18.—(1) Article 15 (inspections) is amended as follows.
(2) In the heading, omit “Commission”.
(3) In paragraph 1—
(a)in the first subparagraph—
(i)for “The Commission, acting in cooperation with the appropriate authority of the Member State concerned,” substitute “ The appropriate authority ”;
(ii)omit “by Member States”;
(iii)omit the sentence beginning with the words “For this purpose”;
(b)for the second subparagraph substitute—
“The procedures for conducting inspections may be prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State.”.
(4) In paragraph 2—
(a)omit “Commission”;
(b)omit the second sentence.
(5) Omit paragraph 3.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 18 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1