46.—(1) The competent authority, any local authority, the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency and [F1Food Standards Scotland] may disclose information to each other for the purposes of these Regulations or Directive 2006/88/EC.
(2) The competent authority may disclose information to the equivalent authority in England, Wales or Northern Ireland for the purposes of these Regulations or the equivalent Regulations in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, or for the purposes of Directive 2006/88/EC.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 46(1) substituted (1.4.2015) by The Food (Scotland) Act 2015 (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/100), arts. 1(2), 2, sch. para. 21