The Plant Health (Official Controls and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

PART 13N.I.Revocation, transitional and saving provisions

Revocation, transitional and saving provisionsN.I.

55.—(1) The following regulations are revoked—

(a)the Potatoes Originating in Egypt Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004(1);

(b)the Potatoes Originating in Egypt (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012(2);

(c)regulations 6 and 7 of the Plant Health and Seeds (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019(3);

(d)the Plant Health (Official Controls and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (“the 2019 Regulations”) but not—

(i)regulation 49 and Schedule 5, except paragraphs 1(2), 2(7), 5(2) and (6);

(ii)regulation 50 and Schedule 6.

(2) Notwithstanding their revocation by paragraph (1)(d), regulations 51, 52 and 53 of the 2019 Regulations (and regulation 2 in so far as it relates to those regulations) continue to have effect subject to the following modifications—

(a)regulation 51(3) has effect as if the reference to the 2019 Regulations were a reference to these Regulations;

(b)regulation 52(1) has effect as if the reference to regulation 21(2) of the 2019 Regulations were a reference to regulation 21(1) of these Regulations;

(c)regulation 53(1)(a) has effect as if the reference to the 2019 Regulations were a reference to these Regulations.

(3) An authorisation granted by the Department under regulation 20(2) of the 2019 Regulations which is in force immediately before the day these Regulations come into operation, remains in force and continues to have effect on and after that day, as an authorisation granted under regulation 21(1) of these Regulations.

(4) Any notice given under the 2019 Regulations which is in force immediately before the day these Regulations come into operation, remains in force and continues to have effect on and after that day, as a notice given under these Regulations.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 55 in operation at 23.12.2020, see reg. 1