# The Provision of Services Regulations 2009, Regulation 3: “Competent authority”


(1) In these Regulations “competent authority” means a body or authority having supervisory or regulatory functions in the United Kingdom in relation to service activities (and includes in particular a professional body, professional association or other professional organisation, that regulates access to, or the exercise of, a service activity).
(2) In paragraph (1)—
(a) the reference to a body or authority includes a body or authority acting on behalf of the Crown;
(b) the reference to supervisory or regulatory functions includes the function of maintaining a register or other record of persons entitled to have access to, or to exercise, a service activity.
(3) Parts 3 to 6 of these Regulations do not apply to competent authorities to the extent that their functions involve the making of subordinate legislation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2009/9780111486276/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-provision-of-services-regulations-2009/regulation-3
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