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The Aquatic Animal Health and Plant Health (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (Version in vigour from 2020-12-31 to )

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Coming into Force31 December 2020
  • These Regulations may be cited as the Aquatic Animal Health and Plant Health (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and come into force on exit day.
    • in the case of regulations applying in relation to England, the Secretary of State;in the case of regulations applying in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;in the case of regulations applying in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .in the case of regulations applying in relation to Wales, by the Welsh Ministers;in the case of regulations applying in relation to Scotland, by the Scottish Ministers;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  • In this Part—
  • “aquaculture”;
  • “aquaculture animal”;
  • “aquatic animal”;
  • “farm”;
  • “mollusc farming area”;
  • “wild aquatic animal”.
  • Other terms used in this Part have the same meaning in this Part as they have in Commission Regulation
  • In
    • In Articles 5 to 8a, 10 to 12, 14 and 16, “relevant model”, in relation to an animal health certificate, a joint public and animal health certificate or an addendum to an animal health certificate, means the model of that certificate or addendum, as published by the appropriate authority from time to time.the relevant criteria specified in paragraphs (3) and (4) ; andany assessment carried out which is relevant to the determination of whether a disease is an exotic or non-exotic disease for the purposes of Annex 1A.(2) Any assessment which is relied upon for the purposes of paragraph (1) must have been approved by the Secretary of State and the other responsible authorities.the disease is not established in F13Great Britain;its pathogen is not known to be present in F14Great Britain; andthe likely production losses in the aquaculture sector as a result of the introduction; orthe likely loss of opportunities to export aquaculture animals or products to third countries as a result of the introduction; orthe disease may have a detrimental harmful impact on wild aquatic animal populations of species.at least two regions which, either individually or taken together, cover territory that is located in more than one constituent F17GB territory, are free of the disease;the production losses in the aquaculture sector as result of the introduction and the annual costs associated with the disease and its control, which are likely to exceed, in the case of each region, 5% of the value of the production of susceptible aquaculture animal species produced in the region; orthe loss of opportunities to export aquaculture animals or products to third countries as a result of the introduction; orthe disease has shown, where it occurs in F18Great Britain, to have a detrimental harmful impact on wild aquatic animal populations of species;the disease is difficult to control and contain at farm level or mollusc farming area level without stringent control measures and restrictions on trade;zones or compartments that are free from the disease can be established and maintained in those regions in a manner that is cost-effective;there is a risk that the disease would establish itself in those regions if aquaculture animals were placed on the market; andreliable and simple tests are available to detect the presence of the disease in aquaculture animals susceptible to the disease.(5) In this regulation—
    • “Annex 1A” means Annex 1A to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008;
    • “constituent GB territory” means England, Wales or Scotland, as the case may be.

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