Article 1A Appropriate authority and constituent nationF1
For the purposes of this Regulation:
(a)
‘appropriate authority’ means:
(i)
in relation to:
(aa)
England, the Secretary of State;
(bb)
Wales, the Welsh Ministers;
(cc)
Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;
(dd)
Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs; or
(ii)
the Secretary of State:
(aa)
in relation to Scotland, if consent is given by the Scottish Ministers;
(bb)
in relation to Northern Ireland, if consent is given by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs;
(b)
‘constituent nation’ means England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland, as the case may be.