Regulation 10 Amendment of Chapter 6 (final provisions)I1

in paragraph 1—

omit paragraph 2;

in paragraph 3—

in paragraph 4—

the existing text becomes paragraph 1;

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

after paragraph 1, insert—

“For the purposes of this Article, the reference to Article 2(3) of Directive 2003/35/EC is to be read as if references in Article 2(3) to “Member States” included F2Great Britain.”.

in paragraph 1—

for paragraphs 2 and 3 substitute—

“

2

The responsible authorities F4and the Scottish Ministers, acting jointly, may appoint members to the Committee.

3

The Committee may determine its rules of procedure”.

for “Commission”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “ responsible authorities F5and the Scottish Ministers”;

omit “appointed by the Member States”;

after “Articles 4, 5,” insert “ 9, ”.

in paragraph 1, after the words “Article 7(1),” insert “and, in relation to introduction into Great Britain from Northern Ireland, point (a) of Article 7(1),”;

in paragraph 2—

in paragraph 3, for “Member States” substitute “ The responsible authorities ”;

in paragraph 4, for “Member States” substitute “ the responsible authorities ”F7;

after paragraph 4, insert—

“5.

The references to “establishments” and “facilities” in paragraph 4 of this Article include establishments and facilities permitted or established (as the case may be) in Scotland by the Scottish Ministers for that purpose.”.

in paragraph 1, for the words “keep and transport” substitute “keep, transport and, in relation to qualifying Northern Ireland goods, introduce into Great Britain”;

after paragraph 1, insert—

“1A.

The reference in paragraph 1 to “research or ex-situ conservation establishments and for the purposes of medicinal activities referred to in Article 8” includes establishments or activities referred to in Article 8 for which a permit has been issued by the Scottish Ministers in relation to Scotland, or by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in relation to Northern Ireland.

1B.

So far as paragraph 1A relates to permits issued in relation to Northern Ireland, the reference in that sub-paragraph to Article 8 is to Article 8 of Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species, as it has effect in Northern Ireland by virtue of section 7A of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.”;

in paragraph 2, after the words “non-commercial users”, insert “and, in relation to live specimens that are qualifying Northern Ireland goods, introduction into Great Britain for any such purposes”;

in paragraph 3, for “Member State” substitute “appropriate authority”.