PART 4COOPERATION WITH EXTERNAL COMPETENT AUTHORITIES
Co operation with external competent authorities
20.—(1) A competent authority under these Regulations (which shall include the Scottish Ministers for the purposes of their functions under Part 5 of these Regulations) shall co operate with an external competent authority–
(a)when necessary in order to meet its obligations under these Regulations; or
(b)when requested to do so by an external competent authority in relation to obligations arising under the Directive.
(2) In this Part “external competent authority” means a competent authority designated in relation to England, Northern Ireland, or Wales for the purposes of Article 4 of the Directive.