PART 3Amendment of secondary legislation relating to withdrawal from the European Union

The Plant Health (Fees) (Forestry) (England and Scotland) Regulations 2015

8.—(1) The Plant Health (Forestry) (Fees) (England and Scotland) Regulations 2015(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation: Scotland)—

(a)in paragraph (1)—

(i)in the definition of “controlled consignment”, for sub-paragraph (b), substitute—

(b)consists of, or includes, isolated bark, or wood of a type that is described in Part A of Annex 11, or Annex 12, to the Phytosanitary Conditions Regulation, as amended from time to time, other than wood packaging material which is actually in use in the transport of objects of all kinds,,

(ii)omit the definition of “the EU Plant Health Regulation”,

(iii)after the definition of “the Official Controls Regulation” insert—

“the 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, 98/57/EC, 2000/29/EC, 2006/91/EC and 2007/33/EC(2),,

(iv)omit the definition of “the Phytosanitary Conditions Regulation”,

(v)in the definition of “plant passport authority” omit “EU”,

(vi)in the definition of “WPM authorisation” omit “EU”,

(b)in paragraph (2), omit “EU” in both places it occurs.

(1)

S.I. 2015/350, relevant amending instruments are S.S.I. 2019/421 and S.S.I. 2020/176.

(2)

EUR 2016/2031.