The Official Controls (Transitional Staging Period) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2021
These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 1(1) and (3) of schedule 2 and paragraph 21(b) of schedule 7 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c.16) in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies (in particular under section 8(2)(d)) arising from the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union. These Regulations amend provisions in Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and the Trade in Animals and Related Products (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (“the 2012 Regulations”) which modify the application of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and the 2012 Regulations during a transitional staging period in relation to animals and goods which originate from territories subject to special transitional import arrangements.