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37.—(1) Article 2 is amended as follows.
(2) After point (7) insert—
“(7A) ‘part of the United Kingdom’ means, as the case may be, England, Northern Ireland, 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) ‘Northern Ireland’ is to be construed in accordance with section 98(1) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998;
(7E) ‘appropriate authority’ means—
(a)in relation to England, the Secretary of State;
(b)in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs;
(c)in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;
(d)in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;
7F. ‘appropriate regulator’—
(a)in relation to England, means the Environment Agency;
(b)in relation to Northern Ireland, means the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs;
(c)in relation to Scotland, is to be read in accordance with Article 2A;
(d)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 the United Kingdom”.
(5) In point (35), for “Member States” substitute “the United Kingdom”.
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