{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-1143/article-28",
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  "legislation": "eur/2014/1143",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-1143",
  "path": "article/28",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "28",
  "heading": "Scientific forum",
  "text": "The responsible authorities and the Scottish Ministers shall ensure the participation of representatives of the scientific community ... in providing advice on any scientific question related to the application of this Regulation, in particular as regards Articles 4, 5, 9, 10 and 18. Those representatives shall meet in a scientific forum. The rules of procedure of that forum shall be established by the responsible authorities and the Scottish MinistersThe scientific forum is established by Article 28 of the UK Invasive Alien Species Regulation as amended by the Invasive Non-native Species (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Art. 28 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Invasive Non-native Species (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/223), regs. 1(1)(b), 10(6)(a) (with reg. 2(1)(a)) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1590, regs. 1(1)(b)(i), 6(2)(9)(d)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1); and Art. 28: By The Invasive Non-native Species (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/473), regs. 1(1), 8(6)(a) (with reg. 1(2)), it is provided that (S.) (31.12.2020) the words “Scottish Ministers” are substituted for the word “Commission”"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. 28 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Invasive Non-native Species (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/223), regs. 1(1)(b), 10(6)(b) (with reg. 2(1)(a)) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1590, regs. 1(1)(b)(i), 6(2)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1); and (S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Invasive Non-native Species (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/473), regs. 1(1), 8(6)(b) (with reg. 1(2))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in Art. 28 inserted (31.12.2020) by The Invasive Non-native Species (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/223), regs. 1(1)(b), 10(6)(c) (with reg. 2(1)(a)) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1590, regs. 1(1)(b)(i), 6(2)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1); and (S.) (31.12.2020) by The Invasive Non-native Species (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/473), regs. 1(1), 8(6)(c) (with reg. 1(2))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Art. 28 substituted (S.) (31.12.2020) by The Invasive Non-native Species (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/473), regs. 1(1), 8(6)(d) (with reg. 1(2))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/1143/article/28",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:47:11.774542+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}