The Ozone-Depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

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37.—(1) Article 2 is amended as follows.

[F1(2) After point (7) insert—

“(7A) ‘part of Great Britain’ means, as the case may be, England, 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) ‘appropriate authority’ means—

(a)in relation to England, the Secretary of State;

(b)in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;

(c)in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

(7E) ‘appropriate regulator’—

(a)in relation to England, means the Environment Agency;

(b)in relation to Scotland, is to be read in accordance with Article 2A;

(c)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 [F2Great Britain]”.

[F3(4A) After point (30), insert—

“(30A) ‘imports’ means gases, products and equipment covered by this Regulation that enter Great Britain;

(30B) ‘exports’ means gases, products and equipment covered by this Regulation that exit Great Britain;”.]

(5) In point (35), for “Member States” substitute “ the United Kingdom ”.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 37 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1