The Animal Health and Genetically Modified Organisms (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Made: at 12.30 a.m. on 5th September 2019

Laid before Parliament: at 4.00 p.m. on 5th September 2019

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 .

The Secretary of State is of the opinion that, by reason of urgency, it is necessary to make these Regulations without a draft of the instrument being laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

PART 1 — Introduction

Citation and commencement

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• (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Animal Health and Genetically Modified Organisms (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

• (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• (3) These regulations come into force immediately before exit day.

PART 2 — Amendments to legislation concerning animal health

Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies

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• (1) Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies is amended as follows.

• (2) Annex 4, Chapter 5, Section E is amended in accordance with paragraphs (3) and (4).

• (3) In point 2—

• (a) in point (a)(ii), for “Union” substitute “ EU-derived domestic ”;

• (b) in point (b)—

• (i) in point (v)—

• (aa) for “competent authority of the Member State”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “ appropriate authority of the relevant constituent nation ”;

• (bb) in the second paragraph, for “this Member State” substitute “ the relevant constituent nation ”;

• (ii) in point (viii)—

• (aa) in the first indent, for “Union territory”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “ United Kingdom ”;

• (bb) in the second indent, for the words from “introduced” to the end substitute “ or any replacement system in place in the United Kingdom, and the border inspection post of exit must be indicated in the relevant Box ”;

• (cc) in the fourth and fifth indents, after “TRACES”, insert “ or any replacement system in operation in the United Kingdom ”.

• (4) In point 5(d), for “Union territory” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

• (5) In Annex 9, in Chapter D, in Section B, in point 2, in the sentence after point (b), for “Union” substitute “ EU-derived domestic ”.

The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies and Animal By-Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

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• (1) The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies and Animal By-Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 are amended as follows.

• (2) In regulation 2—

• (a) in paragraph (48)(e)(i)(aa), omit “in the words before point (a),”;

• (b) in paragraph (51)—

• (i) in sub-paragraph (a), for “4.2(b)” substitute “ 4.2 ”;

• (ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “4.3(c)” substitute “ 4.3 ”.

• (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Breeders' Rights and Seeds (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

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PART 3 — Amendments to legislation concerning genetically modified organisms

The Genetically Modified Organisms (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

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• (1) The Genetically Modified Organisms (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 are amended as follows.

• (2) In regulation 9, in paragraphs (6)(b) and (7)(a), in each place where it occurs, for “countries” substitute “ constituent nations ”.

• (3) In regulation 10(4)—

• (a) after sub-paragraph (a) insert—

(aa) in paragraph 2, for “notification” substitute “ consent ”

• (b) in sub-paragraph (b) omit “in paragraph 2,”.

Signed

Gardiner of Kimble — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of these Regulations)

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2018 c. 16.

[^f00002]: S.I. 2019/1220.

[^f00003]: S.I. 2019/170, amended by the Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Breeders’ Rights and Seeds (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 S.I. 2019/1220.

[^f00004]: S.I. 2019/1220.

[^f00005]: S.I. 2019/90, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

Editorial notes

[^c23937341]: 2018 c. 16.

[^c23937361]: S.I. 2019/170, amended by the Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Breeders' Rights and Seeds (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 S.I. 2019/1220.

[^c23937381]: S.I. 2019/90, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^key-a0c7dc5f4e4d72e887b5e7462438bc7a]: Reg. 2 in force at 31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(3)

[^key-748750207d7df9a4c62bedd600530b90]: Reg. 1 in force at 31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1388, regs. 1(2)(a), 34(2))

[^key-83bee27fde3d3bb62b756e49f7ba4df6]: Reg. 3 in force at 31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(3)

[^key-4ec9fe6210f3cdc356b3372ae21d840c]: Reg. 5 in force at 31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(3)

[^key-e25ad139a4ea74ee90649ead893c286b]: Reg. 1(2) omitted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by virtue of The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(a), 34(2)(a)

[^key-cac5d220cc094cd77d37ce9c319f8676]: Words in reg. 1(3) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(a), 34(2)(b)

[^key-aa226c7447ef2243ccfbceb761200178]: Reg. 3(3) omitted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by virtue of The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(a), 34(3)

[^key-9ea043614f200079854534c2da05d60e]: Reg. 4 omitted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by virtue of The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(a), 34(3)