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Statutory Instruments
Exiting The European Union, England
Animals, England
Sift requirements satisfied
23rd October 2018
Made
29th October 2018
Laid before Parliament
30th October 2018
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018(1), makes the following Regulations.
The requirements of paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 7 to that Act (relating to the appropriate Parliamentary procedure for these Regulations) have been satisfied.
1.-(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Animal By-Products and Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (England) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 and come into force on exit day.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales but apply in England only.
2. In regulation 10 of the Animal By-Products (Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2013(2) omit paragraph (6).
3.-(1) The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (England) Regulations 2018(3) are amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 2, for paragraph 9(2) substitute-
"(2) A laboratory approved under corresponding legislation elsewhere in the United Kingdom is treated as an approved testing laboratory.".
(3) In Schedule 7-
(a)in paragraph 1(1), omit "placed on the member State";
(b)in paragraph 3(3), omit paragraph (c);
(c)in paragraph 4(3)(b)-
(i)at the end of sub-paragraph (i), insert "or";
(ii)at the end of sub-paragraph (ii), for ", or" substitute ".";
(iii)omit sub-paragraph (iii).
(4) In Schedule 8, in paragraphs 1 and 3 omit "to third countries" in both places it occurs.
Gardiner of Kimble
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
29th October 2018
(This note is not part of these Regulations)
These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c.16) in order to address failures of retained direct EU legislation to operate effectively and other deficiencies (in particular paragraphs (a), (d) and (g) of section 8(2)) arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.
These Regulations amend domestic legislation that provides enforcement of-
(a)the Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies,
(b)the Animal By-Product Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption, and
(c)Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.