7.—(1) The Secretary of State is the competent authority for the purposes of—
(a)Article 9 of the Commission Regulation (authorisation of automated grading techniques);
(b)Article 10(2)(b) of the Commission Regulation (classification by automated grading techniques); and
(c)Article 16 of the Commission Regulation (reporting of weekly prices to the competent authority and calculation of weekly prices).
(2) The Secretary of State is responsible for on-the-spot checks as described in Article 11 of the Commission Regulation.