# The Official Controls (Plant Health and Genetically Modified Organisms) (England) Regulations 2019, Introduction: Introductory text

Extent: E+W

Environmental Protection, England
Plant Health, England
Made 20th December 2019
Laid before Parliament 23rd December 2019
Coming into force 14th January 2020
The Secretary of State is designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 (“the 1972 Act”) in relation to the common agricultural policy and measures relating to the control and regulation of genetically modified organisms .
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the 1972 Act.
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the 1972 Act and it appears expedient to the Secretary of State for the references to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 establishing uniform conditions for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and the Council, as regards protective measures against pests of plants , and to the European Union instruments mentioned in regulation 3(1), to be construed as references to those instruments as amended from time to time.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/1517/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/official-controls-plant-health-and-genetically-modified-organisms-england-regulations-2019/introduction
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