PART 4Amendment of subordinate legislation: amendments coming into force on IP completion day

CHAPTER 3Amendment of subordinate legislation so far as it extends to Northern Ireland

The Quality Schemes (Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs) Regulations 201815

1

The Quality Schemes (Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs) Regulations 2018 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 1—

a

in the heading, for “and commencement” substitute “, commencement and extent”;

b

number the existing paragraph as paragraph (1);

c

after paragraph (1) (as numbered by sub-paragraph (b)) insert—

2

The following provisions extend to Northern Ireland—

a

this Part and Parts 2 to 4;

b

regulations 21 to 23.

3

In regulation 3(2)—

a

at the beginning insert “As regards Northern Ireland,”;

b

in sub-paragraph (c)(ii) omit “, as read with Article 15”.

4

For regulation 6(4) substitute—

4

For the purposes of these Regulations any district council within the meaning of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 is eligible for appointment as an enforcement authority.

5

In regulation 10—

a

in paragraph (4), in the words before sub-paragraph (a), omit—

i

the words from “justice of the peace in England” to “Scotland or”;

ii

“justice, sheriff or”;

b

for paragraph (8)(a) substitute—

a

be accompanied by such other persons as the authorised officer considers necessary;

6

In regulation 12—

a

in paragraph (2)(e) omit “15, 16, or as the case may be,”;

b

in paragraph (3), for “regulations 15 to” substitute “ regulation”.

7

In regulation 13—

a

in paragraph (3)(e) omit “15, 16, or as the case may be,”;

b

in paragraph (4), for “regulations 15 to” substitute “regulation”.

8

In regulation 14—

a

in paragraph (4)(c)(i) omit “15, 16 or, as the case may be,”;

b

in paragraph (5) for “regulations 15 to” substitute “regulation”.

9

Omit regulations 15 and 16.

10

In regulation 20, in the words before sub-paragraph (a), for “regulations 15 to” substitute “regulation”.

11

In regulation 22(1)(a), after “years” insert “in Northern Ireland”.

12

In regulation 23(4) omit “other”.