PART 1Introduction

Competent authorities of destination and dispatchF16.

The competent authorities of destination and dispatch F2... are—

(a)

in England and the English area, the Environment Agency;

(b)

in Wales and the Welsh area, the Natural Resources Body for Wales;

(c)

in Scotland and the Scottish area, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency;

(d)

in Northern Ireland and the Northern Irish area, the Department of F3Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland.