Competent authoritiesU.K.
4.—(1) F1... The competent authority for the purposes of Regulation 1073/2009 and of these Regulations is—
F2(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b)in relation to an authorisation, the Secretary of State.
(2) The competent authority in relation to an authorisation in respect of non-liberalised occasional services under Articles 15 and 16 of Interbus where the point of departure is in Great Britain is the Secretary of State.
(3) The Confederation of Passenger Transport is the competent authority in respect of control documents for the purposes of —
F3(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b)Interbus for occasional services exempted from authorisation as provided for in Annex 3 of that Agreement.
F4(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 4(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Rules for Access to the International Market for Coach and Bus Services (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/741), regs. 1(2), 3(2)(a)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Reg. 4(1)(a) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Rules for Access to the International Market for Coach and Bus Services (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/741), regs. 1(2), 3(2)(a)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)