Regulation 4 The competent authorityE1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

F1In respect of Great Britain, the Secretary of State is the competent authority for F2... the F3F4assimilated Regulations F5and the 1416/2006 prohibition.

(2)

But—

(a)

the F6... Agency is the competent authority for the purposes of—

(i)

the reception of any information or declarations that must be submitted to the competent authority F7... under the F8assimilated Regulations,

(ii)

F9Article 146(1) of Regulation (EU) 2013, F10...

F11(iii)

Article 12 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/274; and

F12(iv)

Article 19 of Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/273.

F13(b)

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(3)

In relation to Scotland——

(a)

the reference in paragraph (1) to “The Secretary of State” is to be read, in relation to the competent authority, as a reference to “The Scottish Ministers”; and

F14(b)

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 4(1) inserted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 11(6)(a)(i)
F2: Words in reg. 4(1) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 11(6)(a)(ii)
F3: Words in Regulations substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 11(2)
F4: Word in reg. 4(1) substituted (E.W.S.) (27.2.2025) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/82), reg. 1(2), Sch. 15 para. 25(c)
F5: Words in reg. 4(1) inserted (30.12.2020) by The Spirit Drinks, Wine and European Union Withdrawal (Consequential Modifications) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1636), regs. 1(2), 3(4)
F6: Words in reg. 4(2)(a) omitted (28.3.2019) by virtue of The Wine (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/524), regs. 1, 5(2)(a)
F7: Words in reg. 4(2)(a)(i) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 11(6)(b)(i)
F8: Word in reg. 4(2)(a)(i) substituted (E.W.S.) (27.2.2025) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/82), reg. 1(2), Sch. 15 para. 25(c)
F9: Words in reg. 4(2)(a)(ii) substituted (1.1.2014) by The Single Common Market Organisation (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3235), regs. 1, 13(3)
F10: Word in reg. 4(2)(a)(ii) omitted (28.3.2019) by virtue of The Wine (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/524), regs. 1, 5(2)(b)
F11: Reg. 4(2)(a)(iii) substituted (28.3.2019) by The Wine (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/524), regs. 1, 5(2)(c)
F12: Reg. 4(2)(a)(iv) inserted (28.3.2019) by The Wine (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/524), regs. 1, 5(2)(d)
F13: Reg. 4(2)(b) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 11(6)(b)(ii)
F14: Reg. 4(3)(b) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 11(6)(c)

Extent

E1: This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only