PART 3Amendment of retained direct EU legislation

Amendment of Chapter 5 (horizontal provisions)I19

1

Chapter 5 is amended as follows.

2

In Article 21, for the words from “and without” to “Member States” substitute “ the appropriate authority ”.

3

In Article 22—

a

in paragraph 1—

i

for “Member States”, in the first place it occurs, substitute “ The appropriate authority ”;

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for “their” substitute “ its ”;

ii

for “all Member States” substitute “ other countries ”;

iii

for the words from “In particular” to “that share” substitute—

In particular the appropriate authority concerned shall endeavour to ensure coordination with other countries that share

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in points (a) and (b), for “in accordance with” substitute “ specified in ”;

iv

omit points (c) and (d);

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vi

for the last sentence substitute—

F5The Secretary of State must also endeavour to ensure co-ordination with the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland and with the Republic of Ireland.

b

in paragraph 2—

i

for “Member States” substitute “ The appropriate authority ”;

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for “their” substitute “ its ”;

ii

for “third” substitute “ other ”;

c

for paragraph 3, substitute—

3

For the purposes of paragraph 1(a), the reference to Article 4(2) of Directive 2008/56/EC is to be read as if, in that Article—

a

for the words before point (a) there were substituted “ The marine sub-regions are— ”;

b

the words after point (b) were omitted.

4

Omit Article 23.