Article 2 F1

United Kingdom

(1.)

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

(a)

‘consignment’ means a quantity of a product having the same characteristics and sent by the same consignor at the same time to the same consignee;

(b)

‘constituent nation’ means England, Wales or Scotland, as the case may be;

(c)

‘third country’ means any country or territory other than:

(i)

the United Kingdom;

(ii)

the Bailiwick of Jersey;

(iii)

the Bailiwick of Guernsey;

(iv)

the Isle of Man.

(2.)

For the purposes of this Regulation, ‘appropriate authority’ means:

(a)

in relation to England, the Secretary of State;

(b)

in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

(c)

in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;

(3.)

But the appropriate authority is the Secretary of State:

(a)

in relation to Scotland, if consent is given by the Scottish Ministers.

Annotations

F1: Art. 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Market Measures (Marketing Standards) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/822), regs. 1, 10(2) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1453, regs. 1(2)(b), 10(26)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)