# The Detergents Regulations 2005, Regulation 3: Competent authority

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.
Status: prospective

(1) The Secretary of State shall be the competent authority in the United Kingdom for the purposes of Regulation 648/2004.
(2) The Secretary of State shall also be responsible for the discharge in the United Kingdom of the following functions—
(a) those assigned to Member States by Articles 8 and 15(1) of Regulation 648/2004; and
(b) those reserved to Member States by the second sub-paragraph of Article 9(3) of that Regulation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2469/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/detergents-regulations-2005/regulation-3
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