The Aquatic Animal Health and Alien Species in Aquaculture, Animals, and Marketing of Seed, Plant and Propagating Material (Legislative Functions and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Amendment of the Aquatic Animal Health and Plant Health (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

5.—(1) The Aquatic Animal Health and Plant Health (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2, in the definition of “the appropriate authority”—

(a) in paragraph (1), omit sub-paragraph (d);

(b) in paragraph (2), omit sub-paragraph (c).

(3) In regulation 3—

(a) in the definition of “the other responsible authorities”, omit paragraph (c);

(b) in the definition of “third country”, for “United Kingdom” substitute “British Islands”.

(4) In regulation 4, in the words before paragraph (a), for “exit day” substitute “IP completion day”.

(5) After regulation 5 insert—

“Amendment of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008

5A.   In Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008, after Article 2, insert—

“Article 2a Interpretation: animal health certificates

In Articles 5 to 8a, 10 to 12, 14 and 16, “relevant model”, in relation to an animal health certificate, a joint public and animal health certificate or an addendum to an animal health certificate, means the model of that certificate or addendum, as published by the appropriate authority from time to time.”.”

(6) In regulation 6—

(a) in paragraph (3)—

(i) in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b), for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (c)—

(aa) in the words before sub-paragraph (i), for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain”;

(bb) in sub-paragraph (i), omit “in the United Kingdom”;

(b) in paragraph (4)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for “UK” substitute “GB”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b)(ii), for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain”;

(c) for paragraph (5) substitute—

“(5) In this regulation—

“Annex 1A” means Annex 1A to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008(2);

“constituent GB territory” means England, Wales or Scotland, as the case may be.”.

(7) In regulation 7—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) in the words before sub-paragraph (a) and in sub-paragraphs (c), (d), (e) and (g), for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (f)—

(aa) for “made on behalf of the United Kingdom of the relevant competent authority” substitute “made of the relevant competent authority on behalf of the appropriate authority”;

(bb) for “to the United Kingdom” substitute “to the appropriate authority”;

(cc) for “at the request of the United Kingdom” substitute “at the request of the appropriate authority”;

(b) in paragraph (3)—

(i) for “third country” substitute “country or territory”;

(ii) omit “of that country”;

(iii) after “country”, in the third place where it occurs, insert “or territory (as the case may be)”;

(iv) for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain”.

(c) in paragraph (5), for the definition of “relevant competent authority” substitute—

““relevant competent authority”, in relation to a country or territory, means the authority or authorities of that country or territory concerned with official responsibility for aquatic animal health.”.

(1)

S.I. 2019/817.

(2)

Annex 1A was inserted by regulation 2(19) of S.I. 2019/451.