The Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

• Citation: S.I. 2021/1096
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, commencement, extent and application

(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.

Section 2 Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2017/625

(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).

Section 3 Amendments to the Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011

(1) The Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011 are amended as follows.

(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)”.

Section 4 Amendment to the Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) Regulations 2021

In regulation 2 of the Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) Regulations 2021 omit paragraph (a).