# The Environmental Protection (Controls on Ozone-Depleting Substances) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003, Regulation 2: Interpretation


(1) In these Regulations –
“the 1979 Act” means the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979;
“authorised officer” means an officer authorised by a district council for the purposes of these Regulations;
“authorised person” means a person authorised by the Department for the purposes of these Regulations;
“the commencement date” means the date on which these regulations come into operation;
“customs officer” means an officer within the meaning of the 1979 Act;
“the Department” means the Department of the Environment;
“district council” means a district council within the meaning of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972;
“the principal Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 2037/2000 on substances that deplete the ozone layer, as amended by Council Regulations (EC) Nos. 2038/2000 and 2039/2000.
(2) Unless the context indicates otherwise –
(a) expressions used in these Regulations and in the principal Regulation have the same meaning in these Regulations as they have in that Regulation; and
(b) any reference in these Regulations to a numbered Article is a reference to the Article bearing that number in the principal Regulation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2003/97/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-controls-on-ozone-depleting-substances-regulations-northern-ireland-2003/regulation-2
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