2006 No. 2128 (W.198)

ANIMALS, WALESANIMAL HEALTH

The Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2006

Made

Coming into force

The National Assembly for Wales is designated F1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 F2 in relation to the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Community.

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)

Title, application and commencement1

1

The title of these Regulations is the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2006.

2

These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.

3

These Regulations come into force on 1 August 2006.

Amendment to the Animal and Animal Products (Import and Export) (Wales) Regulations 20062

1

The Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (Wales) Regulations 2006 F3 are amended in accordance with this regulation.

2

In regulation 1(3)—

a

in the definition of “Council Directive 90/425/EEC” for “paragraph 4(a)” substitute “ paragraph 5(a) ”; and

b

in the definition of “Council Directive 91/496/EEC” for “paragraph 4(b)”, substitute “ paragraph 5(b) ”.

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4

In regulation 19(9), after “an inspector” add “ in the case of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b), and a veterinary inspector in the case of sub-paragraph (c) ”.

5

In regulation 21(3), for “the veterinarian inspector”, substitute “ the veterinary inspector ”.

6

In regulation 22(6), delete “22 or”.

7

In regulation 28(2) for “paragraph 28”, substitute “ paragraph (1) ”.

8

In regulation 35(1), after “Part IV” and before “of”, insert “ of Schedule 8 to ”.

F4Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998

Rhodri MorganThe First Minister of the National Assembly

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (Wales) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1536 (W. 153)) (“the principal Regulations”).

Regulation 2(3) amends the principal Regulations to give effect to the extension of the European Union ban under Commission Decision 2005/760/EC (OJ L. No. 285, 28.10.2005, p.52, as amended by Commission Decision 2006/522/EC, OJ No. L 205, 27.7.2006, p.28) on the import of captive birds from third countries until 1 January 2007.

Regulation 2 of these Regulations also makes minor adjustments and corrections to other provisions in the principal Regulations.