Regulation 22 Cooperation with external competent authorities

United Kingdom

(1)

When necessary in order to meet its obligations under these Regulations, a competent authority must use all reasonable endeavours to secure the cooperation of an external competent authority.

(2)

A competent authority—

(a)

when requested to do so by an external competent authority; and

(b)

if necessary to meet that external competent authority's obligations arising under F1relevant F2assimilated law,

must cooperate with that external competent authority.

(3)

In this Part “external competent authority” means a competent authority in Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales designated for the purposes of F3the relevant F4assimilated law.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 22(2)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environment (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/458), regs. 1(1), 6(5)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2: Word in reg. 22(2)(b) substituted (27.2.2025) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/82), reg. 1(2), Sch. 15 para. 11
F3: Words in reg. 22(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environment (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/458), regs. 1(1), 6(5)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4: Word in reg. 22(3) substituted (27.2.2025) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/82), reg. 1(2), Sch. 15 para. 11