PART 3U.K.Amendment of retained direct EU legislation

Amendment of Chapter 5 (horizontal provisions)U.K.

9.—(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 ”;

[F1(ia)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;

[F2(iiia)in points (a) and (b), for “in accordance with” substitute “ specified in ”;]

(iv)omit points (c) and (d);

F3(v). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(vi)for the last sentence substitute—

[F4The 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 ”;

[F5(ia)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.