# Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/891 of 13 March 2017 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors and supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to penalties to be applied in those sectors and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, 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;
(d) in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.
(2. ) But the appropriate authority is the Secretary of State:
(a) in relation to Scotland, at any time that the Secretary of State and the Scottish Ministers so agree;
(b) in relation to Northern Ireland, at any time that the Secretary of State and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs so agree.
(3. ) The relevant authorities for Scotland and Northern Ireland must each ensure that a statement identifying the appropriate authority for their constituent nation is published on a website maintained by them on or on their behalf.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2017/891/article/2A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-891/article-2A
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