Regulation 51

After article 45 insert—

“Transitional provision: UK plant passports

45B.

(1)

An authorisation to issue plant passports which has been granted and has effect immediately before the relevant day in relation to Scotland continues to apply after that day as if it were an authorisation to issue UK plant passports.

(2)

In the case of any plant passport that has been issued in respect of any relevant material before the relevant day for the purposes of the movement of that material in Scotland which takes place before and after that day, the plant passport is to be treated as if it were a UK plant passport and references to a UK plant passport are to be construed accordingly.

(3)

In this article, the “relevant day” means the day on which the Forestry (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2019 come into force.”.