Regulation 74 I1

In Article 2 M1, at the end insert—

“(47)

‘appropriate authority’ means:

F1(a)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)

in relation to regulations which relate to rural development:

(i)

subject to point (ii):

(aa)

insofar as the regulations apply in England, the Secretary of State;

(bb)

insofar as the regulations apply in Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

(cc)

insofar as the regulations apply in Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;

(dd)

insofar as the regulations apply in Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, or

(ii)

the Secretary of State:

(aa)

for regulations applying in Scotland, if consent is given by the Scottish Ministers;

(bb)

for regulations applying in Northern Ireland, if consent is given by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.

F2(48)

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