# The Aviation Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Regulations 2009, Regulation 7: Authority


In regulations 21, 38 and 39 the authority is—
(a) the Welsh Ministers, where the UK operator—
(i) has its registered office in Wales; and
(ii) is regulated by the Environment Agency;
(b) the Scottish Ministers, where the regulator is the Scottish Environment Protection Agency;
(c) the Northern Ireland Department of the Environment, where the regulator is the chief inspector;
(d) otherwise, the Secretary of State.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/2301/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/aviation-greenhouse-gas-emissions-trading-scheme-regulations-2009/regulation-7
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