17.—(1) Article 9 is amended as follows.
(2) The existing paragraph becomes paragraph 1.
(3) In paragraph 1, for “Commission and the Member States” substitute “Secretary of State and the relevant devolved authority”.
(4) After paragraph 1 insert—
“2. In paragraph 1, “relevant devolved authority” means—
(a)for Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs;
(b)for Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;
(c)for Wales, the Welsh Ministers.”.