Subsidy Control Act 2022

89 Interpretation U.K.

(1) In this Act—

• “the CMA” means the Competition and Markets Authority;

• “energy and environment principles” means the principles set out in Schedule 2;

• “enterprise” has the meaning given by section 7;

• “Minister of the Crown” has the same meaning as in the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975;

• “Northern Ireland Protocol” means the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in the EU withdrawal agreement;

• “primary legislation” means—

  (a)

  an Act of Parliament,

  (b)

  an Act of the Scottish Parliament,

  (c)

  an Act or Measure of Senedd Cymru, or

  (d)

  Northern Ireland legislation;

• “public authority” has the meaning given by section 6(1);

• “special drawing rights” means special drawing rights as defined by the International Monetary Fund;

• “SPEI enterprise” and “SPEI services” have the meanings given in section 29(9);

• “streamlined subsidy scheme” has the meaning given by section 10(4);

• “subordinate legislation” means an instrument made under primary legislation or under [F1 assimilated direct] legislation;

• “subsidy” has the meaning given by section 2(1);

• “subsidy control principles” means the principles set out in Schedule 1;

• “subsidy control requirements” has the meaning given by section 1(2);

• “subsidy database” means the database of subsidies established under section 32;

• “subsidy scheme” has the meaning given by section 10(1);

• “subsidy scheme of interest” and “subsidy scheme of particular interest” have the meanings given by section 11;

• “the Trade and Cooperation Agreement” and “supplementing agreement” have the same meanings as in the European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (see section 37(1) of that Act);

• “working day”, in relation to a part of the United Kingdom, means a day other than—

  (a)

  a Saturday or Sunday, or

  (b)

  a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in that or any other part of the United Kingdom.

(2) Section 30 of the European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (interpretation of agreements: public international law) applies where a court or tribunal has regard to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement or a supplementing agreement for the purposes of interpreting a provision of this Act.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 89(1) substituted (1.1.2024) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1424), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 104(2)(b)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 89 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 91(1)(c)