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

The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health Fees etc.) Regulations 2019 U.K.

5.—(1) The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health Fees etc.) Regulations 2019 M1 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 1(3)(a)—

(a) for “Parts 2 to 4” substitute “ Part 2, regulations 8, 9 and 10, Part 4 ”;

(b) after “United Kingdom,” insert “ and regulation 9A, in relation to England and Wales and Scotland, ”.

(3) In regulation 2(1)—

(a) in the definition of “the EU Official Controls Regulations”, for “and Delegated Regulations” substitute “ , Delegated Regulations and statutory instruments made under it ”;

(b) in the definition of “relevant legislation”, for “European and domestic” substitute “ , in Northern Ireland, European and domestic legislation, and in Great Britain, retained direct EU legislation and domestic legislation ”.

(4) In regulation 4, omit “in the United Kingdom and other member States”.

(5) After regulation 9, insert—

“Facilitating assistance and co-operation in England and Wales and Scotland in relation to matters falling within Articles 1(2)(i) and 1(2)(j) of the EU Regulation

9A.   Regulation 9 applies in relation to England and Wales and Scotland insofar as it relates to matters falling within Article 1(2)(i) (organic production and labelling of organic products) and Article 1(2)(j) (use and labelling of protected designations of origin, protected geographical indications and traditional specialities guaranteed) subject to the following modifications—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) in the opening words, as if “another member State” were omitted;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (a), for “a competent authority of another country” there were substituted “ another competent authority ”;

(b) as if paragraph (2) were omitted.”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 5 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day, see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 2019/1488.