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

Article 3 (definitions)U.K.

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

4.—(1) Article 3 is amended as follows.

[F1(2) After paragraph 3 insert—

“(3A) ‘part of Great Britain’ means, as the case may be, England, Scotland or Wales;

(3B) ‘Scotland’ is to be construed in accordance with section 126(1) and (2) of the Scotland Act 1998;

(3C) ‘Wales’ is to be construed in accordance with section 158(1), (3) and (4) of the Government of Wales Act 2006;

(3D) ‘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;

(3E) ‘appropriate regulator’—

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

(b)in relation to Scotland, is to be read in accordance with Article 3A;

(c)in relation to Wales, is to be read in accordance with Article 3B;”.]

(3) In paragraph 13, for “the Community” substitute “any part of [F2Great Britain]”.

(4) In paragraph 14 omit “and the Community”.

(5) In paragraph 17, for “a Member State” substitute “any part of [F3Great Britain]”.

[F4(6) In paragraph 18, for the words from “the customs territory of the Community” to the end substitute “Great Britain”.

(7) In paragraph 19, for the words from “the customs territory of the Community” to the end substitute “Great Britain of substances, products and equipment covered by this Regulation;”.]

(8) In paragraph 20—

(a)for “the Community” in the first and third place it occurs substitute “any part of [F5Great Britain]”;

(b)omit the words from “, and includes the release” to “Regulation (EC) No 450/2008”.

(9) After paragraph 25, insert—

“25A  ‘third country’ means a country other than the United Kingdom [F6and for the purpose of Article 14 of this Regulation includes Northern Ireland];”.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 4 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1