The Food and Feed Hygiene and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Amendment of the Novel Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 E+W+S

15.—(1) The Novel Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 M1 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 6, in the Article to be substituted, in paragraph 1, for “ the United Kingdom ” substitute “Great Britain”.

(3) For regulation 7 substitute—

“7.   In Article 2 (1), for “the Union” substitute “ Great Britain ”.”.

(4) In regulation 8, in the definitions to be inserted—

(a) for the definition of “third country”, substitute—

“(g) “third country” means any country or territory other than the British Islands;”;

(b) in the definition of “appropriate authority”, omit point (iv);

(c) in the definition of “Food Safety Authority”, for “England, Wales and Northern Ireland” substitute “ England and Wales ”;

(d) omit subparagraph (l).

(5) In each place where it occurs, in the wording to be inserted or substituted in regulations 9, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 33, for “ the United Kingdom ” substitute “Great Britain”.

(6) For regulation 11 substitute—

“11.   In the Title of Chapter 2, for “the Union” substitute “ Great Britain ”.”.

(7) In regulation 12, in the Article to be substituted, in paragraph 1, for “ the United Kingdom ” substitute “the constituent territory of Great Britain”.

(8) For regulation 20(a), substitute—

“(a) for “the Union” substitute “ Great Britain ”;”.

(9) For regulation 32(b) substitute—

“(b) in paragraph 3, for “the Union” substitute “ Great Britain ”.”.

(10) For regulation 34 substitute—

“34.   In Article 28—

(a) in each place in which it occurs, for “Commission shall” substitute “ appropriate authority must ”;

(b) in paragraph 1, for “Authority” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ”;

(c) in paragraph 4, for “the Commission has received the opinion of the Authority” substitute “ the opinion has been received ”.”.

(11) In regulation 38, in the Article to be inserted—

(a) omit paragraph 1(c);

(b) in paragraph 4—

(i) for “Any statutory instrument, Scottish statutory instrument or statutory rule” substitute “ Any statutory instrument or Scottish statutory instrument ”;

(ii) in subparagraph (b), for “the National Assembly of Wales” substitute, “Senedd Cymru”;

(iii) omit point (d);

(c) omit paragraph 5(d).

(12) For regulation 44 substitute—

“44.   In Article 7—

(a) in paragraph 1, for “Commission shall” substitute “ appropriate authority must ”;

(b) in paragraph 2, for “Commission” substitute “ appropriate authority ”;

(c) in paragraph 4, for “Commission shall inform the applicant, the Member States and the Authority” substitute “ appropriate authority must inform the applicant ”.”.

(13) For regulation 50 substitute—

“50.   In Annex 1—

(a) for the opening words “European Commission Directorate General Directorate Unit” substitute “ To the appropriate authority ”;

(b) in the first place in which it occurs, for “the Union” substitute “ Great Britain ”;

(c) in the second place in which it occurs, omit “Union”.”.

(14) For regulation 51 substitute—

“51.   In Annex 2—

(a) for the opening words “European Commission Directorate General Directorate Unit” substitute “ To the appropriate authority ”;

(b) for “the European Union” substitute “ Great Britain ”;

(c) omit “Union”.”.

(15) For regulation 60 substitute—

“60.   In Annex 1—

(a) for the opening words “European Commission Directorate General Directorate Unit” substitute “ To the appropriate authority ”;

(b) in the first place in which it occurs, for “the Union” substitute “ Great Britain ”;

(c) in the second place in which it occurs, omit “Union”.”.

(16) In regulation 62, in the Article to be substituted, for “ the United Kingdom ” substitute “Great Britain”.

(17) In regulation 76, omit “the insert”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 15 in force at 31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day, see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 2019/702.