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PART 12Miscellaneous: plant health

Transitional provisions: approvals granted under article 17(1) of the 2005 Order or the 2018 Order

54.—(1) Any approval granted by the Welsh Ministers under article 17(1) of the 2005 Order or under article 17(1) of the 2018 Order which is in force immediately before the commencement date remains in force and continues to have effect during the relevant period.

(2) In paragraph (1), “relevant period”, in relation to an approval granted under 17(1) of the 2005 Order or the 2018 Order, means—

(a)if the approval expires on or after 13 December 2020, the period beginning on the commencement date and ending on 13 December 2020, or

(b)if the approval expires before 13 December 2020, the period beginning on the commencement date and ending on the date of expiry of the approval specified in the approval.