# Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97, Article a22


(1.) For the purposes of this Regulation, ‘appropriate Minister’ means:
(a) in relation to England, the Secretary of State;
(b) in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;
(c) in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers.
(2.) For the purposes of this Regulation, ‘appropriate authority’ means:
(a) in relation to England, the Secretary of State;
(b) in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;
(c) in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers.
( 3) But the appropriate authority is the Secretary of State in relation to Scotland, if consent is given by the Scottish Ministers.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2000/1760/article/a22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2000-1760/article-a22
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