Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
Agriculture
Made
23rd September 2009
Coming into operation
19th October 2009
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is a Department designated(1), for the purposes of making Regulations under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2), in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community and makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by that section.
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009; and shall come into operation on 19th October 2009.
2. The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(3) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
3. The Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007(4) are amended by replacing paragraphs (7) and (8) of regulation 4 (exemption for authorised products and personal imports) with the following paragraph—
“(7) Part 3 (with the exception of regulation 25) and Parts 4 to 9 do not apply in relation to the products of animal origin specified in Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 206/2009 on the introduction into the Community of personal consignments of products of animal origin.(5)”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 23rd September 2009
(L.S.)
C. McMaster
A senior officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further amend the Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 to take account of the changes in personal imports permitted from third countries brought about by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 206/2009 on the introduction into the Community of personal consignments of products of animal origin.
An Impact Assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as no impact on business, charities or voluntary bodies is foreseen.
S.R. 2007 No. 199 as amended by S.R. 2007 No. 314 and S.R. 2009 No. 130
O.J. No. L.77, 24.3.2009, p.1