Regulation 45 Cooperation with external competent authoritiesI1
Northern Ireland
When necessary in order to meet its obligations under these Regulations, a competent authority shall use all reasonable endeavours to secure the cooperation of an external competent authority.
A competent authority—
when requested to do so by an external competent authority; and
if necessary to meet that external competent authority’s obligations arising under F1relevant EU-derived domestic legislation ;
shall cooperate with that external competent authority.
In this Part “external competent authority” means a competent authority in the Republic of Ireland, England, Scotland or Wales designated for the purposes of F2 the relevant EU-derived domestic legislation .
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in reg. 45(2)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environment (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/584), regs. 1, 33(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F2
Words in reg. 45(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environment (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/584), regs. 1, 33(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)