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Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

United Kingdom

In these Regulations—

  • “the 1979 Act” means the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979f1;

  • “the 1990 Act” means the Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990f2;

  • F1“the Community Regulation” means—

    1. (a)

      in respect of Northern Ireland, Council Regulation (EC) No.111/2005 dated 22nd December 2004 as it has effect in EU law, or

    2. (b)

      in respect of Great Britain, Council Regulation (EC) No. 111/2005 dated 22nd December 2004.

  • “scheduled substance” (except the first and third references in regulation 5(1)), “import”, “export” and “operator” have the same meanings as in the Community Regulation; and

  • F2“customs territory of the Union” in respect of Northern Ireland, has the same meaning as in Article 4(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No. 952/2013 dated 9 October 2013;

  • F3...

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in reg. 2 substituted (29.6.2026) by The Controlled Drugs (Drug Precursors) (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/607), regs. 1(1), 3(2)(a)

F2

Words in reg. 2 inserted (29.6.2026) by The Controlled Drugs (Drug Precursors) (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/607), regs. 1(1), 3(2)(b)

F3

Words in reg. 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/742), regs. 1, 12(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Commencement

I1

Reg. 2 in force at 7.3.2008, see reg. 1(1)

Footnotes

f1

1979 c. 2.

f2

1990 c. 5; section 13 has been amended by the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29).