# Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the control of salmonella and other specified food-borne zoonotic agents, Article 2A: Definition of appropriate authority


(1.) Subject to paragraph 2, ‘the appropriate authority’ means—
(a) in relation to England, the Secretary of State;
(b) in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;
(d) in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers.
(2.) But the appropriate authority is the Secretary of State if consent is given by—
(a) in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;
(c) in relation to Wales, in respect of the power to make regulations under Articles 4, 5, 8 11 and 12, the Welsh Ministers.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2003/2160/article/2A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2003-2160/article-2A
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