Statutory Instruments
2019 No. 1308
Exiting The European Union, England
Exiting The European Union, Northern Ireland
Animals, England
Animals, Northern Ireland
Prevention Of Cruelty
The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England and Northern Ireland) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Approved by both Houses of Parliament
Made
at 9.00 a.m. on 7th October 2019
Laid before Parliament
at 4.00 p.m. on 7th October 2019
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018( 1 ).
The Secretary of State is of the opinion that, by reason of urgency, it is necessary to make these Regulations without a draft of the instrument being laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England and Northern Ireland) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and come into force on exit day.
Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014
2. In regulation 3(1) of the Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014( 2 ), in the definition of “evidence of training and examination”, after sub-paragraph (a), insert—
“ (aa) a document attesting the passing of an independent final examination issued by—
(i) a body designated by the Republic of Ireland as responsible for delivering certificates in accordance with Article 21(1) of the EU Regulation as it has effect in EU law as amended from time to time, or
(ii) a body to whom the function of the final examination or the issuing of certificates has been delegated in the Republic of Ireland in accordance with Article 21(2) of the EU Regulation as it has effect in EU law as amended from time to time;
(ab) a certificate issued in the Republic of Ireland in reliance on Article 29(2) of the EU Regulation as it has effect in EU law; ” .
Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England) Regulations 2015
3. In regulation 3(1) of the Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England) Regulations 2015( 3 ), in the definition of “evidence of training and examination”, after sub-paragraph (a), insert—
“ (aa) a document attesting the passing of an independent final examination issued by—
(i) a body designated by the Republic of Ireland as responsible for delivering certificates in accordance with Article 21(1) of the EU Regulation as it has effect in EU law as amended from time to time, or
(ii) a body to whom the function of the final examination or the issuing of certificates has been delegated in the Republic of Ireland in accordance with Article 21(2) of the EU Regulation as it has effect in EU law as amended from time to time,
(ab) a certificate issued in the Republic of Ireland in reliance on Article 29(2) of the EU Regulation as it has effect in EU law, ” .
Zac Goldsmith
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
At 9.00 a.m. on 7th October 2019
S.R. 2014 No. 107 , to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.