Amendment of regulation 2 (interpretation: general)4
1
In regulation 2(1)—
a
before the definition of “authorised person”, insert the following definition—
“the Interpretation Act” means the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 19545;
b
for “Department of the Environment” substitute “Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs”.
2
For regulation 2(2) substitute—
2
The Interpretation Act applies to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
3
Section 20A (references to EU instruments) of the Interpretation Act 19786 applies to these Regulations as it applies to Acts of Parliament.