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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Genetically Modified Organisms (Amendment)(EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020.
(2) These regulations come into operation the day immediately before IP completion day, except regulation 2 which comes into force on IP completion day.
(3) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 applies to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
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(1) The Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 23(1)(b) omit “the other”.
(3) In regulation 28(f) omit “and the competent authorities of the member states”.
(4) In regulation 32(3) omit “the other”
(5) In regulation 34(7) substitute the word “another” with “a”.
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(1) The Genetically Modified Organisms (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 are amended as follows.
(2) Omit regulation 2.
(3) In regulation 3—
(i) in paragraph (2) omit sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (d),
(ii) omit paragraph (3),
(iii) in paragraph (5) omit sub-paragraphs (a), (b), (d), (e) and (f),
(iv) omit paragraphs (6) and (9) to (15),
(v) in paragraph (16) omit sub-paragraphs (c) and (d); and
(vi) omit paragraph (17).
(4) Omit regulation 4.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs on 19th November 2020.
Dave Foster
A senior officer of the
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
