Regulation 8 Amendment of Chapter 4 (management of invasive alien species that are widely spread)

(1)

Chapter 4 is amended as follows.

(2)

In Article 19—

(a)

in paragraph 1—

(i)

in the first subparagraph—

(aa)

for “Member States” substitute “the appropriate authority”;

(bb)

for “the Member States have” substitute “the appropriate authority has”;

(ii)

in the second subparagraph, for “the Member States” substitute “the appropriate authority”;

(b)

in paragraph 3, for “Member States” substitute “the appropriate authority”;

(c)

in paragraph 5—

(i)

for “Member State” substitute “part of the United Kingdom”;

(ii)

for “the Member States”, in the first place where it occurs, substitute “the appropriate authority”;

(iii)

for “Member States and the Commission” substitute “responsible authorities”;

(iv)

for “the Member States concerned” substitute “the responsible authorities”;

(v)

omit the last sentence.

(3)

In Article 20, for “Member States” substitute “The appropriate authority”.