PART 3 Amendment of retained direct EU legislation

Amendment of Chapter 4 (management of invasive alien species that are widely spread)

8.—(1) Chapter 4 is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 19—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) in the first subparagraph—

(aa) for “Member States” substitute “the appropriate authority”;

(bb) for “the Member States have” substitute “the appropriate authority has”;

(ii) in the second subparagraph, for “the Member States” substitute “the appropriate authority”;

(b) in paragraph 3, for “Member States” substitute “the appropriate authority”;

(c) in paragraph 5—

(i) for “Member State” substitute “part of the United Kingdom”;

(ii) for “the Member States”, in the first place where it occurs, substitute “the appropriate authority”;

(iii) for “Member States and the Commission” substitute “responsible authorities”;

(iv) for “the Member States concerned” substitute “the responsible authorities”;

(v) omit the last sentence.

(3) In Article 20, for “Member States” substitute “The appropriate authority”.