Paragraph 3

(1)

Article 3 is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph 1, for “, Member States, in particular through their competent authorities, and the Commission,” substitute “, the Secretary of State, the Northern Ireland department and the regulatory authority”.

(3)

In paragraph 2—

(a)

omit the first two sentences;

(b)

in the third sentence—

(i)

for “Member States may allow the competent authority to” substitute “The Secretary of State may”;

(ii)

after “other bodies” insert “, including the Northern Ireland department”;

(c)

in the fourth sentence—

(i)

for “competent authorities delegate” substitute “the Secretary of State delegates”;

(ii)

for “they” substitute “the Secretary of State”; and

(d)

in the fifth sentence, for “competent authority” substitute “Secretary of State”.

(4)

Omit paragraph 3.

(5)

In paragraph 4—

(a)

for “the competent authority” substitute “the Secretary of State”;

(b)

for “a three level” substitute “an”;

(c)

omit “, first,”; and

(d)

omit “, second, Member States at national or regional level, and third, the Union”.

(6)

Omit paragraphs 5 to 7.