# The Official Feed and Food Controls (England) Regulations 2009, Regulation 24: Food enforcement responsibilities and competent authority status

Extent: E+W

(1) It shall be the responsibility of each food authority to execute and enforce the Import Provisions in its area in relation to food.
(2) The food authority is designated as the competent authority for the purposes of the provisions of Regulation 2019/1793 in so far as those provisions apply in relation to relevant food law.
(3) A food authority's designation as a competent authority pursuant to paragraph (2) shall extend to its area only.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/3255/regulation/24 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/official-feed-and-food-controls-england-regulations-2009/regulation-24
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