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15.—(1) The Quality Schemes (Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs) Regulations 2018 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 1—
(a)in the heading, for “and commencement” substitute “, commencement and extent”;
(b)number the existing paragraph as paragraph (1);
(c)after paragraph (1) (as numbered by sub-paragraph (b)) insert—
“(2) The following provisions extend to Northern Ireland—
(a)this Part and Parts 2 to 4;
(b)regulations 21 to 23.”.
(3) In regulation 3(2)—
(a)at the beginning insert “As regards Northern Ireland,”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (c)(ii) omit “, as read with Article 15”.
(4) For regulation 6(4) substitute—
“(4) For the purposes of these Regulations any district council within the meaning of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 is eligible for appointment as an enforcement authority.”.
(5) In regulation 10—
(a)in paragraph (4), in the words before sub-paragraph (a), omit—
(i)the words from “justice of the peace in England” to “Scotland or”;
(ii)“justice, sheriff or”;
(b)for paragraph (8)(a) substitute—
“(a)be accompanied by such other persons as the authorised officer considers necessary;”.
(6) In regulation 12—
(a)in paragraph (2)(e) omit “15, 16, or as the case may be,”;
(b)in paragraph (3), for “regulations 15 to” substitute “ regulation”.
(7) In regulation 13—
(a)in paragraph (3)(e) omit “15, 16, or as the case may be,”;
(b)in paragraph (4), for “regulations 15 to” substitute “regulation”.
(8) In regulation 14—
(a)in paragraph (4)(c)(i) omit “15, 16 or, as the case may be,”;
(b)in paragraph (5) for “regulations 15 to” substitute “regulation”.
(9) Omit regulations 15 and 16.
(10) In regulation 20, in the words before sub-paragraph (a), for “regulations 15 to” substitute “regulation”.
(11) In regulation 22(1)(a), after “years” insert “in Northern Ireland”.
(12) In regulation 23(4) omit “other”.
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