UK IMC / IR(R) rating

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I'm profoundly confuse regarding the IMC rating:
Restricted Instrument Ratings (IMC / IR(R)) | Private Pilots | Personal Licences and Training

At the very beginning
A) " If you have an EASA or national UK aeroplane licence you can apply for a limited form of instrument rating."

fine. Say I have an EASA PPL.


B) "An IMC rating can also be added into a national UK PPL, but cannot be used in EASA aircraft after 8 April 2014."

What ist an EASA aircraft? What good is an EASA lic. /w UK-IMC as outlined in A) , if I cannot fly EASA aircraft?

Does this sentence mean a UK PPL + N-aircraft may still fly IMC
while the same UK PPL + G-aircraft is not allow to do so after April 8th?


Does something similar exist for PPL(H) Licenses?

Does EASA @2014-post-April8th provide any means of flying in IMC in uncontrolled airspace?

thx in advance
P.