The Marine Environment (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

Regulation 12(2)(c)

SCHEDULE 3 AMENDMENT OF PART 2 OF THE ANNEX TO COMMISSION DECISION (EU) 2017/848

1.  Under the heading “Species groups of birds, mammals, reptiles, fish and cephalopods (relating to Descriptor 1)”, under the sub-heading “Criteria, including criteria elements, and methodological standards”, in the table—

(a) in the first column, in the first row, omit from “, pursuant to” to “Decision (EU) 2016/1251” and footnote (15);

(b) in the first column, in the second row, omit “Union legislation” and the brackets around the words in parenthesis which follow;

(c) in the second column, in the second and fourth rows, for “by the relevant Member States under” substitute “under any enactment which gives effect to”;

(d) in the third column, in the second row, in point (b) under “Use of criteria”, before “that Directive” insert “any enactment which gives effect to”;

(e) in the third column, in the second row, for “at Union level”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “by the Secretary of State, in consultation with the devolved policy authorities”.

2.  Under the heading “Specifications and standardised methods for monitoring and assessment relating to theme ‘Species groups of marine birds, mammals, reptiles, fish and cephalopods’”, in paragraph 4—

(a) in the words before point (a), before “Directive 92/43/EEC” insert “any enactment giving effect to”;

(b) in points (a) and (b), before “Directive” insert “any enactment giving effect to”.

3.  Under the heading “Benthic habitats (relating to Descriptors 1 and 6)”—

(a) under the sub-heading “Criteria, including criteria elements, and methodological standards”, in the table—

(i) in the second column, in the first and second rows, in each place where it occurs, omit “, through cooperation at Union level,”;

(ii) in the third column, in the first row, omit “agreed at Union level”;

(b) under the sub-heading “Specifications and standardised methods for monitoring and assessment relating to theme ‘Benthic habitats’”, in paragraphs 1 and 3, before “Directive 92/43/EEC” insert “any enactment giving effect to”.