Competent authorities and designated national authorities
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5.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), for the purposes of Article 81(1) of the Biocides Regulation the competent authority is—
(a)in England, the Secretary of State;
(b)in Scotland, the Scottish Ministers; and
(c)in Wales, the Welsh Ministers.
(2) In relation to matters outside the competence of a devolved administration, the competent authority is the Secretary of State.