PART 12N.I.Minor and consequential amendments

Amendment of the Marketing of Vegetable Plant Material Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995N.I.

51.—(1) The Marketing of Vegetable Plant Material Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(2), after the definition of “Directive 2008/72/EC”, insert—

““the EU Plant Health Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament of the Council on protective measures against pests of plants amending Regulations (EU) No 228/2013, (EU) No 652/2014 and (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 69/464/EEC, 74/647/EEC, 93/85/EEC, 98/85/EEC, 98/57/EC, 2000/29/EC, 2006/91/EC and 2007/33/EC;(2)”.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 51 in operation at 23.12.2020, see reg. 1

Amendment of the Marketing of Ornamental Plant Propagating Material Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999N.I.

52.—(1) The Marketing of Ornamental Plant Propagating Material Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999(3) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1) omit the definition of “the Plant Health Official Controls Regulations”.

(3) In regulation 6A(4), in the definition of “responsible official body”, for the words from “an appropriate authority” to the end substitute “, in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department”.

(4) In regulation 7(5)—

(a)for “regulation 5 of the Plant Health Official Controls Regulations” substitute “the EU Plant Health Regulation”;

(b)at the end, omit the word “above”.

(5) In regulation 8(3), for the words from “a controlled plant pest” to “Controls Regulations” substitute “a plant pest of a description specified in Annex 2, 3 or 4 to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 establishing uniform conditions for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards protective measures against pests of plants”.

(6) In regulation 12(3), for the words from “if he delivers” to the end substitute “, in relation to Northern Ireland, if the supplier delivers a phytosanitary certificate for export or a phytosanitary certificate for re-export to the Department”.

Commencement Information

I2Reg. 52 in operation at 23.12.2020, see reg. 1

Amendment of the Seed Potatoes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016N.I.

53.—(1) The Seed Potatoes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016(4) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(2),in the definition of “the Plant Health Official Controls Regulations”, for “2019” substitute “2020”.

(3) In Schedule 1—

(a)in paragraph 3(d)—

(i)in sub-paragraph (i), for “Parts 3 to 5 of Schedule 2 to” substitute “regulation 15(2) of”;

(ii)in sub-paragraph (ii), for “Part 6 of Schedule 2 to” substitute “regulation 17(2) of”.

(4) In Schedule 5—

(a)in paragraph 3(b)—

(i)in sub-paragraph (i), for “Parts 3 to 5 of Schedule 2” substitute “regulation 15(2)”;

(ii)in sub-paragraph (ii), for “Part 6 of Schedule 2” substitute “regulation 17(2)”;

(b)in paragraph 3(c)(ii), for “Schedule 15 to the Plant Health Order” substitute “Part 4 to Schedule 2 to the Plant Health Official Controls Regulations”.

Commencement Information

I3Reg. 53 in operation at 23.12.2020, see reg. 1

Amendment of the Marketing of Fruit Plant and Propagating Material Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017N.I.

54.—(1) The Marketing of Fruit Plant and Propagating Material Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017(5) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1), omit the definition of “the Plant Health Official Controls Regulations”.

(3) In regulation 3(1), after the definition of “the Directive” insert—

““the EU Plant Health Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament of the Council on protective measures against pests of plants amending Regulations (EU) No 228/2013, (EU) No 652/2014, and (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 69/464/EEC, 74/647/EEC, 93/85/EEC, 98/85/EEC, 98/57/EC, 2000/29/EC, 2006/91/EC and 2007/33/EC;”.

(4) In regulation 11(7), for the words from “under regulation 4” to “Controls Regulations” substitute “for the purposes of the EU Plant Health Regulation”.

(5) In regulation 15(1)(g), for sub-paragraph (iii) substitute—

“a plant pest of a description specified in Annex 2 or 3 to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 establishing uniform conditions for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards protective measures against pests of plants;”.

Commencement Information

I4Reg. 54 in operation at 23.12.2020, see reg. 1

(2)

O.J. No. L 317, 23.11.2016, p. 4.