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The competent authority and the enforcement authorityU.K.
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3.—(1) [The competent authority for the purposes of these Regulations is] —
(a)in England ..., the Environment Agency;
[(aa)in Wales, the Natural Resources Body for Wales;]
(b)in Northern Ireland, the Department of [Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs]; and
(c)in Scotland, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency.
(2) [The competent authority is also the enforcement authority] for the purposes of these Regulations.
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