The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

The Exotic Disease (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

25.—(1) The Exotic Disease (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 5(3)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for the substituted paragraph substitute—

“The Secretary of State, with the consent of the Welsh Ministers and the Scottish Ministers must draw up, keep up to date and publish a list of those laboratories that have been so authorised.”;

(c) in sub-paragraph (d), in the inserted paragraph 2A(a), omit sub-paragraph (ii) and renumber the next sub-paragraphs accordingly.

(3) In regulation 6(2)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for the substituted wording substitute “The Secretary of State, with the consent of the Welsh Ministers and the Scottish Ministers”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (c)—

(i) in the inserted paragraph 3(a), omit sub-paragraph (ii) and renumber the next sub-paragraphs accordingly, and

(ii) in the inserted paragraph 3(b), for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain”.

(4) In regulation 7, in paragraph (2)(c)—

(a) in the inserted paragraph 3(a), omit sub-paragraph (ii) and renumber the next sub-paragraphs accordingly, and

(b) in the inserted paragraph 3(b), for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain”.

(5) In regulation 8, in paragraph 2—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (c)—

(i) in the inserted paragraph 4(a), omit sub-paragraph (ii) and renumber the next sub-paragraphs accordingly, and

(ii) in the inserted paragraph 4(b), for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain”.

(6) Omit regulation 9 and the heading to that regulation.

(7) In regulation 10—

(a) in paragraph (3), in the inserted Article 2a—

(i) in paragraph (a), omit sub-paragraph (ii) and renumber the next sub-paragraphs accordingly, and

(ii) in paragraph (b), for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain”;

(b) in paragraph (6), for sub-paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a) in paragraph 1, in the words before point (a), omit “in the Community”;”;

(c) in paragraph (12)(b)—

(i) for paragraph (iii) substitute—

“(iii) in the third sub-paragraph, for the words from “Community” to “United Kingdom,” substitute “National reference laboratory”.”, and

(ii) omit sub-paragraph (iv).

(8) In regulation 11—

(a) in paragraph (2)(a), for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain” in both places where it occurs;

(b) in paragraph (3)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a), in the inserted unnumbered paragraph, in the definition of “primary outbreak”, for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b)—

(aa) in the inserted definition of “the appropriate Minister”, omit sub-paragraph (ii) and renumber the next sub-paragraphs accordingly,

(bb) in the inserted definition of “the competent authority”, for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain”, and

(cc) in the inserted definition of “third country”, for “other than the United Kingdom or a Member State” substitute “or territory other than the British Islands”;

(c) in paragraph (4)(a), for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain”;

(d) omit paragraph (4)(c);

(e) in paragraphs (5)(a), (6), (7)(a) and (b), (8), (9)(a)(i) and (ii) and (9)(b)(i) and (ii), (10)(a) and (b), (11)(a) and (b), (12)(a) and (b), for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain” in each place where it occurs;

(f) in paragraph (12)(c), in the substituted text, for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain”.

(9) In regulation 12—

(a) in paragraph (2)(a), for the substituted words substitute “the Secretary of State with the consent of the Scottish Ministers and the Welsh Ministers,”;

(b) in paragraph (3)(c), in paragraph (b) of the text to be inserted, for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain”.

(10) In regulation 13—

(a) in paragraph (2)(e)—

(i) in the inserted definition of “the appropriate Ministers”, omit sub-paragraph (ii) and renumber the next sub-paragraphs accordingly,

(ii) in the inserted definition of “the competent authority”, for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain” and

(iii) in the inserted definition of “third country”, for “other than the United Kingdom or a Member State” substitute “country or territory other than the British Islands”;

(b) in paragraph (5), in the substituted Article 5, in paragraph 2, for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain”.

(11) In regulation 14—

(a) in paragraph (2), in the inserted text, in sub-paragraphs (a) and (d), for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain”;

(b) in paragraph (3)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (b) in the definition of “primary outbreak of bluetongue”, for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain”,

(ii) in sub-paragraph (c), for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain”,

(iii) in sub-paragraph (d)—

(aa) in the definition of “the competent authority”, for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain”;

(bb) in the definition of “the appropriate Minister”, omit sub-paragraph (ii) and renumber the next sub-paragraphs accordingly;

(c) in paragraph (4), in the substituted Article 3, for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain”;

(d) in paragraph (6), for the substituted paragraph 1 of Article 6, for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain” in each place where it occurs;

(e) in paragraph (8)—

(i) in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b), for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain”, and

(ii) for sub-paragraph (d) substitute—

“(d) in paragraph 5a omit—

(i) the words “, as defined in Article 1(2)(a) of Decision 93/444/EEC”, and

(ii) the words “to a third country”;”;

(f) in paragraph (11)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a), in the substituted text, for “England, Wales and Northern Ireland” substitute “England and Wales”, and

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b)(ii)(bb), in the substituted text, for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain”;

(g) in paragraph (12)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a)—

(aa) for sub-paragraph (a)(i)(cc) substitute—

“(cc) in the fourth unnumbered subparagraph, for the words from “intra-Community” to “92/65/EEC:” substitute “trade, the following additional wording must be added to the relevant corresponding health certificates:”,

(bb) for sub-paragraph (a)(ii) substitute—

“(ii) in paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7, for the words from “intra-Community” to “92/65/EEC:” in each place they occur, substitute “trade, the following additional wording must be added to the relevant corresponding health certificates:”, and”;

(cc) for sub-paragraph (a)(iii) substitute—

“(iii) in paragraph 5, for the words from “intra-Union” to “92/65/EEC:” substitute “trade, the following additional wording must be added to the relevant corresponding health certificates:”;

(ii) in sub-paragraphs (b)(ii) and (c), in the substituted text for “export” substitute “trade”.

(12) In regulation 15—

(a) in paragraph (3)—

(i) in the inserted definition of “The appropriate Minister”, omit sub-paragraph (b) and renumber the next sub-paragraphs accordingly, and

(ii) in the inserted definition of “The competent authority”, for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain”;

(b) in paragraph (4)(a)(i), for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain”;

(c) in paragraph (8)(c), for paragraph (i) substitute—

“(i) in paragraph 4(a) and (b) for “the territory of the Member State” substitute “Great Britain”;”.

(13) In regulation 16—

(a) in paragraph (3) in the inserted Article 1a—

(i) in the inserted definition of “the competent authority”, for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain”, and

(ii) in the inserted definition of “the appropriate authority”, omit sub-paragraph (ii) and renumber the next sub-paragraphs accordingly;

(b) in paragraph (7)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain”,

(ii) in sub-paragraph (c)(iv)—

(aa) for the words being replaced, substitute “the Member State”, and

(bb) for “United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain”.

(14) In regulation 18—

(a) in paragraph (3)(a) for the substituted words in Article 37, for the words before point (a), substitute—

“The Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers and the Welsh Ministers, may organise joint on-the-spot checks with the EU Commission in Great Britain at the premises of any beneficiary of EU expenditure incurred or committed before IP completion day, with a view to verifying in particular:”;

(b) in paragraph (4)(a), for the substituted words, substitute “The Secretary of State, with the assistance of the Scottish and Welsh Ministers”;

(c) in paragraph 5(b), in the substituted paragraph 1, for the words from “the Scottish Ministers” to “Rural Affairs” substitute “the Scottish and the Welsh Ministers”.

(15) In regulation 19—

(a) in paragraph (2), in the inserted text—

(i) in the first sub-paragraph (c), for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain” in both places where it occurs;

(ii) in the second sub-paragraph (a), omit point (ii) and renumber the next two points accordingly;

(iii) omit the second sub-paragraph (c);

(b) in paragraph (3)(a)(i) and (b), for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain” in both places where it occurs;

(c) in paragraph (4)(a)—

(i) for sub-paragraph (i) substitute—

“(i) for “Member States”, in the first place where it occurs, substitute “authority who in relation to a constituent part of Great Britain is the appropriate Minister”,”;

(ii) for sub-paragraph (ii), substitute “omit “Member States and nearby third”;

(d) in paragraph (5)(b), for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain”.

(1)

S.I. 2018/1410.