The Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) and Plant Health (Frequency of Checks) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024

• Citation: S.I. 2024/1001
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) and Plant Health (Frequency of Checks) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 and come into force on 30th October 2024.

(2) They extend to England and Wales, and Scotland.

Section 2 Amendments to the Official Controls Regulation

(1) Annex 6 to the Official Controls Regulation (application, derogations and modifications etc.) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 2—

(a) in the definition of “appropriate frequency rate”, for “excluded goods” substitute “excepted goods” ;

(b) for the definition of “excluded goods” substitute—

“ excepted goods ” means plants, plant products or other objects originating in an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland—

as referred to in the lists established pursuant to Article 72(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 , which enter Great Britain through a relevant port on or after 30th October 2024 and before 1st July 2025; or

which are listed in the table in Schedule 2A to the Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 and which enter Great Britain on or after 30th October 2024 and before 1st July 2025;

(c) in the definition of “relevant port”, after point (t), insert “(ta) Swansea” .

(3) In paragraph 5, in the inserted paragraph 1D, for “excluded goods” substitute “excepted goods” .

(4) In paragraph 5B, in the inserted paragraph 2B, for “excluded goods” substitute “excepted goods” .

(5) In this regulation, “ the Official Controls Regulation ” means 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.

Section 3 Amendment to the Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) Regulations 2021

In the Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) Regulations 2021 , in regulation 2 (end of the transitional staging period), for “31st January 2025” substitute “1st July 2025” .

Section 4 Amendments to the Official Controls (Plant Health) (Frequency of Checks) Regulations 2022

Regulation 3 of the Official Controls (Plant Health) (Frequency of Checks) Regulations 2022 (determination of the frequency rate of physical checks and identity checks) is amended as follows.

(1) For paragraph (1A)(a) and (b) substitute—

(1A) Paragraph 1 does not apply to plants, plant products or other objects that—

(a) originate in an EU member state, Liechtenstein or Switzerland;

(b) are imported into Great Britain on or after 30th October 2024 and before 1st July 2025;

(2) In paragraph 7, in the definition of “relevant port”, after subparagraph (t), insert “(ta) Swansea” .