The Fishery Products (Official Controls Charges) (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

Made: 15th March 2019

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on them by paragraph 1(1) and (3) of schedule 2 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with paragraph 1(6) of schedule 7 of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

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.

Citation and commencement

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These Regulations may be cited as the Fishery Products (Official Controls Charges) (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 and come into force on exit day.

Amendment of the Fishery Products (Official Controls Charges) (Scotland) Regulations 2007

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• (1) The Fishery Products (Official Controls Charges) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 are amended as follows.

• (2) In regulation 2 (interpretation) for the definition of “third country” substitute “third country” (except in the expression “third country import”) means any country or territory other than the British Islands;

• (3) For regulation 4 (sterling equivalents of euro), substitute—

(4) Any reference in these Regulations to a specified number of Euros (“EUR”) is to be read as that sum converted into pounds sterling (“GBP”) using the exchange rate of GBP1 = EUR1.1413.

Signed

JOE FITZPATRICK — Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers — 2019-03-15

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2018 c.16.

[^f00002]: S.S.I. 2007/537, relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2008/98 and S.S.I. 2012/177.

Editorial notes

[^c23649931]: 2018 c.16.

[^c23649941]: S.S.I. 2007/537, relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2008/98 and S.S.I. 2012/177.

[^key-6f6b2abc16291a7447b729462780fc52]: Reg. 1 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1

[^key-86c9f64477b60d052a795e1261225afb]: Reg. 2 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1

[^key-5c8eb9b27667cf190b28caf563b59e82]: Reg. 2(2) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Food and Feed (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/372), regs. 1(2)(a), 8(2)