PART 3Amendment of EU Exit subordinate legislation

Amendment of the Novel Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I115

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”.