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[^f00001] and the Welsh Ministers[^f00002], 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)[^f00003].

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.

Citation, commencement and extent

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• (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.

Interpretation

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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).

Derogation

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By way of derogation from the end date[^f00004] 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.

Schedule 1 — Defence aircraft

Schedule 2 — Loganair aircraft

Signed

Emma Hardy — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs — 4th December 2025

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Explanatory Note

These Regulations provide derogations from the end date for the use of halon 1211, in Regulation (EC) 1005/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on substances that deplete the ozone layer (recast) (“the Ozone-Depleting Substances Regulation”). The Ozone-Depleting Substances Regulation is assimilated law. The derogations provide new end dates which extend the period for the use of halon 1211 in portable fire extinguishers for the protection of cabins and crew in specified Defence and Loganair aircraft.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

An Explanatory Memorandum for this instrument has been published alongside these Regulations at www.legislation.gov.uk.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: Consent of the Scottish Ministers is required by Article 25A(1) EUR 2009/1005, as amended by S.I. 2019/583.

[^f00002]: Consent of the Welsh Ministers is required by Article 25B(1) EUR 2009/1005, as amended by S.I. 2019/583.

[^f00003]: EUR 2009/1005, as amended by S.I. 2019/583.

[^f00004]: “end date” is defined in paragraph 4 of Annex VI of the Ozone-Depleting Substances Regulation.