Paragraph 3 I1

United Kingdom

(1)

Article 3 is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph 1, for “, Member States, in particular through their competent authorities, and the Commission,” substitute “ , the Secretary of State, the Northern Ireland department and the regulatory authority ”.

(3)

In paragraph 2—

(a)

omit the first two sentences;

(b)

in the third sentence—

(i)

for “Member States may allow the competent authority to” substitute “ The Secretary of State may ”;

(ii)

after “other bodies” insert “ , including the Northern Ireland department ”;

(c)

in the fourth sentence—

(i)

for “competent authorities delegate” substitute “ the Secretary of State delegates ”;

(ii)

for “they” substitute “ the Secretary of State ”; and

(d)

in the fifth sentence, for “competent authority” substitute “ Secretary of State ”.

(4)

Omit paragraph 3.

(5)

In paragraph 4—

(a)

for “the competent authority” substitute “ the Secretary of State ”;

(b)

for “a three level” substitute “ an ”;

(c)

omit “, first,”; and

(d)

omit “, second, Member States at national or regional level, and third, the Union”.

(6)

Omit paragraphs 5 to 7.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 1 para. 3 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)