Statutory Instruments
2022 No. 160
Agriculture, England
Agriculture, Scotland
The Milk and Milk Products (Pupils in Educational Establishments) Aid Applications (England and Scotland) Regulations 2022
Made
at 9.30 a.m. on 17th February 2022
Laid before Parliament
21st February 2022
Coming into force
9th March 2022
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by Article 25(b) of of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products( Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 1 ), as read with Article 3(5)(c)(i)(aa) and (c)(ii)(bb) of that Regulation( 2 ).
There has been consultation as required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety( 3 ).
Citation, commencement, extent and application
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Milk and Milk Products (Pupils in Educational Establishments) Aid Applications (England and Scotland) Regulations 2022.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 9th March 2022.
(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and to Scotland, but apply only in relation to England and Scotland.
Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2017/39 (England and Scotland)
2. —(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2017/39 on rules for the application of of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to Union aid for the supply of fruit and vegetables, bananas and milk in educational establishments( Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 4 ) is amended as follows.
(2) In Article 4( 5 ), in paragraph (6)—
(a) after “evidence” where it first appears, insert “held available for the relevant authority” ;
(b) omit the words from “The relevant authority shall specify” to “aid applications.”.
(3) In Article 9( 6 ), omit paragraph 2.
Victoria Prentis
Minister of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
At 9.30 a.m. on 17th February 2022
EUR 2013/1308. Article 25 was amended by S.I. 2019/831 . “The appropriate authority” is defined in Article 3(5)(c). The definition of “the appropriate authority” was inserted by S.I. 2019/821 , and was amended by S.I. 2019/1422 .
Article 3(5)(c)(i)(aa) defines the Secretary of State as the “ appropriate authority ” in relation to England. Article 3(5)(c)(ii)(bb) defines the Secretary of State as the “ appropriate authority ” in relation to Scotland, if consent is given by the Scottish Ministers. The Scottish Ministers have given this consent.
EUR 2002/178. There are no relevant amendments.
EUR 2017/39. The definition of “the relevant authority” was inserted by S.I. 2019/1422 . See Article 1(3)(a)(i) which defines the Secretary of State as the “ relevant authority ” in relation to England, and Article 1(3)(a)(iii) which defines the Scottish Ministers as the “ relevant authority ” in relation to Scotland.
Article 4 was amended by S.I. 2019/1422 .
Article 9 was amended by S.I. 2019/1422 .