PART 5Further amendment of the Plant Health (England) Order 2015: exiting the European Union

106.  After article 49 insert—

Transitional provision: UK plant passports

49A.(1) An authorisation to issue plant passports which has been granted and has effect immediately before exit day continues to apply after exit day as if it were an authorisation to issue UK plant passports.

(2) In the case of any plant passport that has been issued in respect of any relevant material before exit day for the purposes of the movement of that material which takes place before and after exit day, the plant passport is to be treated as if it were a UK plant passport and references to a UK plant passport are to be construed accordingly..