4.—(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations(1) (referred to in these Regulations as “Regulation (EC) No 1/2005”) is amended as follows.
(2) In each place it occurs—
(a)for “a competent authority” (including where any of the words is capitalised) substitute “the competent authority”;
(b)in the phrase “the relevant competent authority” omit “relevant”.
(3) In Article 1(2), for “Articles 3 and 27” substitute “Article 3”.
(4) In Article 2(1), in point (f), for “competent authorities as defined” substitute ““the competent authority” within the meaning given”.
(5) In Article 17(2), for “in in” substitute “in”.
(6) Omit Article 25(2).
(7) Omit Article 27.
(8) In the heading to Chapter 5 (immediately before Article 30), omit “Committee”.
EUR 2005/1, amended by EUR 2017/625 and by S.I. 2019/588 (as amended by S.I. 2019/1312 and 2020/1590) and 2019/802 (as amended by S.I. 2020/1481 and 1590).
Reg 3(30) of S.I. 2019/802, which, as made, omitted Article 25, was amended by regulation 42(2)(c) of S.I. 2020/1481 so as to retain Article 25.