Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1240Show full title

[F1 Article 1A U.K. Definitions

In this Regulation—

• “appropriate authority” means—

  • — in relation to England, the Secretary of State;

  • — in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

  • — in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;

  • — in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs;

but the appropriate authority is the Secretary of State if consent is given by—

• — in relation to Wales, for the purposes of Articles 11, 14, 32, 43 and 45 only, the Welsh Ministers;

• — in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;

• — in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Art. 1A inserted (31.12.2020) by The Market Measures Payment Schemes (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/823), regs. 1, 6(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)