{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-1240/article-1A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-1240/article-1A.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2016/1240",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1240 of 18 May 2016 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to public intervention and aid for private storage (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-1240",
  "path": "article/1A",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "1A",
  "heading": "Definitions",
  "text": "In this Regulation—\n“appropriate authority” means—\n— in relation to England, the Secretary of State;\n— in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;\n— in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;\n— in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs;\nbut the appropriate authority is the Secretary of State if consent is given by—\n— in relation to Wales, for the purposes of Articles 11, 14, 32, 43 and 45 only, the Welsh Ministers;\n— in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;\n— in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Art. 1A inserted (31.12.2020) by The Market Measures Payment Schemes (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/823), regs. 1, 6(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/1240/article/1A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:45:39.577408+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}