1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Ozone-Depleting Substances Regulations 2015.
(2) They come into force on 7th March 2015.
(3) They extend to Northern Ireland only in so far as they relate to import and export under the EU Regulation.
2.—(1) In these Regulations—
“authorised person” means a person authorised under regulation 13;
“competent” has the meaning given by regulation 4;
“controlled substances” means the substances in Annex I to the EU Regulation as amended from time to time;
“course of training” includes the training of an employee while that employee is engaged in work for which the employee is employed;
“employed” means employed under a contract of employment and “employee” and “employer” are construed accordingly;
“enforcement notice” has the meaning given by regulation 16;
“enforcing authority” means a person or body enforcing the EU Regulation under regulation 12;
“the EU Regulation” means Regulation (EC) No 1005/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on substances that deplete the ozone layer(1);
“in-house qualification” means a qualification verified by a certificate of competence or other written confirmation issued by an employer to such of the employees of that employer who have successfully completed a course of training provided by that employer relating to relevant work;
“marine area” has the meaning given by paragraph 2 of Schedule 1;
“relevant work” has the meaning given by regulation 5;
“offshore installation” has the meaning given by paragraph 1 of Schedule 1; and
“work with methyl bromide” means work which involves preventing or minimising the leakage of methyl bromide from fumigation installations and operations in which methyl bromide is used.
(2) Expressions used in these Regulations and in the EU Regulation have the same meaning in these Regulations as they have in the EU Regulation.
3. The Secretary of State is the competent authority for the purposes of the EU Regulation.
OJ No L 286, 31.10.2009, p.1, amended by Commission Regulations (EU) No 744/2010 (OJ No L218, 19.8.2010, p.2), (EU) No 1087/2013 (OJ No L293, 5.11.2013, p.28) and (EU) No 1088/2013 (OJ No L293, 5.11.2013, p.29).