The competent authority and the enforcement authorityU.K.
3.—(1) The competent authorities for the purposes of Regulation (EC) No. 850/2004 are—
(a)in England F1..., the Environment Agency;
[F2(aa)in Wales, the Natural Resources Body for Wales;]
(b)in Northern Ireland, the Department of [F3Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs]; and
(c)in Scotland, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency.
(2) They are also the enforcement authorities for the purposes of these Regulations.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 3(1)(a) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 287(2) (with Sch. 7)
F2Reg. 3(1)(aa) inserted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 287(3) (with Sch. 7)
F3Words in reg. 3(1)(b) substituted (21.1.2019) by The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1405), regs. 2(1), 4