4.—(1) The Secretary of State is, otherwise than in relation to Wales, the competent authority for the purposes of the Council Regulation and the Commission Regulation.
(2) The Welsh Ministers are, in relation to Wales, the competent authority for the purposes of the Council Regulation and the Commission Regulation.
(3) Where fish or fishery products are imported into England or Wales by container ship, air, road or rail, the local authority and the port health authority are also the competent authority for the purposes of the provisions referred to in paragraph (4).
(4) The provisions are—
(a)Article 12(2) of the Council Regulation (receipt of catch certificates);
(b)Article 14(1) and (2) of the Council Regulation (receiving catch certificates and documentation, and statements describing consignments where fishery products have been processed in a third country or have come via a third country);
(c)Article 16(1) and (2) of the Council Regulation (checking of catch certificates and receiving information from approved economic operators);
(d)Article 17(2) of the Council Regulation and Article 20 of the Commission Regulation (verifications); and
(e)Article 18 (1), (2) and (3) of the Council Regulation (refusal of importation).