# Shark Fins Act 2023, Paragraph 9: “Appropriate authority”

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.
Status: prospective

In this Schedule “appropriate authority” means—
(a) the Secretary of State, in relation to the entry into, or removal from, England of shark fins or things containing them,
(b) the Scottish Ministers, in relation to the entry into, or removal from, Scotland of shark fins or things containing them, and
(c) the Welsh Ministers, in relation to the entry into, or removal from, Wales of shark fins or things containing them.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/22/schedule/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/shark-fins-act-2023/schedule/paragraph-9
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