The Provision of Services Regulations 2009

“Competent authority”

3.—(1) In these Regulations “competent authority” means a body or authority having supervisory or regulatory functions in the United Kingdom in relation to service activities (and includes in particular a professional body, professional association or other professional organisation, that regulates access to, or the exercise of, a service activity).

(2) In paragraph (1)—

(a) the reference to a body or authority includes a body or authority acting on behalf of the Crown;

(b) the reference to supervisory or regulatory functions includes the function of maintaining a register or other record of persons entitled to have access to, or to exercise, a service activity.

(3) Parts 3 to 6 of these Regulations do not apply to competent authorities to the extent that their functions involve the making of subordinate legislation.