The competent authority and the enforcement authorityU.K.
3.—(1) [F1The competent authority for the purposes of these Regulations is] —
(a)in England F2..., the Environment Agency;
[F3(aa)in Wales, the Natural Resources Body for Wales;]
(b)in Northern Ireland, the Department of [F4Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs]; and
(c)in Scotland, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency.
(2) [F5The competent authority is also the enforcement authority] for the purposes of these Regulations.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 3(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1358), regs. 2(2), 4(2)
F2Words in reg. 3(1)(a) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 287(2) (with Sch. 7)
F3Reg. 3(1)(aa) inserted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 287(3) (with Sch. 7)
F4Words in reg. 3(1)(b) substituted (21.1.2019) by The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1405), regs. 2(1), 4
F5Words in reg. 3(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1358), regs. 2(2), 4(3)