(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies (in particular under section 8(2)(a) and (g) of that Act) arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.
These Regulations make amendments to, or in the case of regulation 6 revoke, domestic legislation that is concerned with the implementation and administration of the common agricultural policy. These Regulations also make amendments, in regulation 3, to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/576).
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.