2.—(1) In these Regulations –
“the 1979 Act” means the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979(1);
“authorised officer” means an officer authorised by a district council for the purposes of these Regulations;
“authorised person” means a person authorised by the Department for the purposes of these Regulations;
“the commencement date” means the date on which these regulations come into operation;
“customs officer” means an officer within the meaning of the 1979 Act;
“the Department” means the Department of the Environment;
“district council” means a district council within the meaning of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972(2);
“the principal Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 2037/2000 on substances that deplete the ozone layer, as amended by Council Regulations (EC) Nos. 2038/2000 and 2039/2000(3).
(2) Unless the context indicates otherwise –
(a)expressions used in these Regulations and in the principal Regulation have the same meaning in these Regulations as they have in that Regulation; and
(b)any reference in these Regulations to a numbered Article is a reference to the Article bearing that number in the principal Regulation.
O.J. No. L244, 29.9.00, p. 1. The text of the amending Regulations will be found at O.J. No. L244, 29.9.00, p. 25 and p. 26