2021 No. 809

Animals

Food

Plant Health

The Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) Regulations 2021
Made
7th July 2021
Laid before Parliament
8th July 2021
Coming into force
30th July 2021
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by:
a
Article 144(6) of, and paragraph 2 of Annex 6 to, Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products ,
b
regulation 71(1) of the Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 , and
c
regulation 33(2) of the Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 .
In accordance with Article 144(7) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, before making these Regulations, the Secretary of State has consulted such bodies and persons as appear to the Secretary of State to be representative of the interests likely to be substantially affected by these Regulations and such other bodies or persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
In accordance with Article 3(2B) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 , regulation 71(2) of the Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, and regulation 35(2) of the Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020, the Welsh Ministers, in relation to the application of these Regulations in relation to Wales, and the Scottish Ministers, in relation to the application of these Regulations in relation to Scotland, have consented to the Secretary of State making these Regulations.
EUR 2017/625. Article 144 is substituted, and Annex 6 inserted, by S.I. 2020/1481. Annex 6 is amended by S.I. 2021/429.
S.I. 2020/1462, to which there are amendments not relevant to this instrument.
S.I. 2020/1631.
Article 3(2B) is inserted by S.I. 2020/1481.