TITLE IIIU.K.Common provisions

[F1Article a22U.K.

1.For the purposes of this Regulation, ‘appropriate Minister’ means:

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

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

(c)in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers.

2.For the purposes of this Regulation, ‘appropriate authority’ means:

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

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

(c)in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers.

3 But the appropriate authority is the Secretary of State in relation to Scotland, if consent is given by the Scottish Ministers.]