Regulation 7 Amendment of Chapter 5 (horizontal provisions) of the Invasive Alien Species Regulation

(1)

Chapter 5 of the Invasive Alien Species Regulation is amended as follows.

(2)

In Article 21, for the words from “and without” to “Member States” substitute “the Scottish Ministers”.

(3)

In Article 22—

(a)

in paragraph 1—

(i)

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

(ii)

for “all Member States” substitute “other countries”,

(iii)

for the words from “In particular” to “that share” substitute “In particular, the Scottish Ministers shall endeavour to ensure coordination with other countries that share”,

(iv)

at paragraph 1(a) for “in accordance with” substitute “specified in”,

(v)

at paragraph 1(b) for “in accordance with “ substitute “specified in”,

(vi)

omit points (c) and (d),

(vii)

omit the last sentence,

(viii)

omit paragraph 2,

(b)

for paragraph 3, substitute—

“3.

For the purposes of paragraph 1(a), the reference to Article 4(2) of Directive 2008/56/EC is to be read as if, in that Article—

(a)
for the words before point (a) there were substituted “The marine sub-regions are—”,

(b)
the words after point (a) were omitted.”.

(4)

Omit Article 23.