Regulation 3

In this Part, “appropriate minister” means—

(a)

in relation to a function so far as exercisable within devolved competence within the meaning of the Scotland Act 1998 M1, the Scottish Ministers;

(b)

in relation to a function so far as exercisable within devolved competence within the meaning of the Government of Wales Act 2006 M2, the Welsh Ministers;

(c)

in relation to a function so far as it deals with a transferred matter within the meaning of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 M3, a Northern Ireland department;

(d)

otherwise, the Secretary of State.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1: 1998 c.46. See section 54.
M2: 2006 c. 32. See section 58A, inserted by the Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), section 19.
M3: 1998 c.47. See section 4. There are amendments to section 4 not relevant to these Regulations.