4.—(1) For the purposes of enabling competent authorities, other OFFC authorities and [F1appropriate authorities] to fulfil the obligations placed upon them by [F2Regulation 2017/625] competent authorities may exchange among themselves or provide to other OFFC authorities any information received by them in the execution and enforcement of relevant feed law or relevant food law.
(2) For the purpose of executing and enforcing relevant feed law or relevant food law, competent authorities may exchange among themselves any information received by them in the execution and enforcement of such law.
(3) For the purposes of facilitating the execution and enforcement of relevant feed law or relevant food law in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, competent authorities may share information received by them in the execution and enforcement of relevant feed law or relevant food law with the bodies that execute and enforce such law in those countries.
(4) Paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) are without prejudice to any other power of competent authorities to disclose information by or under [F3[F4assimilated] law].
(5) For the purposes of this regulation, “other OFFC authorities” means authorities designated in the United Kingdom as competent authorities for the purposes of [F5Regulation 2017/625] other than the competent authorities designated under these Regulations.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 4(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Food and Feed Safety and Hygiene (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/52), regs. 1(1), 7(2)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in reg. 4(1) substituted (14.12.2019) by The Official Feed and Food Controls (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/407), regs. 1, 7(4)
F3Words in reg. 4(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Food and Feed Safety and Hygiene (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/52), regs. 1(1), 7(2)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Word in reg. 4(4) substituted (1.1.2024) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/374), reg. 1(1), sch. 2 para. 17
F5Words in reg. 4(5) substituted (14.12.2019) by The Official Feed and Food Controls (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/407), regs. 1, 7(4)