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Statutory Instruments
Plant Health
Seeds
Made
at 11.03 a.m. on 30th June 2022
Laid before Parliament
at 4.30 p.m. on 30th June 2022
Coming into force
22nd July 2022
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 22(3) and 54(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products(1) (“the Official Controls Regulation”).
In accordance with Article 3(2B)(2) of the Official Controls Regulation, the Scottish Ministers and the Welsh Ministers, in relation to the application of these Regulations to Scotland and Wales, have consented to the Secretary of State making these Regulations.
In accordance with Article 144(7) of the Official Controls Regulation, before making these Regulations the Secretary of State has consulted such bodies and persons as appear to the Secretary of State to be representative of the interests likely to be substantially affected by these Regulations and such other bodies or persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
EUR 2017/625, amended by S.I. 2020/1481; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.
Article 3(2B) is inserted by S.I. 2020/1481, and Article 3(2A) contains a definition of “the appropriate authority”.
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