Explanatory note

These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies (in particular section 8(2)(b), (c), (d) and (g)) arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.

Chapter 1 of Part 2 amends requirements of Commission Implementing Decision 2014/709 concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever.

Chapter 2 of Part 2 makes an amendment to the Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (England) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/731) consequential on the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union.

Part 3 makes amendments to subordinate legislation relating to plant health. Regulation 4 amends the Plant Health (Amendment) (England) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/xxx) to make further amendments to the Plant Health (Forestry) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2517) (in relation to England) and the Plant Health (England) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/610). Regulation 5 amends the Plant Health (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/xxx).

Part 4 makes amendments to secondary legislation regulating the marketing of agricultural seed, seed potatoes and fruit plant and propagating material.

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.