# Commission Regulation (EC) No 566/2008 of 18 June 2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards the marketing of the meat of bovine animals aged 12 months or less, Article 2a: Definition of appropriate authority


1. 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.
2. 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/2008/566/article/2a (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-566/article-2a
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