Article 21U.K.Designation
1.The beneficiary country shall designate the following different bodies and authorities:
(a)a national IPA coordinator,
(b)a strategic coordinator for the regional development component and the human resources development component,
(c)a competent accrediting officer,
(d)a national authorising officer,
(e)a national fund,
(f)an operating structure by IPA component or programme,
(g)an audit authority.
2.The beneficiary country shall ensure that appropriate segregation of duties applies to the bodies and authorities under points (a) to (g) of paragraph 1, in accordance with Article 56(2) of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002.
3.The Commission shall confer management powers on the beneficiary country, in accordance with Article 14 of this Regulation, only after the bodies and authorities referred to in paragraph 1 have been designated and put in place.