The Trade in Animals and Animal Products (Legislative Functions) and Veterinary Surgeons (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 No. 1225

PART 1 U.K. Introductory

Citation and commencement U.K.

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Trade in Animals and Animal Products (Legislative Functions) and Veterinary Surgeons (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

(2) This Regulation and Part 4 come into force immediately before exit day.

(3) The remainder of these Regulations comes into force on exit day.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 1 in force at 31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)

Interpretation U.K.

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the appropriate authority” means—

(a)

in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

(b)

in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;

(c)

in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs;

“the OIE” means the World Organization for Animal Health;

[F1 “third country” means any country or territory other than the British Islands.]

(2) In Part 2 of these Regulations—

(a) the “animal health criteria” means the criteria set out in Schedule 1;

(b) “the list” or “the relevant list” (as the case may be), for the purposes of any regulation, has the meaning given in paragraph (1) of that regulation;

(c) the “public health criteria” means the criteria set out in Schedule 2.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 2 substituted (31.12.2020 before IP completion day) by The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(2)(a), 38(2)

Commencement Information

I2 Reg. 2 in force at 31.12.2020 (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(3)