. 13(1) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 4(4)(a)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in Art. 13(2)(a) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 4(4)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Word in Art. 13(3) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 4(4)(c)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5Word in Art. 13(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 4(4)(c)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6Word in Art. 13(4) inserted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 4(4)(d); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F7Art. 13(5) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 4(4)(e); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)