The Plant Health (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2019

Draft Regulations laid before the Scottish Parliament under paragraph 2(2) of schedule 2 of the the European Communities Act 1972 and paragraph 1(6) of schedule 7 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

Draft Scottish Statutory Instruments

2019 No.

Exiting The European Union

Plant Health

The Plant Health (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2019

Made

2019

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by—

(a) in relation to Part 1, the provisions mentioned in paragraphs (b) and (c),

(b) in relation to Part 2, section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(1), and

(c) in relation to Parts 3 to 6, paragraph 1(1) and (3) of schedule 2 and paragraph 21 of schedule 7 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018(2).

In accordance with with paragraph 2(2) of schedule 2 of the European Communities Act 1972, and paragraph 1(6) of schedule 7 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

(1)

1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46) (“the 1998 Act”), schedule 8, paragraph 15(3) (which was amended by section 27(4) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) (“the 2006 Act”)). Section 2(2) was also amended by section 27(1)(a) of the 2006 Act and by the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7), schedule, Part 1. The functions conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2), so far as they are exercisable within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the 1998 Act. Section 2(2) is relied upon in relation to the amendments made by Parts 1 and 2 of these Regulations.

(2)

2018 c.16.