CHAPTER VII

FINAL PROVISIONS

Amendments of Annexes and detailed rules
Article 24
1
The appropriate authority may, by regulations, amend Annex 1 or 3 in order to adapt them to technical and scientific progress.
1A.
The Secretary of State may, by regulations—
a
amend Annex 2 in order to adapt it to technical and scientific progress;
b
amend Annex 4 so as to add a species.
c
amend Article 2 of Commission Regulation
(EC) 535/2008
to adapt the specifications for the conditions necessary for adding species to Annex 4, as provided for in paragraph 3.
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3
Regulations under paragraph 1A(b) may only be made where the Secretary of State is satisfied that the aquatic organism has been used in aquaculture in certain parts of the United Kingdom for a long time (with reference to its life cycle) with no adverse effect, and its introduction and translocation must be possible without the coincident movement of potentially harmful non-target species.
3A.
In paragraph 3, “long time (with reference to its life cycle)” and “adverse effect” have the meanings given in Article 2 of Commission Regulation
(EC) No 535/2008
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Art. 24(1)(1A) substituted for Art. 24(1) (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/753), regs. 1, 42(2)(a) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1463, regs. 1(2)(a), 4(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Art. 24(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/753), regs. 1, 42(2)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Words in Art. 24(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/753), regs. 1, 42(2)(c)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Words in Art. 24(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/753), regs. 1, 42(2)(c)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Art. 24(3A) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/753), regs. 1, 42(2)(d); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Art. 24(4)-(6) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/753), regs. 1, 42(2)(e); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Substituted by Regulation (EU) No 304/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 708/2007 concerning use of alien and locally absent species in aquaculture.