# The Animal Feedingstuffs from Belgium (Control) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000, Regulation 4: Enforcement


(1) These Regulations shall be enforced and executed by each relevant authority, namely the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State and each food authority and port health authority within its area or district, as appropriate.
(2) For the purposes of the return to Belgium of any product as specified in regualtion 2(1)(c) of these Regulations, the competent authority for the purposes of the official certificate shall be the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State, any authorised officer of a food authority or any inspector appointed by such an authority, where it is also an authority with responsibilities under section 67 of the Agriculture Act 1970 .
(3) An authorised officer of a relevant authority shall have the same powers of entry for the purposes of the exercise of that duty as are bestowed on an authorised officer of an enforcement authority by section 32 of the Act for purposes connected with the Act or regulations or orders under the Act, and shall also have, in relation to any business producing material to feed to animals, the same power as an authorised officer of an enforcement authority has under that section in relation to a food business.
(4) Each port health authority or food authority, as appropriate, shall give such assistance and information to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food or the Secretary of State as he may request in connection with the implementation of the Commission Decision in relation to controlled entities.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/588/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/animal-feedingstuffs-from-belgium-control-england-and-wales-regulations-2000/regulation-4
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