# The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Wales) Regulations 2018, Paragraph 1: Appointment of the Food Standards Agency as the competent authority

Extent: E+W

The Food Standards Agency must carry out the duties ... in point 11.1 and point 11.2 of Annex V in relation to this Schedule and may grant authorisations to a cutting plant for the removal of spinal cord of ovine and caprine animals.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2018/968/schedule/7/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/transmissible-spongiform-encephalopathies-wales-regulations-2018/schedule-7/paragraph-1
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