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Regulation 37 Article 2 (definitions)I1

United Kingdom

(1)

Article 2 is amended as follows.

F1(2)

After point (7) insert—

“(7A)

‘part of Great Britain’ means, as the case may be, England, Scotland or Wales;

(7B)

‘Scotland’ is to be construed in accordance with section 126(1) and (2) of the Scotland Act 1998;

(7C)

‘Wales’ is to be construed in accordance with section 158(1), (3) and (4) of the Government of Wales Act 2006;

(7D)

‘appropriate authority’ means—

(a)

in relation to England, the Secretary of State;

(b)

in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;

(c)

in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

(7E)

‘appropriate regulator’—

(a)

in relation to England, means the Environment Agency;

(b)

in relation to Scotland, is to be read in accordance with Article 2A;

(c)

in relation to Wales, is to be read in accordance with Article 2B.”.

(3)

In point (8), for “a Member State” substitute “ the appropriate regulator ”.

(4)

In point (10), for “the Union”, in each place it occurs, substitute “any part of F2Great Britain”.

F3(4A)

After point (30), insert—

“(30A)

‘imports’ means gases, products and equipment covered by this Regulation that enter Great Britain;

(30B)

‘exports’ means gases, products and equipment covered by this Regulation that exit Great Britain;”.

(5)

In point (35), for “Member States” substitute “ the United Kingdom ”.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Reg. 37(2) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Ozone-Depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1616), regs. 1(2), 2(20)(a)

F2

Words in reg. 37(4) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Ozone-Depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1616), regs. 1(2), 2(20)(b)

F3

Reg. 37(4A) inserted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Ozone-Depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1616), regs. 1(2), 2(20)(c)

Commencement

I1

Reg. 37 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1