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Title and introductory text
2025 No. 1276
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
The Ozone-Depleting Substances (Grant of Halon Derogations) Regulations 2025
Made
4th December 2025
Laid before Parliament
8th December 2025
Coming into force
30th December 2025
The Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers and the Welsh Ministers, makes these Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by Article 13(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on substances that deplete the ozone layer (recast).
In accordance with Article 13(4) of that Regulation, the Secretary of State is satisfied that it is demonstrated that no technically and economically feasible alternative is available.
The Secretary of State has consulted in accordance with Article 25D(9) of that Regulation.
Propose a change1 Citation, commencement and extent
(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Ozone-Depleting Substances (Grant of Halon Derogations) Regulations 2025 and come into force on 30th December 2025.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.
Propose a change2 Interpretation
In these Regulations—
“Defence aircraft” means the aircraft listed in Schedule 1 (‘Defence aircraft’) used for the purposes of safeguarding national security;
“halon 1211” means the substance of that name described in Annex I of the Ozone-Depleting Substances Regulation;
“Loganair aircraft” means the aircraft listed in Schedule 2 (‘Loganair aircraft’) operated by Loganair (registered company number SC170072);
“the Ozone-Depleting Substances Regulation” means Regulation (EC) No 1005/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on substances that deplete the ozone layer (recast).
Propose a change3 Derogation
By way of derogation from the end date in row 4.2 of the table in Annex VI of the Ozone-Depleting Substances Regulation for the use of halon 1211 in portable fire extinguishers for the protection of cabins and crew compartments—
(a) the end date for Defence aircraft in Table 1 of Schedule 1 is 30th June 2027;
(b) the end date for Defence aircraft in Table 2 of Schedule 1 is 31st December 2040; and
(c) the end date for Loganair aircraft is 31st December 2026.
Propose a changeSchedule 1 Defence aircraft
Regulation 2
Table 1
Make | Model
A400M Atlas | C Mk1
Chinook | HC Mk5
HC Mk6
HC Mk6A
Dakota | Mk3F
Merlin | HM Mk2
HC Mk4
HC Mk4A
P-8A Poseidon | MRA Mk1
Shadow | R1
Wildcat | AH Mk1
HMA Mk2
Table 2
Make | Model
Globemaster III | C-17
Propose a changeSchedule 2 Loganair aircraft
Regulation 2
Table 1
Make | Model | Registration number
ATR | 72-212A | G-LMTA
G-LMTB
G-LMTC
G-LMTD
G-LMTE
G-LMTF
G-LMTG
G-LMTH
G-LMTI
G-LMTJ
42-500 | G-LMRA
G-LMRB
G-LMRE
G-LMSA
G-LMSB
G-LMRD
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