The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020

General transitional provision relating to model certificates

33.—(1) Subject to the application of regulation 34, where Part 3 of these Regulations amends any provision of legislation which, on or after IP completion day, forms part of retained EU law so as to enable the presentation or other use of a model certificate in the form “published by the appropriate authority from time to time”, that amendment does not preclude a model certificate in the form set out in the text of that legislation, as it had effect immediately before IP completion day, from being presented or otherwise used on or after IP completion day in connection with a relevant activity instead of the equivalent model certificate published by the appropriate authority.

(2) Paragraph (1) applies until such date as the appropriate authority may by regulations appoint.

(3) In paragraph (1), “relevant activity” means—

(a) the importation of goods into, or movement of goods through or from, Great Britain;

(b) the placing on the market or inspection of goods in Great Britain; or

(c) the slaughter of animals in Great Britain.