52.—(1) This regulation applies to plants, plant products and other objects which originate in, or are dispatched from, an EU Member State, other than qualifying Northern Ireland goods, and are introduced into Great Britain during the period commencing on IP completion day and ending on 31st March 2021.
(2) In relation to plants, plant products and other objects to which this regulation applies—
(a)Article 72(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 only applies if the plants, plant products and other objects are specified in Schedule 2;
(b)Article 73(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 does not apply.
(3) In paragraph (1), “qualifying Northern Ireland goods” has the meaning given in the Definition of Qualifying Northern Ireland Goods (EU Exit) Regulations 2020(1).
53.—(1) An authorisation to issue plant passports which has been granted and has effect immediately before IP completion day continues to apply after IP completion day as if it were an authorisation to issue UK plant passports.
(2) In the case of any plant passport that has been issued in respect of any plant, plant product or other object before IP completion day for the purposes of the movement of that plant, plant product or other object which takes place in part before and in part after IP completion day, the plant passport is after the IP completion day to be treated as if it were a UK plant passport and references to a UK plant passport are to be construed accordingly.
(3) In this regulation—
“plant passport” has the meaning given in Article 78 of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council on protective measures against pests of plants, as it has effect in EU law(2);
“UK plant passport” has the meaning given in Article 78 of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council on protective measures against pests of plants(3).
54. The following are revoked—
(a)the Plant Health (Amendment) (England) (EU Exit) Regulation 2019(4);
(b)the Plant Health (EU Exit) Regulations 2019(5);
(c)the retained direct EU legislation listed in Schedule 3.
55.—(1) The revocations of the instruments listed in Schedule 3 and the amendments to Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 have no effect on the validity of any notice issued or any licence, authorisation or other approval given under or for the purposes of those instruments or that Regulation before IP completion day.
(2) Any such notice, licence, authorisation or other approval remains in force and continues to have effect on or after IP completion day in so far as it applies to anything done, or omitted to be done, before or after IP completion day.
(3) Paragraph (1) is subject to regulation 53.
OJ No L 317, 23.11.2016, p.4, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2017/625 (OJ No L 95, 7.4.2017, p.1).
EUR 2016/2031.