The Aquatic Animal Health and Alien Species in Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Commission Regulation (EC) No 535/2008 U.K.

10.—(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 535/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 708/2007 concerning use of alien and locally absent species in aquaculture is amended as follows.

[F1 (2) In Article 2—

(a) in the words before point (a), for “Article 24(2)” substitute “Article 24(3)”;

(b) in point (b), for “a certain Member State” substitute “Great Britain”.

(3) After Article 2 insert—

“Article 2a U.K. Interpretation

In this Regulation, “the appropriate authority” means—

(a) in relation to England, the Secretary of State;

(b) in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

(c) in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;

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

but the appropriate authority is the Secretary of State if consent is given—

(a) in respect of functions exercisable in relation to Wales, by the Welsh Ministers;

(b) in respect of functions exercisable in relation to Scotland, by the Scottish Ministers;

(c) in respect of functions exercisable in relation to Northern Ireland, by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.”.]

(4) Omit Article 3.

(5) In Article 4—

(a) in paragraph 1, for “Member States”, in each place where it appears, substitute “ The appropriate authority ”;

(b) omit paragraphs 2 and 3.

(6) Omit Article 5.

(7) After Article 5, omit the words from “This Regulation” to “Member States.”.

[F2 (8) In the Annex, in points 2.1.2.2, 3.2 and 3.4.3, omit “also in a second Community language (some lines)”.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 10(2)(3) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Aquatic Animal Health and Alien Species in Aquaculture, Animals, and Marketing of Seed, Plant and Propagating Material (Legislative Functions and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1463), regs. 1(2)(a), 2(3)(a)

F2 Reg. 10(8) inserted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Aquatic Animal Health and Alien Species in Aquaculture, Animals, and Marketing of Seed, Plant and Propagating Material (Legislative Functions and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1463), regs. 1(2)(a), 2(3)(b)

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 10 in force at 31.12.2020 in force on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1