# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1368 of 6 August 2015 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to aid in the apiculture sector, Article 1A: Appropriate authority and constituent nation


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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2015/1368/article/1A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-1368/article-1A
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