The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

1.  Article 3 is to be read as if—

(a) in paragraph 1, after point (p) there were inserted—

“(q) ‘the appropriate authority’ means:

(i) in relation to England, the Secretary of State;

(ii) in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

(iii) in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;

but “the appropriate authority” is the Secretary of State if consent is given:

(i) in respect of functions exercisable in relation to Wales, by the Welsh Ministers;

(ii) in respect of functions exercisable in relation to Scotland, by the Scottish Ministers;

(r) ‘the Aquatic Animal Health Regulations’ means—

(i) in England and Wales, the Aquatic Animal Health (England and Wales) Regulations 2009(1);

(ii) in Scotland, the Aquatic Animal Health (Scotland) Regulations 2009(2);

(s) ‘Commission Decision 2009/177/EC’ means Commission Decision 2009/177/EC as regards surveillance and eradication programmes and disease-free status of Member States, zones and compartments(3);

(t) ‘constituent GB territory’ means England, Wales or Scotland as the case may be;

(u) ‘Decision 2015/1554’ means Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1554 laying down rules for the application of Directive 2006/88/EC as regards requirements for surveillance and diagnostic methods(4);

(v) ‘Regulation 1251/2008’ means Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 implementing Council Directive 2006/88/EC as regards conditions and certification requirements for the placing on the market and the import into the Community of aquaculture animals and products thereof and laying down a list of vector species(5).”.

(b) after paragraph 2 there were inserted—

“3.   References to eradication programmes and surveillance programmes are to be read as references to eradication or surveillance programmes (as the case may be) established under Decision 2015/1554.”.

(1)

S.I. 2009/463; amended by S.I. 2011/981 and 2019/1488.

(2)

S.S.I. 2009/85; amended by S.S.I. 2011/259, 2011/427, 2015/100 and 2019/412, and prospectively amended by S.S.I. 2019/9.

(3)

EUDN 2009/177.

(4)

EUDN 2015/1554.

(5)

EUR 1251/2008.