Regulation 4 Transitional provision: the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels) (England and Wales) Regulations 2008I1

For the purposes of the 2008 Regulations, anything done before the coming into force of this Part by the Secretary of State under the 2008 Regulations or, in relation to Regulation 396/2005, as designated national authority, in relation to Wales is deemed to have been done by the Welsh Ministers.

For the purposes of the 2008 Regulations, anything done before the coming into force of this Part by the Secretary of State in the performance of a function of the member State in Regulation 396/2005 in relation to Wales is deemed to have been done by the Welsh Ministers.

In paragraph (1), “designated national authority” has the same meaning as in regulation 4 of the 2008 Regulations.

In this regulation—

• “the 2008 Regulations” means the Pesticides (Maximum Reside Levels) (England and Wales) Regulations 2008;

• “Regulation 396/2005” has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the 2008 Regulations.