Statutory Instruments
2021 No. 1096
Animals, England And Wales
Food, England And Wales
The Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
Made
at 10.17 a.m. on 28th September 2021
Laid before Parliament
at 2.30 p.m. on 28th September 2021
Coming into force
29th September 2021
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 144(6) of, and paragraph 2 of Annex 6 to, Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products( 1 ).
In accordance with Article 144(7) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, before making these Regulations, the Secretary of State has consulted such bodies and persons as appear to the Secretary of State to be representative of the interests likely to be substantially affected by these Regulations and such other bodies or persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
In accordance with Article 3(2B)(b)(i) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625( 2 ), the Welsh Ministers have consented to the Secretary of State making these Regulations in relation to their application in Wales.
Citation, commencement, extent and application
1. —(1) These Regulations—
(a) may be cited as the Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2021; and
(b) come into force on 29th September 2021.
(2) This regulation and regulations 2 and 4 extend to England and Wales.
(3) Regulation 3 applies in relation to England only.
Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2017/625
2. —(1) Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products is amended as follows.
(2) In Annex 6, in paragraph 13, in the text of Article 56A, as inserted for the purposes mentioned in paragraph 3 of Annex 6—
(a) in paragraph (4), for “the relevant date” substitute “1st January 2022”;
(b) omit paragraph (5).
Amendments to the Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011
(2) In Schedule 5—
(a) in paragraph 5(3), for “1st October 2021” substitute “1st January 2022”;
(b) in paragraph 6—
(i) omit sub-paragraph (1)(c);
(ii) in sub-paragraph (2) omit “and (c)”.
Amendment to the Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) Regulations 2021
4. In regulation 2 of the Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) Regulations 2021( 4 ) omit paragraph (a).
Benyon of Englefield
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
At 10.17 a.m. on 28th September 2021
EUR 2017/625. Article 144 is substituted, and Annex 6 inserted, by S.I. 2020/1481 . Annex 6 is amended by S.I. 2021/429 and 2021/809 .
Article 3(2B) is inserted by S.I. 2020/1481 .
S.I. 2011/1197 ; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2020/1462 , 2021/429 and 2021/809 .