Regulation 6 Amendment of Chapter 4 (management of invasive alien species that are widely spread) of the Invasive Alien Species Regulation

(1)

Chapter 4 of the Invasive Alien Species Regulation is amended as follows.

(2)

In Article 19—

(a)

in paragraph 1—

(i)

in the first subparagraph—

(aa)

for “Member States”, in the first place it occurs, substitute “the Scottish Ministers”,

(bb)

for “the Member States” substitute “the Scottish Ministers”,

(cc)

for “on their territory” substitute “in Scotland”,

(ii)

in the second subparagraph, for “the Member States” substitute “Scotland”,

(b)

in paragraph 3, for “Member States” substitute “the Scottish Ministers”,

(c)

in paragraph 5—

(i)

for “Member State”, in the first place it occurs, substitute “part of the United Kingdom”,

(ii)

for “the Member States in which that species is present” substitute “the Scottish Ministers”,

(iii)

for “other Member States and the Commission” substitute “Secretary of State, the Welsh Ministers and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs”,

(iv)

for “the Member States concerned” substitute “the Scottish Ministers”,

(v)

omit the last sentence.

(3)

In Article 20, for “Member States” substitute “The Scottish Ministers”.