PART 3U.K.Amendment of retained direct EU legislation

29.  For Article 29, substitute—

“Amendments to the certification scheme

29.—(1) Where the condition in paragraph (2) is met, the Secretary of State may by regulations amend this Regulation.

(2) The condition is that that the Secretary of State considers that this Regulation is no longer effective to ensure that the law of the United Kingdom is consistent with the international Kimberley Process requirements.

(3) Regulations under this Article may only contain provision that the Secretary of State considers to be—

(a)appropriate for the purposes of ensuring that this Regulation is consistent with the international Kimberley Process requirements; or

(b)appropriate in connection with any provision made under point (a).

(4) Regulations under this Article may contain transitional and consequential provisions and savings.

(5) The power in this Article to make regulations is exercisable by the Secretary of State by statutory instrument.

(6) A statutory instrument containing regulations under this Article may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

(7) In this Article “the international Kimberley Process requirements” means any certification requirements or similar controls relating to the import or export of rough diamonds that are agreed from time to time by the Participants.”.

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