The Plant Health (Amendment) (England) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

49.  In article 39—

(a) in the heading, omit the words “permitted by Directive 2008/61/EC”;

(b) at the beginning insert—

“(A1) The Commissioners must by licence authorise the importation, movement or keeping of any tree pest or relevant material for any activity for trial or scientific purposes or for work on varietal selections in England, where the importation, movement or keeping of the tree pest or relevant material for any such purpose would otherwise be prohibited by this Order, if the Commissioners—

(a) have received an application for a licence containing the information set out in Part A of Schedule 13A; and

(b) are satisfied that the general conditions set out in Part B of Schedule 13A are met in relation to the application.

(B1) A licence granted under paragraph (A1) must be in writing and include—

(a) the conditions specified in Part C of Schedule 13A which are relevant to any tree pest or relevant material that is the subject of the activities to which the licence relates;

(b) any other conditions as the Commissioners may determine in relation to licence quarantine measures that are appropriate in respect of those activities.”;

(c) omit paragraphs (1) and (2);

(d) in paragraph (3), after “condition under” insert “paragraph (B1)(b) or”;

(e) in paragraph (4), after “granted under” insert “paragraph (A1) or”;

(f) in paragraph (5), after “this Order” insert “or, as regards England, any regulated tree pest”;

(g) omit paragraph (6);

(h) in paragraph (7)—

(i) after sub-paragraph (a) insert—

“(ab) “licence quarantine measures”, as regards England, means the measures specified in Part D of Schedule 13A”;

(ii) omit sub-paragraph (b).