Amendments to Commission Decision 92/354/EEC
50.—(1) Commission Decision 92/354/EEC laying down certain rules to ensure coordination between organizations and associations which maintain or establish stud-books for registered equidae is amended as follows.
(2) For Article 2, substitute—
“Article 2
1. Where the competent authority of a constituent territory of the United Kingdom considers that an approved or recognised association in another constituent territory of the United Kingdom, or in a member State, is operating in the United Kingdom and is not complying with the rules laid down in the relevant United Kingdom legislation, and particularly with the principles laid down by the organisation or association which maintains the stud-book of the origin of the breed, it shall immediately contact the competent authority of the other constituent territory of the United Kingdom or, as the case may be, of the member State concerned.
2. In this Decision, “competent authority of a constituent territory of the United Kingdom” means—
(i)in relation to England, the Secretary of State;
(ii)in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;
(iii)in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;
(iv)in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.”.
(3) Omit Article 3.