PART 1Introduction
Title, commencement and extent1
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These Regulations may be cited as the Environmental Protection (Controls on Ozone-Depleting Substances) Regulations 2011.
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They come into force on 20th July 2011.
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They only extend to Northern Ireland in so far as they relate to import and export under the EU Regulation.
Interpretation2
In these Regulations—
“authorised person” means a person authorised under regulation 8(1);
“controlled substances” means the substances in Annex I of the EU Regulation as amended from time to time;
“enforcement notice” has the meaning given by regulation 9(1);
“enforcing authority” means a body enforcing the EU Regulation under regulation 7;
“export” and “import” have the meaning given in Article 3 of the EU Regulation;
“the EU Regulation” means Regulation (EC) No 1005/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on substances that deplete the ozone layer3;
“offshore installation” has the meaning given by Schedule 1.
The competent authority3
The Secretary of State is the competent authority for the purposes of the EU Regulation.