{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/aquatic-animal-health-scotland-regulations-2009/regulation-3A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/aquatic-animal-health-scotland-regulations-2009/regulation-3A.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2009/85",
  "legislation_title": "The Aquatic Animal Health (Scotland) Regulations 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/aquatic-animal-health-scotland-regulations-2009",
  "path": "regulation/3A",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3A",
  "heading": "The competent authority",
  "text": "The Scottish Ministers are the competent authority for the purposes of—\n(a) these Regulations;\n(b) Regulation (EC) No. 1251/2008;\n(c) Commission Decision 2008/896/EC on guidelines for the purpose of the risk-based animal health surveillance schemes provided for in Council Directive 2006/88/EC;\n(d) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1554 laying down rules for the application of Directive 2006/88/EC as regards requirements for surveillance and diagnostic methods.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 3A inserted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Aquaculture and Fisheries (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/393), regs. 1(2), 2(3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2009/85/regulation/3A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:02:47.247705+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}