2021 No. 239 (W. 62)
The Plant Health (Amendment) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021
Made
Coming into force
The Welsh Ministers make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraphs 1(1) and 11M of Schedule 2 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 20181.
A draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of Senedd Cymru in accordance with paragraphs 1(8) and 8F(7) of Schedule 7 to that Act2.
Title and commencement1
1
The title of these Regulations is the Plant Health (Amendment) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021.
2
They come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.
Amendment of the Official Controls (Plant Health and Genetically Modified Organisms) (Wales) Regulations 20202
1
The Official Controls (Plant Health and Genetically Modified Organisms) (Wales) Regulations 20203 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 2(1), at the appropriate place, insert—
“plant passport” (“pasbort planhigion”) means a passport which is a UK plant passport or other permitted plant passport;
3
In regulation 42—
a
in the heading, omit “UK”;
b
in paragraph (1)(b) and (c), omit “UK” in both places where it occurs.
4
In Schedule 3, in Part 1, in the table—
a
in the entry relating to Article 79(1), in the first column, for “and 92a” substitute “, 92a and 95a(2)”;
b
in the entry relating to Article 80(1), in the first column, for “and 92a” substitute “, 92a and 95a(2)”;
c
in the entry relating to Article 93(5), in the second column, for “replacement UK” substitute “certain”;
d
after the entry relating to Article 93(5) insert—
Article 95a(1)
Prohibits the introduction of a relevant NI trade unit into Great Britain from Northern Ireland unless it is accompanied by the plant passport which was required for its movement within Northern Ireland.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)